Members SteveJ Posted April 20, 2007 Author Members Report Posted April 20, 2007 Hi Ed. My supplier for most of my leather is "The Leather Guy" from St. Charles,Mn. He does alot of living history,buckskinning type events. I always stock up when I meet him at a event somewhere. I have never been to his store in St. Charles, but his website is www.theleatherguy.org. I believe that he is doing some heavy construction on the site right now, so I can't vouch for it. His name is Keith Brubaker, and he's a good man. Hope this helps. Quote
esantoro Posted April 21, 2007 Report Posted April 21, 2007 Hi Ed. My supplier for most of my leather is "The Leather Guy" from St. Charles,Mn. He does alot of living history,buckskinning type events. I always stock up when I meet him at a event somewhere. I have never been to his store in St. Charles, but his website is www.theleatherguy.org. I believe that he is doing some heavy construction on the site right now, so I can't vouch for it. His name is Keith Brubaker, and he's a good man. Hope this helps. that's funny. I've got about eight side of oil-treated chrome tanned from him. Love the stuff, but have been buying off Ebay and have wondered if he has some other distribution method for first or second quaity sides (without tanning defects, strange coloration, or missing sections). Ed Quote http://www.waldenbags.com http://www.waldenbags.etsy.com
esantoro Posted April 21, 2007 Report Posted April 21, 2007 I guess the first thing I should do is introduce myself to the forum. My name is Steve , and I live in west central Wisconsin. I have been involved in leatherwork of some type or another for about 20 years. For about the past 14 years I have been involved in living history, mainly early American and fur trade time frame. A small group of friends and myself do alot of volunteer work with local historical societys to try to keep some of the old crafts alive. From many of the examples of artists I have found by looking through this site, I guess you could call my work primitive, or folk art. It is far less fancy, or finished than most of the examples I have seen. I try to construct things the way they were done 250 years ago, when a harness maker would have contructed a pouch for a itinerant hunter passing through the settlements. Everything that I make is hand cut and hand sewn by yours truly. Give me an awl and some harness needles and I will get to work. I feel humbled when I see some of the works of art on this forum. Far beyond my capabilities. But I hope you can understand what I am attempting to recreate. A simple craft, by simple folks, in a simpler time. My beard might be snow white , but I am always interested in learning something new. And if I can be of service, please don't hesitate to ask. Kind regards to all, Steve Johnson AKA Bentneck Johnson Steve, Are you using some of the 6oz leather from Keith? Ed Quote http://www.waldenbags.com http://www.waldenbags.etsy.com
Members SteveJ Posted April 21, 2007 Author Members Report Posted April 21, 2007 Steve,Are you using some of the 6oz leather from Keith? Ed I use alot of 5 to 6oz that I get from him. Plus alot of the Buffalo and Elk. Are you buying off the Ebay auctions? I guess thats the beauty of being able to see and feel every hide that I buy. I get exactly what I want, and none of what I don't. I used to buy alot on line, and spent much time and money returning things that I couldn't use.Keith has always been a straight up guy to deal with, at least in my experience. I would contact him personally and tell him exactly what you are looking for. If you do , let me know how it works out. Steve Quote
BruceGibson Posted April 21, 2007 Report Posted April 21, 2007 Welcome, Steve! Quote "Don't squat with your spurs on." www.GibsonLeather.com
Members SteveJ Posted April 21, 2007 Author Members Report Posted April 21, 2007 Thank you Bruce Quote
Roger Posted April 21, 2007 Report Posted April 21, 2007 welcome to the forum steven! you will have to post some pics of your work. i am always interested in what other people are making and how they get it done Quote
Members dsenette Posted April 21, 2007 Members Report Posted April 21, 2007 welcome to LW.net steve...since you made two intro topics i went ahead and merged them into one Quote "We are all blind men touching an elephant. Each with a different view. It's only when we compare our experiences that we can truly know the complete picture" ~ Buddhist proverb
Members SteveJ Posted April 21, 2007 Author Members Report Posted April 21, 2007 welcome to the forum steven!you will have to post some pics of your work. i am always interested in what other people are making and how they get it done Greetings, and thank you. I do have a couple of pics posted with my intro. Hope to get some more up soon. Steve Quote
Members SteveJ Posted April 21, 2007 Author Members Report Posted April 21, 2007 welcome to LW.net steve...since you made two intro topics i went ahead and merged them into one Thank you very much,I was wondering how get rid of the other post. I appreciate it. Quote
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