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A hand holding a PROOF Operator wallet loaded with cards and folded bills under its leather strap

PROOF vs Ridge wallet: capacity, cash and which one to buy

PROOF vs Ridge, side by side: cards, cash, weight, size and price from each maker's own page. Where the Ridge wins, why we pick the PROOF Founder, and the all-leather Holden if you want no metal at all.

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An OD Green Grafton pen tucked into a black leather Grafton sleeve, lying on an old wooden crate

Leather pen sleeve: how to carry a good pen without scratching it

Why a 2 mm full-grain leather sleeve keeps a carried pen from getting scratched, which of the four Grafton sleeve colors to pick ($35 to $39), the wallet that matches each, and where a sleeve falls short.

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A hand writing in a lined notebook with a solid brass Grafton Mini Twist pen

The brass pen: why solid brass, and when aluminum is the better buy

What a solid brass pen gets you, and when an aluminum Grafton is the smarter buy: the Brass Grafton Mini Twist (1.8 oz, $84) compared with the Grafton Mini Twist, Original and Super Matte, with honest trade-offs.

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