TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Leather Week Schedule 4-5 Hotel and Trade Show Information 5 Prescott Area Map 6 Hotel Floor Plan 7 Leather Carving Contest 8 Workshop Policies and General Info. 10-11 Workshop Timetable 12-13 Index of Workshops by Instructor 13 Emerging Saddlemaker Preview 14-15 Index of Workshops by Subject 16-17 Index of Workshops by Title 18-42 Workshop Descriptions 43-46 Meet the Instructors 47-48 Workshop Registration Form

Trade Show & Leather Week hosted by:

& SADDLERS JOURNAL For information call: 888•289•6409 www.leathercraftersjournal.com 2 or visit Leather Week Schedule

Tuesday Workshops Feb. 25th

Wednesday Workshops Feb. 26th

Workshops Thursday Trade Show Reception, 5:30pm-6:30pm Feb. 27th 5:00 p.m. Carving Contest Check-In Deadline and Emerging Saddlemaker Check-In Deadline

TRADE SHOW 9:00am to 6:00pm Friday Workshops th Feb. 28 Leather Carving Contest on Display Emerging Saddlemaker Preview on Display

TRADE SHOW 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturday Workshops th Feb. 29 Leather Carving Contest on Display Emerging Saddlemaker Preview on Display

TRADE SHOW 9:00am to 2:00pm

Sunday Workshops Mar. 1st Emerging Saddlemaker Preview on Display 3 Trade show will be held in the Goldwater Ballroom & Foyer at the Prescott Resort & Conference Center 1500 E State Rte 69 • Prescott, Arizona 86301

RESERVE Your Room 888-657-7855 • Group Code GLC20 $105 double /$124 suite

FREE ADMISSION TO THE SHOW Friday, February 28th 9am to 6pm Saturday, February 29th 9am to 5pm Sunday, March 1st 9am to 2pm

Please join us in the hotel’s Eagle’s Nest Lounge 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 27th, 2020 Hosts: Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal WelcomeLeather Machine Co., Inc.,Reception Weaver Leather

4 Prescott Arizona

All Your Leather Working Needs Under One Roof!

INFORMATION: Patterns, DVDs, Books, Catalogs

LACE: Many Colors & Various Widths

LEATHERS: Skirting, Tooling, Garment, Boot/, Upholstery, Rawhide

MACHINERY: Machines, Skivers, Strap Cutters

SADDLERY: Saddle Trees, Hardware,

SILVER: Conchos, Jewelry

TOOLS: New & Vintage, Specialty Leather , Swivel , Stamping, Skiving

TOPICALS: Paints, Dyes, Finishes, Leather Care/Conditioners And More!

5 Hotel Floor Plan

Copper Basin Trade Show

Foyer Goldwater Trade

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B Restaurant Show Trade Show P C (See Page 7) (See Page 7) res c ott hino J ero m e

Coomer Room Women’s Men’s radshaw B Restroom Restroom Granite Trade Show Mountain Entrance Arizona Room

Coffee Shop & Store

Eagle’s Nest Lounge Hotel Entrance

Front Desk Elevators

6 Leather Carving 20Contest 20

General Expert Pictorial/Figure Pictorial/Figure 1st Place - $150 and 1st Place - $250 Carving/Stamping Carving/Stamping 1st Place - $150 1st Place - $250

A finished piece of leatherwork 7 inches (17.75 cm) by 9 inches (22.75 cm), portrait or landscape. The artist chooses the category that their work will be judged in.

The Judges reserve the right to move an artwork into the classification they feel best represents the artwork entered.

$10 to enter; return shipping extra.

Artwork check-in: Thursday, February 28th, 12pm-5pm at the Trade Show Registration Booth in the Prescott Resort. Artwork can also be mailed to arrive between 02/22/19 and 02/28/19. All artwork must be received by Thursday, February 28th at 5pm.

Send artwork to: Prescott Resort & Conference Center c/o Leather Trade Show Carving Contest 1500 East State Route 69, Prescott, AZ 86301

Artworks will be displayed at the Southwest Leather Workers Trade Show March 1st & 2nd, 2019.

