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Industry Tips.

“The Next Big Thing in Leatherwork” 

by Gene Fowler  “We're a bunch of rednecks here cuttin' up dead cow skins,” jokes George Canfield, the self-described “chief bottle …

Don Gonzales: Riding the Wave of Social Media

By Nick Pernokas Many of us, who have been in the leather business for a long time, started out with Al Stohlman books and Tandy Leather tools. …

Crimson Willow: The Horse She Rode In On 

By Nick Pernokas  Rachel Dake inherited a love of horses from her mother. When she was nine, Rachel got her first horse. She spent the next…

New York, New York

Highly diversified, big city leather company ‘sources the world’ for finest tanned leathers, suede and nubuck   By Lynn Ascrizzi …

Making Their Mark

Buckeye Engraving celebrates 40 yearsof manufacturing custom metal stamps, marking dies, branding irons — and more! By Lynn Ascrizzi Ever…

5 Free Patterns Every Leathercrafter Needs

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