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Leather Crafter’s Journal

July/August 2026 Issue
Vol 36 No. 4
Artwork by: Sarah Garvey

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LEATHERCRAFT

8 Exotic Inlays, Part 2: A Wallet Inlayed with Elephant
Kata Fay

18 “The Leather Dance – Making a Hand Stitched Card Case
Using a Pricking Wheel with Front and Back Sides Finished, Part 2”
Gordon Andrus

27 Finishing the End of a Stitch in Leatherworking
Sean Aquino

35 The Majestic Bald Eagle with Glass Eye Inlay, Part Two: Coloring the Eagl
Kathy Flanagan

42 Advanced Floral Drawing: Part 2
Gabor Pinter

45 The Pocket Series: Classic Interior Slip/Patch Pocket with Leather Trim
Leandra Martin

51 Round Braid Edge Cover
Joe Boyles

56 Ancient Leather Trades, Part 7: The Girdler, or Belt Maker
Serge Volken

SPOTLIGHTS

2 About the Cover

25 Beyond the Workbench: Excerpts from Episode #24: Rocky Mountain Leather Trade Show 2026
Odin Clack & Michael Magnus

31 2026 Al & Ann Stohlman Award Recipients

39 Leather Craft Community Podcast Show: Following Up with Lisa Sorrell, Season 3, Episode 5
Charil Reis

74 The Things That Stay
Dennis Forrester

SADDLERY

63 From My Bench to Yours – Reflections of My Life in a Saddle Shop, Chapter 15
Pete Gorrell

70 Beyond the Endeavor: Putting My Hand to the Leather, Saddle Repair Part 3a of 3 – Re-Covering the Horn Without Removing the Swell
Dahlia Wagner

74 2026 Emerging Saddlemakers Preview

TIPS

18 Emergency Shot Bag
Nancy Martiny

38 Scrolly & Scratch 4/2026
Gabor Pinter

79 The Skinny, 04/2026
Dave Skinner

DEPARTMENTS

4 From the Editor

6 Contributors

68 Leather Industry News

75 Leather Guilds

76 Classifieds

77 Subscription/Renewals

78 List of Advertisers

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