Sponsored by: Barry King Tools, Leather Machine Company, Leather Wranglers, & Weaver Leather Contest Judged by: Chris Andre, Bob Beard & Bob Park Administered by: Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal 7 Leather Workshops Tuesday, February 25th - Sunday, March 1st Choose from 49 Workshops! • Hands-on, in-person instruction from professional leather artists • Meet leather workers and artists in a fun and educational environment • Improve your skills and enhance your art or profession

PAYMENT / REGISTRATION OPTIONS: • Register via our website: www.leathercraftersjournal.com/southwest-leather-trade-show/workshops/ 1. Add workshops to your cart and pay online safely with PayPal or Credit Card 2. We will confirm your registration(s) via email after receipt of payment

• Call us! 715-362-5393 1. Call Monday-Friday, 08:00am - 5:00pm CST and pay with credit card or PayPal 2. We will confirm your registration(s) via email after receipt of payment

• Mail or Fax your Registration Form (Pages 47-48) 715-362-5391 (fax) 1. Send your form with credit card payment, check, or PayPal address to the mailing address or fax number on page 48 2. If using PayPal, we will send you an invoice 3. We will confirm your registration(s) via email after receipt of payment

CANCELATION POLICY • There is a $25 administration fee for canceling a workshop. The cost of the workshop will be refunded minus the $25 fee. • No refunds for workshops after Thursday, February 20, 2020.

HELPFUL HINTS FOR STUDENTS: • Sharpen your tools before each workshop • Please refrain from wearing perfumes/colognes • Bring a headlamp (https://leathercraftersjournal.com/shop/) • Make a traveling cutting/stamping board (see leathercraftersjournal. com/events/southwest-leatherworkers-trade-show/) (photo below)

Granite Stamping Surface

Plywood

Rubber Cutting Surface

8 Official Workshop Sponsor 9 WORKSHOP TIMETABLE

Arizona Granite Mtn. Chino Prescott Jerome Room Room Room Room Room

2/25 B.P.’s Creating Slickbald’s SK: Sharpening & Cowboy Cuffs TUE Western Floral Western Braces Smooth Control Klenda am Designs / Park (Suspenders) Andrus

2/25 B.P.’s Creating Slickbald’s Basic Hand Cowboy Cuffs TUE Western Floral Western Braces Stitching 2.0 Klenda pm Designs / Park (Suspenders) Andrus

2/26 B.P.’s Advanced Leather Taming Your Making Slickbald’s WED Floral Tooling Duffel Bag Tools Saddle Bags Basic Pant Belts am Park Heizer Andrus Klenda

2/26 B.P.’s Advanced Leather Taming Your Making Slickbald’s WED Floral Tooling Duffel Bag Tools Saddle Bags Basic Pant Belts pm Park Heizer Andrus Klenda

2/26 B.P.’s Bindings & Slickbald’s WED Turned Edges Adv. Carving eve Park Techniques

2/27 B.P.’s Antiquing, Slickbald’s Fine Assembly Intro. to Making THU Dyeing & Finish- Carving the Colt Work Casemaking Saddle Bags am ing Demo. / Park Peacemaker Yonezawa Andrus Klenda

2/27 B.P.’s Burnishing Slickbald’s Fine Assembly Intro. to Making THU Edges Demon- Carving the Colt Work Casemaking Saddle Bags pm stration / Park Peacemaker Yonezawa Andrus Klenda

2/27 Dye Application Arizona Style Painting with THU Tech. for Effect Layout & Tooling Ed LaBarre eve Dyeing / FioRito Minster

2/28 Floral Slickbald’s Pricing Your Feeding Time! Simulated Stones FRI Layout Concealed Carry Work Flanagan Linnell am Gould Gunleather Brenner

2/28 Swivel Slickbald’s English Saddle Feeding Time! Simulated Stones FRI Finesse Concealed Carry Repair 101 Flanagan Linnell pm Gould Gunleather Brenner

2/28 Chap & Chink Slickbald’s Arizona Style FRI Making De-Mystifying Layout & Tooling eve Klenda the Stitcher Minster

2/29 Saddles: Slickbald’s Fearless Swivel Feeding Time! Braided Necklace SAT Ground Seat Cowboy Action Knife Use Flanagan Titus am Gould Gun Leather Linnell

2/29 Saddles: Slickbald’s Silver Creek How to Make Feeding Time! SAT Fit Up Cowboy Action Leather’s Intro. to Your Leatherwork Flanagan pm Gould Gun Leather L/C for Kids Pay / Linnell

