ApocalypticJake Report post Posted August 13, 2013 Hello all, my name is Jake and I'm looking to give leatherworking a try. I was wondering if there were any folks here from Maryland, especially out in my neck of the woods in Frederick or Washington counties, who could possibly point me towards any local (or as local as possible) stores where I could by leather and some tools with which to work it. There is a Tandy Leather in Baltimore, but it sounds like I'd rather go somewhere else due to pricing and customer service issues I've read about on these forums. It would be a bummer to make the trek to Baltimore just to have a bad experience. I may just look into ordering from someplace like Springfield Leather, but it'd be nice to actually visit a physical store to see all the supplies and tools of the trade and whatnot firsthand, being a complete neophyte as I am. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me out with this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Madadh Report post Posted August 13, 2013 I live in westminster, an have been to the Baltimore Tandy store many times. The owner and staff there are excellent, helpful, and very coutieous. They will even call me if they have something come in that believe I would like to have. I do not know about other stores, but these guys are great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ApocalypticJake Report post Posted August 13, 2013 Excellent, thanks for the quick response! That makes me feel a bit more confident in going down there some weekend (perhaps this one) to poke around. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPThomas Report post Posted August 13, 2013 Besides the store in Essex, MD (Baltimore) your local store may be Tandy Leather #03 - HARRISBURG-03 Manager: Monica Grieco Harrisburg003@tandyleather.com 1818 N Cameron Street Harrisburg, PA 17103-1020 USA Phone: 717-236-8142 Fax: 717-236-0752 Toll Free: 800-233-7155 Store Hours: Monday-Friday: 9am - 6pm Saturday: 9am - 4pm Sunday: Closed Depending on which is closer to you; plus there are the tolls on I-95N in Baltimore that total 6 or 8 dollars round trip. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Barto Report post Posted August 13, 2013 If you order online (you mentioned Springfield Leather) you could try Zack White as well. I have used ZW and Springfield and really like both. ZW is closer to you for shipping (North Carolina I believe). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
