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Pendleton Leather Show Classes

Hands on instruction, real technique, and direct feedback. November 4-7, 2026 at the Pendleton Convention Center.

Class Schedule

November 4-7th, 2026 at the Pendleton Convention Center, OR

build your own custom saddle

Five Days for a Finished Saddle

3 seats available, taught by 3 expert saddlemakers, take home your own saddle!

Three students build a complete saddle in five days, working directly alongside Matt Wanner, Trevor Alexander, and Dusty Smith.

This is an intensive hands-on build, not a beginner course. Students should be comfortable with leather knives and edgers, basic hand stitching, and a sewing machine.

DatesNovember 2 to 6, 2026
Time8am daily
LocationBurns Saddlery, 221 S Main Street, Pendleton
InstructorsMatt Wanner, Trevor Alexander, Dusty Smith
IncludesMaterials, daily meals, swag bag, Tool Table access, lifetime course access

The five day build

Day 1

Ground seat, cantle back, gullet cover, swell cover, skirts blocked

Day 2

Skirt plugs, seat, fenders stretched, jockey fit

Day 3

Rigging plates, shearling, cantle binding, billets, back cinch

Day 4

Horn, oil, strings, final assembly

Day 5

Open work session, coaching, final completion

Student tuition

$6,000

1 seat left

Observer pass

$200 / day

50 seats left

Watch the full build, ask questions and take notes. Observation only, no bench time.

Day

Instructor

Full Day

Youth Chap Patterning

Mackenzie Crable

9am to 12pm, 1 to 5pmRoom 2

$3509 seats left

Alligator Belt

Broderick Vaughan

9am to 12pm, 1 to 5pmRoom 4

$20010 seats left

Sold out

Leather + Canvas Tote

Aaron Heizer

9am to 12pm, 1 to 5pmRoom 5

Continues Thursday.

$300

Half-Moon Clutch

Leandra Martin

9am to 12pm, 1 to 5pmRoom 7

$42515 seats left

Afternoon

Drawing Your Own Floral Patterns

Tim Alden

1 to 5pmRoom 1

$1257 seats left

How to Start Tooling

Brandon Corral

1 to 5pmRoom 3

$17513 seats left

Full Day

Hide to Handbag

Mackenzie Crable

9am to 12pm, 1 to 5pmRoom 2

$3257 seats left

Tooling a Feather

Brandon Corral

9am to 12pm, 1 to 5pmRoom 3

$25015 seats left

Water Bottle

Sheryl Katzke

9am to 12pm, 1 to 5pmRoom 4

$12515 seats left

Sold out

Leather + Canvas Tote (Day 2)

Aaron Heizer

9am to 12pm, 1 to 5pmRoom 5

Day 2 of Wednesday's class.

Drop-In Liner Style Purse

Leandra Martin

9am to 12pm, 1 to 5pmRoom 7

$42511 seats left

Afternoon

Drawing Your Own Floral Patterns

Tim Alden

1 to 5pmRoom 1

$1259 seats left

Modeling Spoon Mastery

Erik Griffith

1 to 5pmRoom 6

$1258 seats left

Evening

Geo Stamping That Lines Up

Lexi Brunson

5 to 8pmRoom 2

$7517 seats left

Sizing Belt

Aaron Heizer

5 to 8pmRoom 5

$10012 seats left

Full Day

Basic Cinch Making

Benjamin Bork

9am to 12pm, 1 to 5pmRoom 1

$3504 seats left

Tooling Intricate Celtic Knots

Brandon Corral

9am to 12pm, 1 to 5pmRoom 3

$30015 seats left

Book Binding

Aaron Heizer

9am to 12pm, 1 to 5pmRoom 5

$20012 seats left

Expedition Crossbody Bag

Leandra Martin

9am to 12pm, 1 to 5pmRoom 7

$37512 seats left

Morning

Cowhide Christmas Stockings

Mackenzie Crable

9am to 12pmRoom 2

$20011 seats left

Veterans

Veteran Class: Can Coozie

Tex McClish

9am to 12pmRoom 4

Free11 seats left

Floral Carving 101

Erik Griffith

9am to 12pmRoom 6

$1255 seats left

Lunch & Learn

Business Conversation for Hobbyists

Braydan Shaw

12 to 1pmHappy Canyon Room

Bring your lunch. Open to everyone.

Free

Afternoon

Belt Tap-Offs Made Simple

Lexi Brunson

1 to 5pmRoom 2

$15014 seats left

Glues, Dyes & Finishes

Sheryl Katzke

1 to 5pmRoom 4

$8515 seats left

Beyond the Basics of Floral Carving

Erik Griffith

1 to 5pmRoom 6

$1254 seats left

Evening

VIP Pass

Tool Table

5 to 8pmRoom 5

Talk to leatherworking experts at the tool table, included with the VIP pass.

$20016 seats left

Full Day

Sculpting with Leather

Annie Libertini

9am to 12pm, 1 to 5pmRoom 1

$18510 seats left

From Blank to Finished Tooled Belt

Lexi Brunson

9am to 12pm, 1 to 5pmRoom 2

$2255 seats left

Designing Custom Liners for Bags

Leandra Martin

9am to 12pm, 1 to 5pmRoom 7

$2009 seats left

Morning

Complex Designing

Brandon Corral

9am to 12pmRoom 3

$25015 seats left

Kids

Kids Class

Sheryl Katzke

9am to 12pmRoom 4

Free9 seats left

LMC You Can Sew Too

Aaron Heizer

9am to 12pmRoom 5

$8523 seats left

Taming Your Swivel Knife

Erik Griffith

9am to 12pmRoom 6

$12518 seats left

Lunch & Learn

Business Conversation for Small Business Owners

Braydan Shaw

12 to 1pmHappy Canyon Room

Bring your lunch. Open to everyone.

Free14 seats left

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