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Well this sounds pretty good. Let's see what it produces going forward. Yes, I can't help but be a little skeptical! But on the other hand, my experience with Tandy has been more positive than negative. Again, I have to credit my mentor, Bill (God rest his soul!) with being far more interested in teaching his students than pushing Tandy's products.

 

 

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I am a little skeptical to on this one. Everyone needs to make money but when you farm out all your leather work are you really a leather Company? 

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I heard about this partnership at Tandy and I've seen a couple of his videos, but I'm much more familiar with some of the other leatherworkers on YouTube. What does the "farm out all your leather work" comment mean?

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3 hours ago, strathmoredesigns said:

I heard about this partnership at Tandy and I've seen a couple of his videos, but I'm much more familiar with some of the other leatherworkers on YouTube. What does the "farm out all your leather work" comment mean?

I have no idea how much of their work they farm out, but according to what has been said in the vlog, they do send work to Waterbury Leatherworks in Waterbury Ct.

I have watched a lot of their Youtube channel.  He has several that I thought was well worth the time to watch and a few that I have watched a few times.  I'm intrigued to see how this partnership works out.

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I don't really care about their partnership with Tandy.  I wish them the best, but Tandy has never impressed me in the least. 

Anything that you can get at Tandy can be found elsewhere on the web at better quality and prices.

I don't really watch Stock & Barrel Co videos anymore.  I am much more interested in videos of people actually making things, rather than on their lifestyle.  Nothing wrong with what they do.  just not my thing.

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46 minutes ago, Caesar said:

I don't really care about their partnership with Tandy.  ...........  I am much more interested in videos of people actually making things, rather than on their lifestyle.  Nothing wrong with what they do.  just not my thing.

I'm with you on this.  Kinda like facebook, . . . used to be fun a few years back, . . .  now so much of it is where they are, . . . what they are eating, . . . what they bought, . . . where they are going, . . . what x said to y, . . . what y said back, . . . and how x countered, . . . 

Give me something I can use, . . . just not interested in the day to day, . . . life stories of everyone.

May God bless,

Dwight

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

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

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Although I agree with the comments above, I think some of it might be a bit harsh -

I too, avoid "day in the life" videos, but I see Parker as a good man who, in the American tradition of entrepreneurialism, decided to hang out his own shingle, and work hard to make his way in the world, and take care of his young family.  A partnership with a world-wide company like Tandy is a big deal, for which he should be congratulated. His energy and enthusiasm undoubtedly encourages many to get started.  Let's cut him a bit of slack here, ok?

Re:Tandy -

1. If it weren't for Tandy, I and MANY others would have never taken the plunge into the leatherworking addiction...er...I mean, tradition ;)

2. Yes there are much better tools, but I only really learned about them, AFTER having taken the plunge, via Tandy.
The staggering amount of tools from great, to garbage, are nearly impossible to navigate and judge when someone is just starting out. We all learn, improve, and upgrade as we go. Unless one lives near a place like Springfield, Weaver, or others, they won't get a chance to actually TALK to someone, hold/try different tools, see and feel different leathers etc.

3. Even Nigel Armitage acknowledges the importance of Tandy, in their ability to reach so many, while being quite frank about the quality of many of their tools. If anyone has the bona fides to be "snobbish" and slam Tandy, it would be Nigel, yet my impression is that he considers them a significant net-positive for the leatherworking community, and I absolutely agree. Let's cut them a bit of slack too.

(Opinions to the contrary are welcome, as always)

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Agree with JazzBass comments and also remind folks that Tandy has introduced several, pro quality tools in recent years.  Their Craftool Pro Diamond chisels are excellent.  Not everyone likes buying online so having a Tandy within driving distance is a big deal to many people.  Tandy has its place and arguably has started thousands of people in the craft.  I hope they continue to thrive.

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Little girl is cute.  But I wont be using my daughter in an ADVERTISEMENT.  Nope.

 

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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Yeah, like Caesar said, more interested in people making things. Nothing against them or their business model or whatever. But I don't watch many of their videos any more. Seems more talk and less leatherwork. The latter being the reason I started watching. 

And it may seem silly, but I think his hat is too darn small for him and he kinda wears it funny. That bothers me for some silly reason. 

But that aside, as it doesn't really matter, I started with tandy products. I don't get much from them now but every once in a while. Tandy I think serves as a beginner get your feet wet type place. Which is a great thing. It seems in recent years a pickup in leatherwork but I still feel it's an art that is fading. So if tandy gets people seriously interested in the craft I'm all for it. 

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