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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