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jogill
climber
Colorado
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Mar 10, 2019 - 02:10pm PT
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Steve, thanks for keeping the Conn legend alive!
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Bale
Mountain climber
UT
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Mar 10, 2019 - 03:32pm PT
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Mar 10, 2019 - 06:42pm PT
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My father was actually a very good leathercrafter. Some of the things he made that I remember were a rifle scabbard that was embossed fully with a traditional floral pattern, a handbag for my mom that she never used, a wallet that my mom also never used, but I my sister adopted when she was an adult, a camera holster with minimal stamping design but a perfect fit for his camera, several handgun holsters, and many belts.
He'd drag us on a road trip to the Tandy shop which was a half day's travel, and I loved that place. Mostly for the beads and "indian costume" feathers and stuff.
He had a vast assortment of stamps, and when he and my mom would be away for some party or something, we would often play with them. One time he had JUST bought a cowhide, and we put it on the dining room table(which was where he did his leather work, and all eight of us kids sat at the chairs we always did for supper and..... you can imagine. He was pretty mad.
They teach leatherworking at the Quartzsite Gem and Mineral Club, if anyone thinks they might want to try it. The place is closing down for the summer pretty soon, but opens back up in September or October. http://www.QRGMC.org It's $20 for a seasonal membership, and $4 per class, plus material cost which they make no markup on. They also teach knife making, flint knapping and many another thing one would not expect to find being taught in a rock club.
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