The Joe Batters wallet design and tumbled natural shell cordovan came to my attention watching several Ashland Leather Co. videos. Combining the design concept with what I consider to be the most memorably handsome shell cordovan material that I have ever seen would result in what I believed could be the "grail wallet" in my collection. With help from the Ashland staff, a custom order was placed and I received the tumbled natural shell cordovan Joe Batters this past Monday. To put it bluntly, I was blown away! The visual impact of the tumbled natural shell cordovan in the hand is many times greater that it was looking at it in a video image...it is the most handsome hide I have ever seen. The hand of the hide is shockingly pleasant..feeling almost like velvet to the touch, yet characteristically one of the toughest hides to be had. The Joe Batters design incorporates every feature and capability I could ever imagine needing or perhaps just wanting in a wallet. And the perfection of the wallets construction goes way beyoud the work result of a leather craftsman, indeed standing as the creation of an artist working in leather. Frankly, the only reservation I have experienced with this purchase is that every time I am carrying my Joe Batters, I find myself almost compelled to keep pulling it out of my right front pocket to feel that amazing hide in my hand and to inhale the intoxicating fragrance of the leather, while once again enjoying it's visual impact. Thank you Ashland Leather for a job done perfectly! You do great work.