2026 Volume 36, No.1 Jan/Feb

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LEATHERCRAFT

8 Creating a Glass Edge

Kata Fay

13 Restoring a Leather Campaign Chair

Sean Aquino

16 Stitching Up Your Tax Return: A CPA’s Guide for Small Business Tax

Angie Benefiel

20 Transferring Patterns Correctly

Karla Van Horne

22 Chocolate Spur Straps

Sean Aquino

32 9 Part, 8 Bight Turk’s Head Knot, Part 2 of 3: The First Interweave

Joe Boyles

48 Preserve the Past: Why Protective Sleeves with Cardboard Backing Are Essential for Magazine Storage

Steve Van Plew

50 Convertible Clutch, Part 2 of 3: The Interior Bits

Leandra Martin

60 Shop Hacks: Homemade Black Dye – To Use, or Not to Use

Serge Volken

SPOTLIGHTS

2 About the Cover

63 The Story Behind “Absolute Black – From field boots to workshop benches: A family legacy in black dye

Dr. Rainer Buchholz

71 Beyond the Workbench: A Conversation with Ryan King of King Saddlery

Odin Clack & Michael Magnus

73 Times They Are a Changing

Dennis Forrester

SADDLERY

42 From His Bench to Mine – My Time in Bob Klenda’s Saddle Shop

Dahlia Wagner

65 From My Bench to Yours – Reflections of My Life in a Saddle Shop, Chapter 12

Bob Klenda

74 2026 Emerging Saddlemakers Preview

TIPS

18 Pro Tip #1: Secure Your Dyes!

Gabor Pinter

38 Scrolly & Scratch 1/2026

Nancy Martiny

79 The Skinny, 01/2026

Dave Skinner

DEPARTMENTS

4 From the Editor

6 Contributors

59 Leather Industry News

75 Leather Guilds

76 Classifieds

77 Subscription/Renewals

78 List of Advertisers