Leather Crafter’s Journal
March/April 2026 Issue
Vol 36 No. 2
Leatherwork by: Wayne Hape
Editorial: Read
LEATHERCRAFT
8 Exotic Bracelet
Kata Fay
16 Expanding on the Zippered Wallet
Sean Aquino
19 Are You Over-ruled?
Karla Van Horne
23 From Pencil to Photon, Part 1: A Leatherworker’s Transition Toward Accuracy and Repeatability
Russ Ferry
27 Failure IS an Option
Steve Yezek
34 Custom Leather Tool Rack
Gabor Pinter
50 9 Part, 8 Bight Turk’s Head Knot, Part 3 of 3: The Second Interweave
Joe Boyles
60 Convertible Clutch, Part 3a of 3: Finishing the Clutch
Leandra Martin
SPOTLIGHTS
2 About the Cover
45 Leather Craft Community Podcast Show: Following Up with Barry and Ryan King, Season 3, Episode 1
Charil Reis
48 World Leather Debut Announcement 2026
SADDLERY
29 Beyond the Endeavor: Putting My Hand to the Leather, Saddle Repair Part 1 of 3 – Skirt Relining and Horn Recovering
Dahlia Wagner
71 From My Bench to Yours – Reflections of My Life in a Saddle Shop, Chapter 13
Bob Klenda
TIPS
58 Scrolly & Scratch 2/2026
Gabor Pinter
79 The Skinny, 02/2026
Dave Skinner
DEPARTMENTS
4 From the Editor
6 Contributors
7 Events
69 Leather Industry News
75 Leather Guilds
76 Classifieds
77 Subscription/Renewals
78 List of Advertisers