By Nick Pernokas 

Daniel S. Preston passed away on the morning of October 14, 2022, in a hotel in Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico. The former owner and editor of ShopTalk! magazine died as he had lived, a solitary man. By Read more

By Nick Pernokas

The 13-year-old boy sat in the shade of the air-conditioned railcar that he slept in at night. The inch-and-a-half thick harness made hard work for him as he pushed the awl blade through it. Still, his Read more

Careful planning and a good deal of footwork turned a challenge into a success.   

By Lynn Ascrizzi 

When one door closes, another door opens.  

That old saying pretty much sums up what John Raber, owner and operator of Read more

by Liisa Andreassen 

In September 2020, we ran an article about an up-and-coming entrepreneur Nate Walker, founder of Lost Dutchman Leather. We were excited to catch up with him again and learn all that’s happened since we last Read more

Bowman Harness is sustaining a living heritage tradition

A driving horse, decked out in leather harness that features a Deep Curve Breast Collar made by Bowman Harness of Millersburg, Ohio, pulls an Amish buggy.

By Lynn Ascrizzi

The folks Read more