Im Looking For An Apprenticeship In Ohio

[fhowk]

I live in NE Ohio and i was wondering if there was anyone around here that needed anyone to do anything from organizing stamps and hardware to cleaning up around the shop in turn for teaching me the trade. I am a hard worker and I am willing to learn all aspects of the craft but i am most interested in learning to make leather sheaths, bags etc.

[fhowk]

I live in NE Ohio and i was wondering if there was anyone around here that needed anyone to do anything from organizing stamps and hardware to cleaning up around the shop in turn for teaching me the trade. I am a hard worker and I am willing to learn all aspects of the craft but i am most interested in learning to make leather sheaths, bags etc.

well, i guess ill have to post some stuff on here that ive done on my own in order to attract attention, owell. Ill try again when i get some stuff done.

[Johanna]

Have you considered joining a leather guild? Many leather shops are one-man operations, and hardly anyone is "hiring" right now. If you want to improve your leather skills, you don't necessarily need a mentor, you need practice and LW.

Johanna

[fhowk]

Have you considered joining a leather guild? Many leather shops are one-man operations, and hardly anyone is "hiring" right now. If you want to improve your leather skills, you don't necessarily need a mentor, you need practice and LW.

Johanna

what is LW, and yeah but i dont really have all the money i need to practice.

[Suze]

LW is here, LeatherWorker,net

has just about all the info you will ever need right at your fingertips.

just ask

somebody knows the answer

[fhowk]

LW is here, LeatherWorker,net

has just about all the info you will ever need right at your fingertips.

just ask

somebody knows the answer

thanks, ill write down a list of what i need help on with my first project(a rectangular belt pouch) it might be pretty long haha

[alb]

definitely take advantage of the list, but don't give up on finding a mentor in real life. Start looking around for saddle makers and shops. I wouldn't go in asking for an apprenticeship right off the bat but you may find someone who would be willing to let you watch or answer some questions about the projects you bring in. That could at some point develop into an apprenticeship. Good luck!

Ann