educatedcobbler Report post Posted April 3, 2017 Its been couple of years I'm in here. After done my graduation in footwear engineering from Dhaka University I did job as designer in ABC Footwear Industries. I left that company. Month Later I open a workshop for myself. Started making leather jackets, belts, bags and shoes. Here is my company link named RAVEN. I'm okay and happy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brianm77 Report post Posted April 3, 2017 Mechanic on anything with a motor, wheels or a track. Now work on production equipment for Coca-Cola. Got into leatherwork when I broke my foot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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JKHelms Report post Posted April 3, 2017 Own a welding and machine shop business with my brother. Had to retire last year for medical reasons ( stage 4 cancer) ..had a relapse and Dr said no more. So now I'm teaching myself leather craft. Also make knifes as a hobby. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted April 3, 2017 I call myself a tradesman. I tried to get out of being a carpenter my entire career. So, I'm an industrial electrician, remodeling carpenter, framer, trim man, shade tree plumber, machine repairman, appliance installer, pretty much a little bit of everything. I currently work for a floor covering store that has a granite shop and remodels showers and kitchens. Oh yeah, I'm also a granite man. I love getting to do something different every day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rockoboy Report post Posted April 27, 2017 Trained as a boilermaker straight out of skool from 1981 - 1984, worked in pubs, hotels, casino and bars for a few years, then I started working in hardware stores. Currently I am working as an Emergency Medical Response Officer which means I am basically a Licensed Security Officer who has some medical and emergency training, Been doing this around 25 years I think. Kindest regards Brian "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right" Henry Ford Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MendellLeatherOK Report post Posted May 19, 2017 I work for a distribution company specializing in HVAC and plumbing! My husband runs cattle so on the weekends Im just about anything he needs me to be, one day it may be fence fixer, next day may be calving helper! I squeeze in leatherwork when I get home from my 8-5 and when I can escape on the weekends! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
480volt Report post Posted May 19, 2017 Commercial industrial electrician, member of Local 332. San Jose, CA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sterlclan1 Report post Posted August 6, 2017 dirt worker,(excavator), truck driver,ase certified master auto body technician ,the dirt thing pays most of the bills. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingsCountyLeather Report post Posted August 6, 2017 Linoleum and commercial grade vinyl flooring contractor (Carpet and vinyl installer) i Am 39 years installing flooring. I used to own a carpet shop in Mamaroneck New York, I left USA march 1st 2001 before the Towers came down. I only sell and install flooring for the commercial sector now. Ger. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orangeleather Report post Posted December 2, 2017 Government (MoD) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasCS Report post Posted December 2, 2017 Underground, anti establishment. S**T Disturber, all around trouble maker, have also worked legitimate employment, for a price. Hahaha Sell rope, chain, scrap metal, cats, rads, aluminum rims, copper wire, brass, other precious metal. Semi retired, but still looking to kick the rusty can... ;-) Chas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pause Report post Posted December 13, 2017 Mediator and Negotiator going on 30 years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mjolnir Report post Posted December 13, 2017 Server and bartender for too long. Magician. Artist always. Art director for a few films before being a Journalist in the Navy. Retail. Now welding. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLDNSLOW Report post Posted December 14, 2017 spent 35 years in the trucking industry and truly every aspect of it, started off as an over the road truck driver from L.A. to San Jose Calif in the late 70's when my youngest was born in the mid 80'sI wanted off the road so went back to school to learn diesel mechanics, welding, transport refrigeration, then went back to school to try and get out of the industry, ended up with a graduate degree to only go back to trucking, but in management. Retired out as terminal manager in L. A. area mostly due to now a bad back, heart attack, aluminum knee, all the good stuff from getting banged around all those years. started a few years ago in this gig, but always enjoyed it, would go into the old head shops back in the day where there would be leather work for sale along with some bongs and incense burning. Oh almost forgot also was in photography years ago doing weddings and portraits, then got out, then got back in, in 99 2000 when digital was still a little out of reach of Maw and Paw and did kids sporting activities, built a 23 foot car hauler filled with servers, computers and printers, and parents could leave right there with printed photos of their kid playing photo ball, soccer. But management in the trucking industry became to demanding and sold everything lock, stock, and cameras to a guy from Bakersfield Ca. And now cutting, dying, and making leather goods. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MakerUnknown Report post Posted December 14, 2017 Commercial photographer. I've photographed just about everything since starting but specialize in photographing alcohol, mainly wine. Website Live in Oakland, CA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLDNSLOW Report post Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) ya I got out and in a few times, got to hang with known people for a little while back in the day, cant remember his name know but did a lot of Play boy stuff Marcus comes to mind, the one of the guys that worked at L.A. PD but he did that after I met him, he had gone to the school up in Santa Barbra this would have been way back in the 70's and had his hand in commercial and I had taken on a few assignments that he gave me a hand with, he was one of the guys that got to take crime photos out at the O.J. crime scene. I read where retired out of the L.A PD a few years back John Taggert is his name I think he is still with us. In fact I did a photo of his little girl way back when that had earned a merit through PPoA Edited December 14, 2017 by OLDNSLOW wording Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MakerUnknown Report post Posted December 14, 2017 Interesting. I went to photo school in Santa Barbara in the late 70's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLDNSLOW Report post Posted December 14, 2017 cool, I use to go when professional photographers of Cali would have week long courses up there from about 80 to 86. John had gone to the full blown school that was his under grad degree. