Our Story

For those who don’t know, my name is Justin Aragon, my wife’s name is Sabrina and together, we are Aragon Originals. Many of you may know us as Whiskey Bent Leather. We felt as though we outgrew that name and wanted to expand our offerings with different mediums beyond just leather.

Our humble beginnings took root in 2008 out of shear necessity. I had finished building my first chopper (custom motorcycle) and had my hands on every piece of the motorcycle, from building the frame to painting the entire bike. Unfortunately, the only part I didn’t touch was the leather seat. That lit a fire under me to learn leather working. Sabrina bought me a vintage leather tooling set from eBay, and I was absolutely determined to learn how to tool leather. For the next couple of years, I honed my skills making leather goods for family and friends. That gave me the confidence to start my own business and Whiskey Bent Leather was born in 2010, a name we carried for 15 years.

My shop has taken on many forms over the years. Some of my proudest moments came in the beginning when I was more than happy to be tooling leather on the kitchen table with what I would consider a mobile tooling station. This mobile tooling station consisted of a free scrap piece of granite I was able to salvage from Home Depot and a small toolbox I kept my modest tool set in.

Chasing a dream takes dedication and I worked a “regular” full time job by day while I chased the dream of building our business by night. We made the plunge to go fulltime with the business in 2017 and haven’t looked back.

With a degree in welding, I have always had a love for metal working. With that love came the passion for making custom knives and creating custom forged works of art. This is where the name change from “Whiskey Bent Leather” to “Aragon Originals” came from.

We look forward to working together with you in creating one of a kind functional pieces of art that both of us can be proud of. Please reach out with any and all questions. We would be happy to help you.