Leather Guilds

[esantoro]

those back issues of the gazette are a great resource.

ed

[whinewine]

Had a look-see. Great resource. I'd like to subscribe for an internet subscription. Would that give me access to editions of the rawhide gazette going back to 1994, or must I buy these on CD-ROM?

ed

Yes, Ed. You have access to all editions. The only difference is that if you buy the cd, everything is on cd. Otherwise you'll need to download every single item to your hard drive or keep referring to the website to access the info. (I, in retrospect, should have bought the cd- that way I'd always have it handy.)

russ

[esantoro]

Yes, Ed. You have access to all editions. The only difference is that if you buy the cd, everything is on cd. Otherwise you'll need to download every single item to your hard drive or keep referring to the website to access the info. (I, in retrospect, should have bought the cd- that way I'd always have it handy.)

russ

I just now finished downloading all the back issues into one 2000 page pdf of 138 mb. I used Adobe Acrobat Pro, which is a PDF creation program.

ed

[howardb]

www.ifolg.org

They have a guild listing that should be reasonably current.

Brent

[Hilly]

PSLAC is a marvelous group with a mission statement very similar to ours. They publish a newsletter, The Rawhide Gazette (see the banner at the bottom of every LW page for the link) and the archives from '94 are available to the public here. There are selected articles that are for members only, and once your Internet dues are paid, you have access to them on their site. Another PSLAC benefit is the vendor discounts they have negotiated with some of the best leatherworking suppliers. PSLAC is not an IFoLG guild, but it is a friendly and enthusiastic organization, dedicated to teaching and sharing. I'm glad to be a member.

Johanna

Hi Johanna. I joined PSLAC a couple weeks ago, and I just love all the new info I have access to. I'm not entirely sure about all the discounts from suppliers - I was going to place an order from one of the Tandy Stores mentioned on their discount pages, and was told that "They don't do that anymore, haven't done it in a long time, and to get a discount from Tandy you have to have a membership in Tandy's wholesale club". I haven't tried ordering yet, from any of the other suppliers mentioned on their site, though.

Hilly

[howardb]

Hi Johanna. I joined PSLAC a couple weeks ago, and I just love all the new info I have access to. I'm not entirely sure about all the discounts from suppliers - I was going to place an order from one of the Tandy Stores mentioned on their discount pages, and was told that "They don't do that anymore, haven't done it in a long time, and to get a discount from Tandy you have to have a membership in Tandy's wholesale club". I haven't tried ordering yet, from any of the other suppliers mentioned on their site, though.

Hilly

Hilly,

I KNOW Tandy still does the wholesale club pricing for IFOLG guild's members. I honestly don't know about PSLAC or if they qualify, BUT I would strongly suggest contacting Tandy's home office for the official answer. They set me up for online ordering at club pricing within a day or so. Assuming you could qualify for the club pricing, they would also be able to contact your "local" tandy store for you and verify your membership. Worth a shot anyway!

Brent

[RandyScott]

Just signed up for the Internet membership. How long does it take for the membership to go through? It didn't really say on their web site.

Tazzman, give it a week or so and then if you have not received a notice, drop Barbara Lourdes an email. Her email address is on the home page toward the bottom just above the maps. Or, if you are dieing to get into the member section (like I was), drop her an email now.

[Duke]

there are people working on forming a guild in the portland area. Tandy leather factory on whitaker way is looking at letting them meet at the store. if the person is working on this reads this, please get ahold of me about it. I will be the go between on it. other than that, its still in the planning stages

[tazzmann]

If you get any more info on this, Duke, please let me know.

[Duke]

I have been in contact with bob from PSLAC, and will be working on assembling a guild in portland. if anyone would like to add thier name to a list of possible members, please message me. the meeting place looks like it will be the Tandy Leather Factory at 13221 ne whitaker way, in portland OR. bob, if you are reading this, please email me, or message me so that I can talk to you about being affiliated, by-laws, ect. any help would be great. any one else want to chime in on this, please let me know.