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLDNSLOW Report post Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) Just remembered the guys name Ken Marcus, he got in to a big beef with Hugh Heff over copyright ownership and all that and I don't think he did anything with them after that, I had put on a seminar with the PP of Los Angels featuring him and his style and what led him to success, again way back in the day and had a sell out crowd, but like everything else there a few creeps in the crowd asking bad questions. Edited December 14, 2017 by OLDNSLOW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fire88 Report post Posted December 14, 2017 I'm a firefighter and paramedic for my pay the bills job. I used to be a finished carpenter and cabinet maker and have gone back to it on and off as part time work, now I drive a truck part time/full time hauling heavy equipment (dozers, excavators, boom lifts) and anything else that'll fit on the trailer or I can get a permit for. Got into this crazy craft by chance making radio straps for the guys at the firehouse. Now I'm trying to learn as much as I can so I give it ago as part-time work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheilajeanne Report post Posted December 14, 2017 Gosh, I've had SO many different jobs in my life... Started working at 15 in a factory at $1 an hour. Had a number of factory jobs in the summer while I was in H.S. Hey, anything to earn a bit of green! Also worked security (crowd control) at major public events in Toronto while in school, then spent a summer as a P.I. (loss prevention in drugstores.) Eventually got a science degree, but couldn't find a job, so bounced around doing temporary secretarial work (those Grade 9 typing classes sure paid off!) for the university and the government of Ontario. One of the more interesting jobs was working at the Best Institute at U of Toronto. I got to meet Dr. Best, the co-founder of insulin, and actually typed a letter for him once! Eventually wound up getting my teaching certificate, and teaching for a number of years. The only part of it I really enjoyed was teaching outdoor education during the summertime! I finally got tired of playing traffic cop to kids who really didn't want to learn, and decided to get my nursing diploma (R.N.) Eventually got the job I really wanted: doing visiting nursing. Then my life kind of fell apart when my husband was diagnosed with cancer and heart disease. He suffered a stroke in January of 2004 and died in November. I also lost both my mom and dad during a 10 month period from May 2004 - March 2005. After the estates were wrapped up, I tried to continue my nursing, but my heart wasn't in it anymore. A friend was wanting to try running a dog kennel, so we went into business together. She dropped out after a year or so, and I kept at it until I sold the business in 2015. I continued to work for the new owners for about a year, until we got tired of each other, and went our separate ways. Now I'm 64 years old, unemployed and wondering what the heck to do with myself! I let my nursing license lapse, and getting back into it would be extremely difficult and expensive, and take at least 2 years. Just not worth it at my age, but I don't feel ready to retire either! So, dabbling in leatherwork, and hoping maybe to make a few bucks with it. May run an ad in the local paper, and see if there are any seniors out there that could use a retired nurse to help them with their daily lives. Not really interested in going back into teaching. My next door neighbour is a teacher, and tells me stories of students coming to class high on drugs. Don't care to deal with that sort of nonsense at may age! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HaloJones Report post Posted December 19, 2017 Done a few jobs; out of school went in to retail: 1st job was in the local Tandy (of the Radioshack type & not the leather supplier) then jumped about for a couple of years, ended up running a Scaffolding Yard for 8 years until I decided to go to Uni & get a degree - now a Chartered Quantity Surveyor (you don't have them in the US - its a construction manager who deals with the commercial & contractual side of building projects) leather work is hobby for me as I can't see it paying the bills Nice to meet you all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alpha2 Report post Posted December 20, 2017 Eons ago I was a Radioman in the U.S. Coast Guard. Morse code, radioteletype, various crypto gear. All of that is obsolete now, and for some time, so I had to find a new gig. Fell into dental equipment installation and repair. Mostly have done that since, with occasional excursions into commercial aviation and flight instruction. I'm retiring in 9 days from the dental business. I spent the last 15 years or so in the digital radiography/3D CT and intra-oral photography end of the business. Keeping dental equipment running was a breeze until they decided to hook it up to computers. BAD idea. I'm an FFL, (for those across the ponds, Federally licensed firearms dealer), and firearms instructor. More of that in my future for sure after retirement, in 9 days, did I mention that??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garypl Report post Posted December 20, 2017 Spent 3 years in USMC from 69-72, then 35 years in corporate marketing/project management. Retired in 2007 and started a wholesale distribution company, sold off part of the company in 2014 and now work part time for the majority share older of the company and I still run my own small distribution business. I am finding that leatherworking helps reduce my stress levels and I can tune out everything else while working on it. Starting to get some commission orders now - don’t think I want to turn this into a business, but will be nice to sell a few pieces to support my hobby. Gary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
