what do you do for a living

[needles]

I work with leather during the day and most nights, repairing furniture, bags auto upholstery pretty much anything leather, unfortunately I get very little time to learn to carve and make my own things,,

[JerseyFirefighter]

Dad, Firefighter, EMT, General Contractor, and Head Chef in my castle. My wife has yet to figure out that tricky boiling water dish so I proudly don my apron and get it done.

[jdmracer12]

I work as a custom fabricator. We build state DOT trucks, water trucks and fracing tanks from the ground up

[Cedillo]

Ladies and gentlemen, this is my first post.

I am a U.S. Marine with over 15 years active duty service. I an trained in aviation electronics, specializing in electrical soldering.

Happily married, celebrating my 15th anniversary this coming December. Proud father to 2 boys, 8 and 3.

Started my journey into leatherwork when my wife wanted a holster for her PK380. We couldn't find one that fit her pistol, because of the laser attached, and she asked me if i could make her one. I was skeptical at first, but once I got started, I knew I was hooked.

Great forum you have going here.

Johei

[Sanch]

Father, Husband and everything that goes with those two titles.

APS Instructor (APS is similar to Toyota Production Systems) Lean manufacturing blablabla..also the title holds a deep seated part of fabricator don't get me wrong I love what I do just wish I could make a living doing what I love....Leather working and knife making....

[NVLeatherWorx]

Retired combat soldier (US Army 12/81 to 9/06) with combat service in EVERY operation during that time frame. Now spend at least 8 hours per day as an armed bodyguard for a very prominent person in my area. Have been doing leatherwork much longer than my service time though and no matter where in the world I was my tools were always by my side. And for those who are curious, Camel hide is not very good to work with.

[zuludog]

I started as a lab technician, and worked my way up to be a pilot plant manager for a large food company, making small samples for tasting, testing, and other trials,before going on to make large batches. I quite enjoyed the work but eventually I was made redundant and took a while to find another job. In my fifties I got a job as a chef/cook at a nursing care home for old people, but at a drop in pay from that of a manager.

I suspect this cycle of redundancy followed by long term unemployment and low paid work will be familiar to a lot of people in UK and USA.

In Britain, when you reach 60 you are entitled to free travel on buses, though they have since increased the age threshold. I was already claiming a moderate private pension, and I worked out that if I gave up my car and used my bus pass, I could afford to retire early. Given the choice of living cheaply and not working, or working and not enjoying it, there was no argument.

I will be 65 next year and able to claim my State Pension, so that will be a welcome addition to the coffers.

Somewhere along the way I fancied knife - making, and when I retired I had the time to do it. I always knew that I would need to make sheaths, but I hadn't realised how involved that would be if you wanted to do it properly. I had already made a few sheaths when, by Surfing The Net, I found this forum fairly recently. So far I am restricting myself just to sheaths, and fighting against any more leatherwork, but perhaps....

[JAZZMAN]

I am retired due to disability, but when i did work it was as a construction site labourer, i wish i could say something a bit more exciting or glamorus than that but there it is, it did pay the bills and feed my familly though but as far as job satisfaction and excitement goes there was none of that.My dream now is to become good enough at leathercraft to maybe sell some pieces one day, but as i have discovered i have a lot of learning to do before that is going to happen but at least i have hope.Peace.

[Jimbob]

I am a harems guard at the kings island in the far away land of dayreamers.....

I am a harems guard at the kings island in the far away land of daydreamers.....

[zuludog]

Really? Are you aware that the guards for harems were eunuchs? That means they were castrated, and often had their penis cut off as well