11 Aug
I'm Bill Keitel. A Leather Smith by trade. As I progress in age, I find I can perhaps look forward to some sort of retirement. I don't really know what that might look like,...
Road Notes
02 May
Why Buffalo Leather? You may be wondering why, out of all the types of leather available, did we choose to use American buffalo leather? It's a great type of leather, but what makes buffalo leather stand...
22 Nov
We find ourselves looking back at nearly forty five years as leathersmiths, handcrafting durable leather goods. Almost two decades of that have been spent on the road. We've pursued an old world trade, we are...
16 Dec
American Bison emissions are starting to smell pretty good! (Sorry, we couldn't help ourselves!) ;) We must now ask a critical question, because we're conscientious of climate change. Which animal emits more CO2, the American Bison...
07 Nov
Saturday November 7th is NATIONAL BISON DAY. The Buffalo Billfold Company finds this news exciting! At the turn of the last century the American Bison was nearing the end of its existence. Essential to the life...
09 Sep
The 100 year anniversary of the Historic Palace Theatre. Music provided by itinerant resonator guitarist Bill Keitel-as seen nationally on RFD TV & Pioneer Minnesota Public Television. He will take you through...
09 Sep
Labor Day has arrived and we pause to clean up and refuel the StarShip, it has been our home for nearly three months this year. Our Sprinter Van (StarShip) has taken us "where no...
16 Nov
It has been brought to my attention that I haven't been keeping up with the Buffalo Billfold Company RoadNotes. That is entirely TRUE! I've been a bit of a Lackard when it...
30 Oct
Summer 2013 Whoa! The summertime has slipped past and we have returned to our home after numerous road trips to far flung places. It is a lamentable time of year because we enjoy the road. We enjoy...
30 Apr
We spent our winter road trip in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. Our schedule found us in Denver on two separate occasions. The Colorado Indian Market is gracious and inclusive enough to invite...