Leather Crafter’s Journal
March/April 2024 Issue
Vol 34 No. 2
Artwork by: Daniel Reach
LEATHERCRAFT
8 Leather Feather Earrings: Another Big Seller
Steve Stewart
14 Cutting a Leather Belt End by Hand
Sean Aquino
23 The Artisan’s Touch: Gold Leaf Mastery in Leatherwork
Daniel Reach
26 In Depth on Depth: Designs with a Focus on Depth and Movement
Steve Yezek
35 Two Small Turk’s Heads
Joe Boyles
47 How to Use Gum Tragacanth on Leather
Sean Aquino
51 Fun with Stamping Tools: A Quilting Pattern Using the Tools You
Chan Geer
SPOTLIGHTS
2 About the Cover
Daniel Reach
30 Masters Unveiled: Takayuki Otsuka
Takeshi Yonezawa
44 In Defense of Commissions
Brandon Corral
61 Leather Carvings of the 14th Century: A Container Lid from Spain
Franklin Pereira
64 2024 World Leather Debut Announcement
66 2023 World Leather Debut: Third Place Awards
Brian Stelzel
69 A Labor of Love: A Leather Mosaic in the Making
Charil Reis
70 Book Review: Leatherwork School
Miguel Pacheco
TIPS
39 Scrolly & Scratch 2/2024
Gabor Pinter
79 The Skinny, No. 02/2024
Dave Skinner
FOOTWEAR
32 ‘Boot Camp’: An Experience of a Lifetime
Sheryl Katzke
DEPARTMENTS
4 From the Editor
6 Contributors
63 Leather Industry News
75 Leather Guilds
76 Classifieds
77 Subscription/Renewals
78 List of Advertisers
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