By Nick Pernokas 

In what sounds like an old joke, two guys walked into an El Paso bar one night. One had a boot business and the other had a 1953 Cadillac Hearse. But our story actually starts long Read more

by Gene Fowler 

Prosser Martin, Del Rio’s Cowboy Outfitter 

“If made of leather, we make it” 

The late Prosser Martin of Del Rio, Texas, first crossed my radar in the 1980s, when I read a book about Dr. Read more

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 Bill

Let’s jump back in time about 150 years. A great fire has turned Chicago into a city of ashes. The James Gang had robbed its first train robbery. Cowboys are driving thousands of cattle up from Texas Read more

By Edward Loya 

William “Bill” Henry Knight is widely considered one of the greatest stampers of all time. Due to family obligations, he cut his stamping career short, leaving leatherwork at the height of his craft, at age 40. Read more