3/1 Leatherwork SUN for Veterans am Reynolds

Workshops on this page are located at the Prescott Resort & Conference Center. 10 See hotel floor plan on page 6. WORKSHOP TIMETABLE

Bradshaw Copper Basin Art Center Art Center Art Center Room Room 102 103 104

Dip Dop 2/25 Flip Flops TUE Lee am

Dip Dop 2/25 Flip Flops TUE Lee pm

Dip Dop Nature Flow: 2/26 Stamp Like a King Flip Flops Flowers, Scrolls, & WED King Lee Leaves / LaBarre am

Dip Dop Nature Flow: 2/26 Stamp Like a King Flip Flops Flowers, Scrolls, & WED King Lee Leaves / LaBarre pm 2/26 WED eve

Belt Scrolls: Nature Flow: Sculpted 3-D So, You Think 2/27 TRADE SHOW Repeating Design Flowers, Scrolls, & Sunflower You Wanna Play THU SET UP Beard Leaves / LaBarre Libertini w/ Leather? / Lee am

Belt Scrolls: Nature Flow: Sculpted 3-D So, You Think 2/27 TRADE SHOW Repeating Design Flowers, Scrolls, & Sunflower You Wanna Play THU SET UP Beard Leaves / LaBarre Libertini w/ Leather? / Lee pm

Emerging 2/27 TRADE SHOW Saddlemaker Pre- THU SET UP view – Judging eve

Emerging Realistic Leaves: Tooling Realistic Antique Brass In- 2/28 Saddlemaker TRADE SHOW Bear Oaks Portraits: Sitting dian Head Nickel FRI Preview LaBarre Bull / Libertini Volbach am

Emerging Circular Tooling Realistic Antique Brass In- 2/28 Saddlemaker TRADE SHOW Basketweave Portraits: Sitting dian Head Nickel FRI Preview LaBarre Bull / Libertini Volbach pm

Emerging 2/28 Saddlemaker TRADE SHOW FRI Preview eve

Emerging Sunburst Gaucho Antique Brass In- 2/29 Saddlemaker TRADE SHOW Braid Cuff! dian Head Nickel SAT Preview Matara Volbach am

Emerging Sunburst Gaucho Antique Brass In- 2/29 Saddlemaker TRADE SHOW Braid Cuff! dian Head Nickel SAT Preview Matara Volbach pm

Emerging 3/1 Saddlemaker TRADE SHOW SUN Preview am

Bradshaw & Copper Basin are located at the Prescott Resort. Art Center 102-104: ‘Tis Art Center & Gallery, 105 S. Cortez St., Prescott. (Map on p. 5) 11 Instructor List of Workshops: by INSTRUCTOR Pg Day Time Price Andre Slickbald’s Advanced Carving Techniques 36 WED 6:00pm - 10:00pm $85

Andre Slickbald’s Basic Pant Belts 36 WED 8:00am - 5:00pm $150

Andre Slickbald’s Carving the Colt Peacemaker 37 THU 8:00am - 5:00pm $135

Andre Slickbald’s Concealed Carry Gunleather 37 FRI 8:00am - 5:00pm $200

Andre Slickbald’s Cowboy Action Gunleather 38 SAT 8:00am - 5:00pm $200

Andre Slickbald’s De-mystifying the Stitcher 38 FRI 6:00pm - 9:30pm $65

Andre Slickbald’s Western Braces (Suspenders) 39 TUE 8:00am - 5:00pm $200

Andrus Basic Hand Stitching 2.0: Case Maker’s Lap Strap 20 TUE 1:00pm - 6:00pm $110

Andrus Intro to Case Making: Leather Gift Box 31 THU 8:00am - 5:00pm $185

Andrus Swivel Knife: Sharpening and Smooth Control 41 TUE 8:00am - 12:00pm $85

Andrus Taming Your Tools: Cutting In, Beveling, & Bargrounding 42 WED 8:00am - 5:00pm $170

Beard Belt Scrolls: Repeating Design 21 THU 9:00am - 5:00pm $135

Brenner English Saddle Repair 101 28 FRI 1:00pm - 5:00pm $90

Brenner Pricing Your Work 34 FRI 8:00am - 12:00pm $95

FioRito Dye Application Techniques for Effect Dyeing 28 THU 6:00pm - 10:00pm $150

