“Go West, Young Lady” – Horace Greeley’s Sister

by Gene Fowler 

Jennifer Watchous, boss lady of Just Plain Crazy Leather Goods, stands in the driver’s seat of an old-time wooden wagon on the Kansas plains. Looking fabulous in Read more

by Gene Fowler 

WWBFJD? (What Would Benjamin Franklin Johnson Do?) 

In July 1847, an ailing Brigham Young, the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sat up in the wagon that had carried Read more

By B. Crawford 

What do some of the world’s best-known bartenders, butchers and blacksmiths have in common? They are all trusted Stalwarts, which means they all rely on handcrafted, durable Stalwart Crafts leather aprons to help them do their Read more

by Gene Fowler 

Music—I’ll venture to say we can all agree—is a powerful force. 

In 2008, it even inspired one of the most unique leathercraft outfits I’ve run across, Lakota Leathers. Based for most of the last 15 years Read more

By Nick Pernokas

A lot of gimmicks come and go in the horse business. Many of them don’t stand the test of time necessary to see if they work in the equine world, and they disappear. Tonight, I’m holding Read more