Leather Guild in the western NY area?

[ScotDeerie]

I've been reading old posts and have followed links to a few pages listing leather guilds but there seems to be a dirth of guilds up in the western NY area. (Buffalo, NY, and surrounding areas.) There also aren't any Tandy shops here, either. I'm hoping that someone might know of some little guild that isn't showing up on the listings of the bigger guilds and could help me find them. I'm a beginner and I would love to be able to meet with other folks who do leatherwork. I've always been pretty good at teaching myself stuff but I think leatherworking might be easier with real-life teachers to talk to.

Thx.

[hivemind]

Well, I'm in Central NY, over near Utica. We have a nice little leather distributor here, D&L Leather, owned by a fine fellow named Rocco Carza. There's also a Tandy store in Syracuse where people leave business cards, etc. Having said that, I only know a couple guys who do leatherwork near me, and we all do the same types of stuff - armor, belts, etc. for ren faires/SCA/LARP games - at about the same level of proficiency.