Flanagan Feeding Time! 29 FRI-SAT 9:00am - 5:00pm $300

Gould Floral Pattern Layout 30 FRI 8:00am - 12:00pm $75

Gould Saddles: Ground Seat 34 SAT 8:00am - 12:00pm $125

Gould Saddles: Saddle Fit Up 35 SAT 1:00pm - 5:00pm $125

Gould Swivel Knife Finesse 41 FRI 1:00pm - 5:00pm $75

Heizer Leather Duffel Bag 31 WED 8:00am - 5:00pm $225

King Stamp Like a King 40 WED 9:00am - 5:00pm $135

Klenda Chap & Chink Making 25 FRI 6:00pm - 10:00pm $75

Klenda Cowboy Cuffs 26 TUE 8:00am - 5:00pm $170

Klenda Leatherwork Personal Training 32 SAT see description $100

Klenda Making Saddle Bags 32 WED-THU 8:00am - 5:00pm $345

LaBarre Circular Basketweave 25 FRI 1:00pm - 5:00pm $75

LaBarre Nature Flow: Flowers, Scrolls & Leaves 33 WED-THU 8:00am - 5:00pm $300

LaBarre Painting with Ed LaBarre 33 THU 7:00pm - 10:00pm $65

LaBarre Realistic Leaves: Bear Oaks 34 FRI 8:00am - 12:00pm $75

Lee Dip Dop Flip Flops 26 TUE-WED 9:00am - 5:00pm $300

Lee So, You Think You Wanna Play with Leather? 39 THU 9:00am - 5:00pm $145

Libertini Sculpted 3-D Sunflower 35 THU 9:00am - 5:00pm $135

Libertini Tooling Realistic Portraits: Sitting Bull 42 FRI 9:00am - 5:00pm $150

Linnell Fearless Swivel Knife Use 28 SAT 8:00am - 12:00pm $85

Linnell How to Make Your Leatherwork Pay for Itself 30 SAT 1:00pm - 5:00pm $95

Linnell Simulated Stones – Making Jewelry with Realistic Leather Stones 36 FRI 9:00am - 5:00pm $145

Matara Sunburst Gaucho Braid Cuff! 40 SAT 9:00am - 5:00pm $225

Minster Arizona Style Layout & Tooling 20 THU-FRI 6:00pm - 10:00pm $135

Park Bobby Park’s Advanced Floral Tooling 21 WED 9:00am - 5:00pm $135

Park Bobby Park’s Antiquing, Dyeing & Finishing Demonstration 22 THU 9:00am -12:00pm $75

Park Bobby Park’s Bindings & Turned Edges Demonstration 22 WED 7:00pm - 10:00pm $75 Day Key: TU=Tuesday, W=Wednesday, TH=Thursday, F=Friday, SA=Saturday, SU=Sunday 12 Instructor List of Workshops: by INSTRUCTOR Pg Day Time Price Park Bobby Park’s Burnishing Edges Demonstration 24 THU 2:00pm - 5:00pm $75

Park Bobby Park’s Creating Western Floral Designs 24 TUE 9:00am - 5:00pm $135

Reynolds Leatherwork for Veterans 31 SUN 9:00am -12:00pm $Free

Sartor Silver Creek Leather’s Introduction to Leathercraft for Kids 35 SAT 1:00pm - 3:00pm $Free

Titus Braided Necklace 25 SAT 8:00am - 12:00pm $85

Volbach Antique Brass Indian Head Nickel 18 FRI-SAT 8:00am - 5:00pm $300

Yonezawa Fine Assembly Work 29 THU 8:00am - 5:00pm $165

Saddles will be on display Friday, Saturday and Sunday during trade show hours in the Bradshaw Room of the Prescott Resort & Conference Center. 13 Subject List of Workshops: by SUBJECT Instructor Pg Day Price

3-D Carving/Tooling Slickbald’s Carving the Colt Peacemaker Andre 37 THU $135

Arizona Style Arizona Style Layout & Tooling Minster 20 THU-FRI $135

Basket Stamping Stamp Like a King King 40 WED $135

Basket Stamping Circular Basketweave LaBarre 25 FRI $75

Beginner So, You Think You Wanna Play with Leather? Lee 39 THU $145

Beginner Leatherwork for Veterans Reynolds 31 SUN $Free

Beginner Silver Creek Leather’s Introduction to Leathercraft for Kids Sartor 35 SAT $Free

