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KZ Update

I’ve been busy with Christmas orders but thought I would post a few pictures of the KZ project.

KZ Update

I’ve been busy with Christmas orders but thought I would post a few pictures of the KZ project.

Something Different

These are a set of grips I covered and straps I made for US Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy. I hope he likes them as much as I enjoyed making them.

A Couple of Wallets

Just sent these out. One is headed to New Jersey and the other to Alabama. Two more lifetime wallets out the door! The penny is in the picture for scale. Thanks for the orders guys!

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Henry rules

GNRS this weekend

See you there!

Starsky and Hutch – red Zebra 3 Torino.

Moon: Six Decades of a Hot Rodding Eye-con. Opens this Friday through the end of Nov 2012.

http://www.rodshows.com/gnrs/index.html

New toy

This new welder rules!

Sorry school is over….

I’ve always been very open with people wanting to know the way I do certain things with my leatherwork. While these things have taken me a lifetime of trial and error to figure out I thought I should share them. More and more though I see that the people that I am helping for their “hobby” are suddenly in business. I don’t know about anyone else but when I put good money out for something I want it made by someone that is very established and knows what they are doing. A couple months and a tip or two doesn’t make you an expert. With that being said I’m afraid I’m going to have to take the path of many craftsmen and hold my knowledge to myself. I’m over seeing half assed work put out. When it’s from someone I’ve given some help to I feel that it’s partly my fault. If it was just a hobby for them then that type of work is part of the learning process. But when it’s for sale it’s an entirely other story. When the biker build off things were going on a bunch of people went out and bought leather craft tools and were “in business”. They are all gone now and I guess it’s time for another round. I do enjoy snatching up some of the tools they bought and didn’t know how to use though. So I apologize to those of you who were truly just curious as to how I did certain things. But I don’t have a choice. I learned from my mother, reading everything I could get my hands on, and years of trial and error. I still like to hear from other leatherworkers that want to show me their work or have something to say about mine. I hope everyone understands. Thanks.