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The Pivotal Moment
On a brisk fall day in 2005, I was spending a weekend in the wilderness practicing my survival skills. After gathering materials to construct a bow drill fire device, I sat down and watched the sun sink behind the hills as the air became bone chilling cold. It was time to work. I reached back to grab my survival knife, but only found the empty plastic sheath. The knife had fallen out somewhere during my hike. My heart sank.
That night I endured bitter cold and a growling stomach all while lacking the most critical survival tool. That's when I decided to build a better sheath.
The next week, I transformed my 9'x12' college dorm room into a make-shift leather workshop. Countless hours later I had the first working prototype, and Hedgehog Leatherworks was born.
~Paul Scheiter, Owner
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| *These are the three core values that keep Hedgehog running behind the scenes* |
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1. Embrace the Wild
Wilderness survival is all about establishing a relationship with the wild, not conquering it. We believe that if you show respect for nature and help it to live, it will do the same for you. This understanding extends to all things. |
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2. No Dry Humping!
Paul's golden retriever, Ollie, had an awful method of greeting people at the door by latching onto their leg and giving them the "Elvis Pelvis". It bothered the guest, and it embarrassed Paul. We find it funny that most businesses treat their customers that way… they hump you to death with emails, brochures, and pesky salesmen. When you deal with Hedgehog, rest assured you will never get the "Elvis Pelvis", not even from Ollie. |
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3. Good Enough is Never Good Enough
In our workshop, there is a large bin with a sign that reads "We Will Never Compromise Quality". Any product that does not meet our standards gets chucked into that bin, even if it is off by a mere stitch. We demand that only the absolute best sheaths are to be trusted with the job of protecting your survival tools.
(Hedgehog does not sell cosmetic blems or seconds: we reuse our rejects for components) |
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You Call That a Hedgehog?
You may have noticed that our logo doesn't quite resemble the small spiky creature which most of us know to be a hedgehog. In fact, the animal you see in our logo is actually a wolverine. When Paul Scheiter started the company during his college years, he intended to name the business "Wolverine Leatherworks". In his haste to get things moving, he spent his few remaining dollars to create the logo. Only after the logo was designed did Paul find out the name "Wolverine Leatherworks" already belonged to another company. Whoops! Without money for a new logo, Paul found a different animal (The Hedgehog!) and simply changed the lettering. The wolverine picture stayed. Our logo serves as a fond memory of our early days and we have no plan on changing it now! |
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