Braiding Braided Necklace Titus 25 SAT $85

Braiding/Coloring Sunburst Gaucho Braid Cuff! Matara 40 SAT $225

Business Pricing Your Work Brenner 34 FRI $95

Business How to Make Your Leatherwork Pay for Itself Linnell 30 SAT $95

Carving Realistic Leaves: Bear Oaks LaBarre 34 FRI $75

Casework Bobby Park’s Bindings & Turned Edges Demonstration Park 22 WED $75

Chap & Chink Chap & Chink Making Klenda 25 FRI $75

Coloring Painting with Ed LaBarre LaBarre 33 THU $65

Construction Slickbald’s Basic Pant Belts Andre 36 WED $150

Construction Slickbald’s Western Braces (Suspenders) Andre 39 TUE $200

Construction Leather Duffel Bag Heizer 31 WED $225

Construction Cowboy Cuffs Klenda 26 TUE $170

Construction Making Saddle Bags Klenda 32 WED-THU $345

Construction Dip Dop Flip Flops Lee 26 TUE-WED $300

Construction Fine Assembly Work Yonezawa 29 THU $165

Decorative Simulated Stones – Making Jewelry with Realistic Leather Stones Linnell 36 FRI $145

Dyeing Dye Application Techniques for Effect Dyeing FioRito 28 THU $150

Embossing Feeding Time! Flanagan 29 FRI-SAT $300

Embossing Antique Brass Indian Head Nickel Volbach 18 FRI-SAT $300

Figure Carving Tooling Realistic Portraits: Sitting Bull Libertini 42 FRI $150

Finishing Bobby Park’s Antiquing, Dyeing & Finishing Demonstration Park 22 THU $75

Finishing Bobby Park’s Burnishing Edges Demonstration Park 24 THU $75

Floral Floral Pattern Layout Gould 30 FRI $75

Floral Bobby Park’s Advanced Floral Tooling Park 21 WED $135

Floral Bobby Park’s Creating Western Floral Designs Park 24 TUE $135

Floral Carving Slickbald’s Advanced Carving Techniques Andre 36 WED $85

Gunleather Slickbald’s Concealed Carry Gunleather Andre 37 FRI $200

Gunleather Slickbald’s Cowboy Action Gunleather Andre 38 SAT $200

Leather Sculpting Sculpted 3-D Sunflower Libertini 35 THU $135

Personal Training Leatherwork Personal Training Klenda 32 SAT $100

Saddle English Saddle Repair 101 Brenner 28 FRI $90

Saddle Saddles: Ground Seat Gould 34 SAT $125

Saddle Saddles: Saddle Fit Up Gould 35 SAT $125

Sewing Slickbald’s De-mystifying the Stitcher Andre 38 FRI $65

Sewing, Hand Basic Hand Stitching 2.0: Case Maker’s Lap Strap Andrus 20 TUE $110 TU=Tuesday, W=Wednesday, TH=Thursday, F=Friday, SA=Saturday, SU=Sunday 14 Subject List of Workshops: by SUBJECT Instructor Pg Day Price

Sewing/Hand Intro to Case Making: Leather Gift Box Andrus 31 THU $185

Swivel Knife Swivel Knife: Sharpening and Smooth Control Andrus 41 TUE $85

Swivel Knife Technique Swivel Knife Finesse Gould 41 FRI $75

Swivel Knife Technique Fearless Swivel Knife Use Linnell 28 SAT $85

Tooling & Coloring Belt Scrolls: Repeating Design Beard 21 THU $135

Tooling & Coloring Nature Flow: Flowers, Scrolls & Leaves LaBarre 33 WED-THU $300

Tooling/Stamping Taming Your Tools: Cutting In, Beveling, & Bargrounding Andrus 42 WED $170

Antique Brass Indian Head Nickel Basic Hand Stitching 2.0 BP’s Advanced Floral Tooling BP’s Antiquing, Dyeing & Fin.

