A tally book is where a hand keeps the day — head counted, gates checked, a number scratched down before it's forgotten. Dale makes his from a single piece of full-grain leather, hand-stamps the cover, and fits it to a standard pocket notebook so you refill it for life instead of replacing it. A leather loop holds your pencil; the cover softens and curves to your pocket within a week.
It comes with the first notebook tucked inside and a spot for a worn-down carpenter's pencil. People buy them as gifts and end up keeping them — there's something about a small leather book that makes you want to write things down. Have Dale tool your initials or a brand into the corner and it becomes the kind of thing somebody keeps after you.