2026 Volume 36, No.6 Nov/Dec

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LEATHERCRAFT

8 Leather Firewood Tote

Michael Dale

15 My Creation Process: Carving, Tooling, and Coloring from Start to Finish

Neil McDowell

18 How Many Stitches Per Inch for Leather

Sean Aquino

25 Carving Your Photos – “The Fallen”: D.C. Nurses Memorial

Walt Farnham

36 Minimal Knife Work, Maximum Form

Mark A. Dittenber

52 The Pocket Series: Zipper Pocket

Leandra Martin

58 Ancient Leather Trades: Part 8a – The Purse Makers

Serge Volken

SADDLERY

63 From My Bench to Yours – Reflections of My Life in a Saddle Shop, Chapter 17

Pete Gorrell

68 Beyond the Endeavor: Putting My Hand to the Leather, Saddle Repair Part 3b of 3 – Sewing the Horn Covering

Dahlia Wagner

SPOTLIGHTS

2 About the Cover

Charil Reis

32 The Leathercrafter’s Sophomore Slump: How to Stop Eyeing Your Neighbor’s Woodchipper and Start Getting Better at Your Craft

Stephen A. van Ness

47 Viewing Leather as Art

Olivia Wiggins

51 A Newbie’s Perspective on Trade Shows

Michael DeHart

74 What We Hand Down

Dennis Forrester

TIPS

66 Shop Hacks: The Mini Round Ruler

Serge Volken

67 Scrolly & Scratch 6/2026

Gabor Pinter

79 The Skinny, 06/2026

Dave Skinner

DEPARTMENTS

4 From the Editor

6 Contributors

7 Coming Events

72 Leather Industry News

75 Leather Guilds: p/u

76 Classifieds

78 List of Advertisers