BP’s Bindings & Turned Edges BP’s Burnishing Edges Demo. BP’s Creating Western Fl. Des. Braided Necklace

Chap & Chink Making Circular Basketweave Cowboy Cuffs Dip Dop Flip Flops

Dye Application Techniques English Saddle Repair 101 Fearless Swivel Knife Use Feeding Time! 15 List of Workshops: by TITLE Instructor Pg Day Time Price

Antique Brass Indian Head Nickel Volbach 18 FRI-SAT 8:00am - 5:00pm $300

Arizona Style Layout & Tooling Minster 20 THU-FRI 6:00pm - 10:00pm $135

Basic Hand Stitching 2.0: Case Maker’s Lap Strap Andrus 20 TUE 1:00pm - 6:00pm $110

Belt Scrolls: Repeating Design Beard 21 THU 9:00am - 5:00pm $135

Bobby Park’s Advanced Floral Tooling Park 21 WED 9:00am - 5:00pm $135

Bobby Park’s Antiquing, Dyeing & Finishing Demonstration Park 22 THU 9:00am -12:00pm $75

Bobby Park’s Bindings & Turned Edges Demonstration Park 22 WED 7:00pm - 10:00pm $75

Bobby Park’s Burnishing Edges Demonstration Park 24 THU 2:00pm - 5:00pm $75

Bobby Park’s Creating Western Floral Designs Park 24 TUE 9:00am - 5:00pm $135

Braided Necklace Titus 25 SAT 8:00am - 12:00pm $85

Chap & Chink Making Klenda 25 FRI 6:00pm - 10:00pm $75

Circular Basketweave LaBarre 25 FRI 1:00pm - 5:00pm $75

Cowboy Cuffs Klenda 26 TUE 8:00am - 5:00pm $170

Dip Dop Flip Flops Lee 26 TUE-WED 9:00am - 5:00pm $300

Dye Application Techniques for Effect Dyeing FioRito 28 THU 6:00pm - 10:00pm $150

English Saddle Repair 101 Brenner 28 FRI 1:00pm - 5:00pm $90

Fearless Swivel Knife Use Linnell 28 SAT 8:00am - 12:00pm $85

Feeding Time! Flanagan 29 FRI-SAT 9:00am - 5:00pm $300

Fine Assembly Work Yonezawa 29 THU 8:00am - 5:00pm $165

Floral Pattern Layout Gould 30 FRI 8:00am - 12:00pm $75

How to Make Your Leatherwork Pay for Itself Linnell 30 SAT 1:00pm - 5:00pm $95

Intro to Case Making: Leather Gift Box Andrus 31 THU 8:00am - 5:00pm $185

Leather Duffel Bag Heizer 31 WED 8:00am - 5:00pm $225

Leatherwork for Veterans Reynolds 31 SUN 9:00am -12:00pm $Free

Leatherwork Personal Training Klenda 32 SAT (see description) $100

Making Saddle Bags Klenda 32 WED-THU 8:00am - 5:00pm $345

Nature Flow: Flowers, Scrolls & Leaves LaBarre 33 WED-THU 8:00am - 5:00pm $300

Painting with Ed LaBarre LaBarre 33 THU 7:00pm - 10:00pm $65

Pricing Your Work Brenner 34 FRI 8:00am - 12:00pm $95

Realistic Leaves: Bear Oaks LaBarre 34 FRI 8:00am - 12:00pm $75

Saddles: Ground Seat Gould 34 SAT 8:00am - 12:00pm $125

Saddles: Saddle Fit Up Gould 35 SAT 1:00pm - 5:00pm $125

Sculpted 3-D Sunflower Libertini 35 THU 9:00am - 5:00pm $135

Silver Creek Leather’s Introduction to Leathercraft for Kids Sartor 35 SAT 1:00pm - 3:00pm $Free

Simulated Stones – Making Jewelry with Realistic Leather Stones Linnell 36 FRI 9:00am - 5:00pm $145

Slickbald’s Advanced Carving Techniques Andre 36 WED 6:00pm - 10:00pm $85

Slickbald’s Basic Pant Belts Andre 36 WED 8:00am - 5:00pm $150

Slickbald’s Carving the Colt Peacemaker Andre 37 THU 8:00am - 5:00pm $135

Slickbald’s Concealed Carry Gunleather Andre 37 FRI 8:00am - 5:00pm $200

Slickbald’s Cowboy Action Gunleather Andre 38 SAT 8:00am - 5:00pm $200

Slickbald’s De-mystifying the Stitcher Andre 38 FRI 6:00pm - 9:30pm $65

Slickbald’s Western Braces (Suspenders) Andre 39 TUE 8:00am - 5:00pm $200 Day Key: TU=Tuesday, W=Wednesday, TH=Thursday, F=Friday, SA=Saturday, SU=Sunday 16 List of Workshops: by TITLE Instructor Pg Day Time Price

