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Like many of us I operated in my home for many years. As order volume increased my wife finally put her foot down and I leased a small shop for production. A year later I moved into larger quarters, and that worked out all right for 5 years or so. Last month I acquired a free-standing commercial building and we are now moved in.

Main room is 12 X 24 feet with two 8-foot workbenches, two desks, dye station, stitcher, small bench for drill press, some shelves, and a small refrigerator. In the back are two restrooms, furnace & A/C, some shelves for storage, safe, and two tables for laying out work during finishing and shipping. Lots of natural light all day from two 6-foot picture windows oriented southeast and west.

Will be adding more shelving and a few other improvements, but for now we are fairly comfortable and back into full production with 40 pieces this week.

Best of all is we now have no close neighbors so we can pound away and make all the noise we want to.

There is also a tavern right next door with good lunches and ice cold beer.

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Lobo Gun Leather

serious equipment for serious business, since 1972

www.lobogunleather.com

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Full time for the past 6-plus years, part-time for 36 years prior. Just me and one assistant who has been with me for 4 years now.

Lobo Gun Leather

serious equipment for serious business, since 1972

www.lobogunleather.com

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You had me up until "beer" :)

My 'spot' is 12 x 26', but just one room. No separate storage, so I'm always feeling cramped. Still, I could double that space, and soon as I here a bottle open, no more workin for today !

JLS  "Observation is 9/10 of the law."

IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.

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That is really good looking, Lobo, . . . nice to have your own digs for the shop.

Personally, . . . I was thinking a cigar store Indian would look really cool just outside the main door, . . . but you decorate however it strikes you.

May God bless,

Dwight

If you can breathe, . . . thank God.

If you can read, . . . thank a teacher.

If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran.

www.dwightsgunleather.com

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Looking good! I like the sandwich baskets! I came across a bunch of old lunch trays that I use.

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Wow. Way to go. Looks good.

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