2024 Volume 34, No. 1 Jan/Feb

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LEATHERCRAFT

8 My Big Seller: Little Leather Cowboy Hat Earrings

Steve Stewart

16 Gilded Masterpieces: The Artistry of Gold Leaf

Daniel Reach

14 Braided Bolo Tie, Part 4: The “End”– The Gumnut Button

Joe Boyles

20 The Cover Story

Dave Skinner

23 Fun with Stamping Tools: Geometric Border Tool

Chan Geer

25 In Depth on Depth: A Preface

Steve Yezek

52 Tanning by Hand: “Tanning” a Woolen Bag in Northeast Portugal

Franklin Pereira

54 So Many Thread Sizes

Sean Aquino

59 Making Room: Freeing Up Space in Your Workshop

Vic Carman

SADDLERY

32 “Saddle for Maysa”

Fritz Riedl

44 From My Bench to Yours: Chapter 1: Reflections of My Life in a Saddle Shop

Bob Klenda

64 From My Bench to Yours: Chapter 2: Reflections of My Life in a Saddle Shop

Bob Klenda

SPOTLIGHTS

2 About the Cover

Dave Skinner

19 Balancing Commission Work

Brandon Corral

35 2023 ELWATS: Arnhem Welcomes Us Back

Ralf Meisel

39 Two Days with Akiko

Jürgen Volbach

42 The “Arizona” or “Porter” Style

James Jackson

69 When the Craftsman Looked Up

Juan Garciá Olmedo

72 Book Review: The Art of Leather Inlay and Overlay

Miguel Pacheco

74 A Second Bit of History: Earl Warren

Michael Magnus

TIPS

29 Shop Tip: The 7 P’s

Ric Harber

34 Scrolly & Scratch 1/2024

Gabor Pinter

79 The Skinny, No. 01•2024

Dave Skinner

DEPARTMENTS

4 From the Editor

6 Contributors

57 Leather Industry News

63 Letters to the Editor

75 Leather Guilds

76 Classifieds

77 Subscription/Renewals

78 List of Advertisers