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Greetings from central Arizona. I am getting back into leather work after a 30 year absence. I used to do it years ago but concentrated on furniture making so I did't have any time for leather work. I did a reasonable job of making furniture and would still be doing it but I developed an allergy to various types of saw dust so for health reasons I have stopped leather working and have decided to devote my efforts into leather crafting. I did mostly carving in the past and intend to get back into that aspect. This looks like a good spot making saw dust. Now I will concentrate on leather craft. This seems to be a good place to learn and hone my skills, which right now are pretty dusty.

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Hello and welcome :)

There is a ton of info on here and some amazing leather workers of all sorts and specialties. Ask questions show your work, share and learn.

Sorry to hear about your allergies..was it a specific wood?? Some exotics get my skin itching if I am not careful when working them.

What sort of leather work did you do and are you going to do?

Hobby or full time job leather working??

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The allergy started out with Walnut but as it got worse it turned out that there were to many variaties to worry about. If I walk into an area where there is a lot of sawdust in the air I will have a reaction so I just avoid any contact with saw dust. My wife sanitized my shop and I got rid of all my wood working tools but even today if I take something down and there is a little saw dust on it it is time for the benedril. I could take shots for it but I am not one for taking a lot of meds so I just avoid the contact as much as possible. In the past mostly made tack and sold it. I did some stamping and carving and that is what I want to concentrate on going further.

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DaBaer, I developed some really bad allergies a few years ago too... and went through a bunch of stuff to try to control them. (I hate taking a bunch of meds too) I finally tried acupuncture and it is amazing! It worked for me!

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DaBaer, I developed some really bad allergies a few years ago too... and went through a bunch of stuff to try to control them. (I hate taking a bunch of meds too) I finally tried acupuncture and it is amazing! It worked for me!

yes I have herd other mention acupuncture but I am allergic to needles..... :spoton: OK so I am a chicken.

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Hahaha... me too!! It feels like a mosquito biting you. Honest! She puts the first one in me and I nod off to sleep for half an hour. I was amazed!! I hear you though....

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