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SoulCraft Studio

Hand-crafted wood, metal, and leather goods made with soul.

David, founder of SoulCraft Studio, in the Austin workshop

The hands behind the work

David — Founder of SoulCraft Studio

Born in the early ’70s and raised on a twelve-acre farm, David learned craft the old-world way — sitting on a stump beside his grandfather, a man born in 1902 who could make anything with his hands. Simple whittling turned into a lifelong passion for wood, earning David a blue ribbon at the Heart of Texas Fair as a teenager. Over the years, that passion expanded into metalwork, welding, and leathercraft, forming the three pillars of SoulCraft Studio.

Full Founder Story

Wood • Metal • Leather

Three materials. One journey. Crafted with intention.

Hand-planing a walnut board at the SoulCraft Studio benchWood
Wood — a bench plane taking a clean shaving off white oak.
Dressing a steel bracket at the SoulCraft Studio welding tableMetal
Metal — the grinder dressing an edge on a steel bracket.
Saddle-stitching full-grain leather at the SoulCraft Studio benchLeather
Leather — a brass beveler easing the edge of a veg-tan strap.

Three materials, one bench

Choose your material.

Wood

Boxes, boards, and carved tokens shaped from domestic hardwood, joined the slow way.

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Leather

Wallets, belts, and small goods stitched by hand from full-grain hide.

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Metal

Hooks, openers, and forged sculpture pulled straight from the fire.

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Our story

We believe a well-made object should get better with use, not worse.

SoulCraft started on a garage workbench in South Austin and grew into a working studio for three disciplines under one roof.

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Small-batch goods

Mini Shop

Small-batch goods made in short runs — quick to grab, still entirely handmade.

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One-of-one

Have something in mind?

Tell us the material, the size, the story behind it. We'll scope a custom piece and get back to you within 48 hours.

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Membership

Join the Guild

Early access to classes, member-only builds, and a standing invite to the shop floor.

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From the community

Made to be handled.

Mini Shop customer

“The box I ordered looks better in person than the photos, and it still smells like cedar six months later.”

Custom project client

“They took a rough sketch and a story about my grandfather's tools and turned it into a piece I'll hand down.”

Guild member

“Took the wallet class knowing nothing about leather. Left with a wallet I actually use and a reason to come back.”