Leather workers have decided quality matters — the craft selects for people who care about how things are made. The gifts that land are tools with provenance: a Japanese swivel knife, French stitching irons, waxed linen thread from the supplier that professional saddlers use. This drop names the actual brands the leatherworking Reddit recommends, not the boxed kits at Michael's.
“The one reliable rule of gift-giving: anything that makes them look more serious at what they love will be received with disproportionate gratitude.”
Friends claim items. No duplicates. No awkward conversations.