I am relatively new to leatherworking. I used to do a lot of small projects when we had a local Tandy store here in West Palm Beach, 1993. I come from a long line of leatherworkers. My great Uncle Benny made all the regular and parade tack for the Detroit Mounted Police. He died when I was young, but I remember going to his shop and seeing all the saddles/tack and photos of the police and parades. Anyhow I have been working on tooling and a few small projects, but looking for a guild or someone who offers instruction. There was a guild a few years back out in Okeechobee, but I can't seem to locate any information. I am trying to get my too young sons exposed to this craft, as they have shown interest and I've made them some projects. Any suggestions? Secondly, I have leather from Tandy from years back and other more recent leather/projects. I can't seem to get a consistent mm reading that compares to the ounces. Also some 2-3 oz leather is more firm that my 4 oz leather. As I have to online/mailorder anything from where I live, I want to make sure I get the right leaher for the project.
Kinda long message and I have many others, but don't want to inundate.
Thank you
