Greetings from England

[IanCantwell]

Howdy,

I've recently joined the forum and I think it's great. So much useful info and everyone seems to be so helpful.

I started leatherwork when I took a saddlemaking course in Canada in Feb 2003. Built the saddle you see in the pics in 120 hours. Since then I've made another saddle and a few bits of tack but don't get much time to enjoy my hobby.

Hope to build another saddle soon, probably something like a Hope from the early 1800's but first need to buy/build a tree to fit my horse.

I'd like to touch base with all the UK members, send me a PM. Will take more pics and post soon.

Ian.

[Pip]

Hi there

Welcome to the forum, people are really nice here as you can see, very helpful too. Glad you found us.

i am amember from the uk but just starting out in leatherworking, I do a little of some of the smaller crafts, jewellry ect. nothing as grand as saddles.

There are quite a few of us now from the uk and more joining all the time, i never realised how many people do leather over here.

Pip

[IanCantwell]

Hi there

Welcome to the forum, people are really nice here as you can see, very helpful too. Glad you found us.

i am amember from the uk but just starting out in leatherworking, I do a little of some of the smaller crafts, jewellry ect. nothing as grand as saddles.

There are quite a few of us now from the uk and more joining all the time, i never realised how many people do leather over here.

Pip

Hi Pip,

Great to hear from you, I'm not too far away in Stockport. Nice mask, how unusual, amazing what leatherworkers think of making, I never knew it was such a diverse hobby.

Heard about the new Identity store (Northampton) opening days 28/29 June? I'll try to get there and hope I'll meet up with a few of the forum's UK members.

Keep on carving, Ian.

[Pip]

Hi Pip,

Great to hear from you, I'm not too far away in Stockport. Nice mask, how unusual, amazing what leatherworkers think of making, I never knew it was such a diverse hobby.

Heard about the new Identity store (Northampton) opening days 28/29 June? I'll try to get there and hope I'll meet up with a few of the forum's UK members.

Keep on carving, Ian.

Yeah I heard and was really excited but alas I am needed in work! D'oh I will be there in spirit though. already got a few days off coming up so can't grumble really. I am at Norton Priory on 7th and 8th June doing a few simple carving and stamping demo's with kids and adults for their green activity day. also doing bat talks I think, but still haven't heard back on that yet.

[ferret]

Hi Ian, nice work. Nice to see yet another northerner on here .

[TomSwede]

Hello and Welcome Ian!

Nice to see yet another English neighbour here.

I'm all alone from Sweden I think but we have a couple of US based Swedes here.

Tom

[jockey]

Hi there

Welcome to the forum, people are really nice here as you can see, very helpful too. Glad you found us.

i am amember from the uk but just starting out in leatherworking, I do a little of some of the smaller crafts, jewellry ect. nothing as grand as saddles.

There are quite a few of us now from the uk and more joining all the time, i never realised how many people do leather over here.

Pip

Hei Pip my name is Tony im living in Skelmersdale right near you, send me a pm and i send you my email address maybe we can get together and exchange ideas

best regards

Tony

[jockey]

Hello and Welcome Ian!

Nice to see yet another English neighbour here.

I'm all alone from Sweden I think but we have a couple of US based Swedes here.

Tom

Hei Tom, my name is Tony im from england but spent many years in Sweden riding at the track at Taby in stockholm i know there should be an accent over the a in taby but its not on my pc ha. are you living in england?

best regards

Tony