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Visited Weaver Leather Supply last week - Hubby had work in Ohio and I tagged along. Then we realized Weaver was just an hour away, so dropped in.

Very friendly and helpful staff, knowledgeable as well. It was a pleasure talking to them. Best of all, they gave me whatever information I needed but did not try to sell me anything. So I could relax and browse.

The showroom is beautiful, large and airy but, surprisingly, it did not have any leather fragrance at all. Hubby noticed that as well, since our home  is redolent with the fragrance of the leather that I keep everywhere. 

They probably have some sort of air filters that freshen the air but also remove that familiar fragrance. I really missed it. Somehow, a leather store not smelling of leather leaves an unsatisfied feeling.

Tandy on the other hand has that fragrance in spades. Just walking in is a delight as one is assailed with it. 

 

 

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I have customers come to my stall, " O'h I love the smell of leather"    my response : " I'm so used to it, I can't smell it anymore "  ,  not unless I stick it right under my nose. On rare occasions I can smell it when I open my workshop in the morning, but after an hour or so, nup...nothing, can't smell it. 

HS 

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He has a wife you know, do you know whats she's called? Incontinentia.......Incontinentia Buttocks '  :rofl:

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@Handstitched everyone likes that smell, is it not? It is rather relaxing. Maybe it's because I find leatherworking relaxing as well. Or maybe it is something primal to which we all respond!:)

Continuous exposure evidently decreases our sensitivity to that fragrance.  I hope that takes a while yet, although the loss is probably gradual so I will not notice it.

If one is away from leatherworking for a while, does the ability to smell it come back? Or is this loss permanent?

I wonder.

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3 hours ago, SUP said:

If one is away from leatherworking for a while, does the ability to smell it come back?

Not sure if this is even relevant, but I used to smoke,  I gave up well over 25 years ago, the smell never bothered me, but it bothered others.  But now, every time   I smell ciggies,  I hate it !!  I once worked in the fibreglass industry , making fibreglass pools,  same again, the smell was part of me.  . When I drive past a FB  factory now , I hate the smell. 

Our nostrils ( and minds)  are fickle things. Theres an association or a familiarity  with smells.  Unlike ciggies & FB,  leather is a 'pleasurable' smell . If that makes any sense :blink: 

HS

' I have a very gweat friend in Wome called Biggus Dickus,

He has a wife you know, do you know whats she's called? Incontinentia.......Incontinentia Buttocks '  :rofl:

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You know, I didnt realize I dont small leather any more. Now I'm sad :rofl:

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@Handstitched that is so true. My father smoked and it never bothered me. He stopped soon enough and since then, I cannot stand the smell. Noses are fickle indeed. 

@BlackDragon, my sympathies!:)

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Been working with leather for a long time, I can't smell it like that anymore, and I miss it. I honestly don't remember the last time I noticed the smell of leather.

Barge though.... kinda wish I'd lose my sense of smell for that. :rolleyes2:

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3 hours ago, BlackDragon said:

You know, I didnt realize I dont small leather any more. Now I'm sad :rofl:

I do not small leather

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17 minutes ago, purplefox66 said:

I do not small leather

*smell

I blame the tiny buttons on my phone :whistle:

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i keep my leather in the boxes they were shipped in. first thing i do when i open them is to smell.

Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms.

“I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!

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