Thanks to everyone who responded
A lot has happened since I posted to say hi, but I am looking forward to trying out leatherworking. I've always wanted to learn something I can do with my hands, my wife is incredibly creative and crafty. I have been looking through this forum for quite some time, especially in the last 2 weeks, and I'm hoping I can do sort of a 'try-on' with leatherworking to see if it is for me. I KNOW I appreciate durability and love the beauty that can be found in a great piece of leather, but not sure it is for ME to do. I think you understand.
Again thanks, and thank you for this great community with so much great info to read.