So, You Think You Wanna Play with Leather? Lee 39 THU 9:00am - 5:00pm $145

Stamp Like a King King 40 WED 9:00am - 5:00pm $135

Sunburst Gaucho Braid Cuff! Matara 40 SAT 9:00am - 5:00pm $225

Swivel Knife Finesse Gould 41 FRI 1:00pm - 5:00pm $75

Swivel Knife: Sharpening and Smooth Control Andrus 41 TUE 8:00am - 12:00pm $85

Taming Your Tools: Cutting In, Beveling, & Bargrounding Andrus 42 WED 8:00am - 5:00pm $170

Tooling Realistic Portraits: Sitting Bull Libertini 42 FRI 9:00am - 5:00pm $150

Fine Assembly Work Intro. to Case Making Leather Duffel Bag Making Saddle Bags

Nature Flow: Flowers, Scrolls... Painting with Ed LaBarre Pricing Your Work Realistic Leaves: Bear Oaks

Saddles: Ground Seat/Fit Up Sculpted 3-D Sunflower Simulated Stones Slickbald’s Adv. Carving Tech.

Slickbald’s Carving the Colt P. Slickbald’s Concealed Carry GL Slickbald’s Cowboy Action GL Slickbald’s Western Braces 17 Stamp Like a King Sunburst Gaucho Braid Cuff! Swivel Knife Finesse Swivel Knife: Sharpening & SC

Taming Your Tools: Cutting in... Tooling Realistic Portraits: SB

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

Antique Brass Indian Head Nickel Jürgen Volbach ‘Tis Art Annex, 104 Friday-Saturday 2/28-2/29 8:00am - 5:00pm Intermediate and Advanced Student Limit 12 $300.00 In this workshop, you will learn to work with modeling tools while embossing the design from an Indian head nickel in leather. Jürgen will share his method of transferring the drawing to leather, and you will learn to use bevelers and modeling tools to bring the embossing into the right shape. After this, you’ll be shown how to mold your leather into a plate. Finally, Jürgen will help you complete the antique look of the coin by showing you his special technique of how to achieve a “brass” patina on leather! Your finished plate will add interest to any wall or shelf in your home or office! Materials to Bring: Stamping stone, maul/, sharp swivel knife with a fine , strop, bone folder, graphite , soft eraser, figure beveler, steep beveler (checkered or flat, different sizes), modeling spoons, modeling balls, finest stylus you own, checkered backgrounder, brushes (different sizes), sponge, and a cotton cloth rag. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co., The Fiebing Co., and Renia USA 18 Official Workshop Sponsor

19 Arizona Style Layout & Tooling Rocky Minster Prescott Resort, Jerome Thursday-Friday 2/27-2/28 6:00pm - 10:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 10 $135.00 Learn about the Arizona style of tooling from someone who apprenticed under Porter saddlemakers. Students will learn the key layout features of Arizona style carving, which was also popular in Southern California. There will also be a brief discussion comparing the Arizona and Northern California styles. Students will draw a pattern layout panel and then stamp a panel of leather in the sample style. This is an 8-hour workshop, split between Thursday and Friday evenings. Materials to Bring: Note taking materials, heavy maul/mallet, straight blade swivel knife, strop, stamping tools and a stamping surface. Remember, the Arizona style always uses bar grounders, never matting tools. A complete list of suggested tools will be emailed to each student upon registration. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co.

Basic Hand Stitching 2.0: Case Maker’s Lap Strap Gordon Andrus Prescott Resort, Prescott Room Tuesday 2/25 1:00pm - 6:00pm see description Student Limit 12 $110.00 This workshop will cover basic double needle harness stitching using a pricking iron to mark out the stitching for a case maker’s lap strap. Case makers often need to hold awkward shapes for stitching, which don’t always fit in a traditional stitching horse; a lap strap is used instead. Stitching will be tied off with a hidden knot. An extensive handout is included with your attendance. Previous tooling experience or attendance at the morning swivel knife class is required. We will hit the ground running! Materials to Bring: Three ring binder for handouts and note taking, sharp 2” or smaller diamond awl with handle, John James 003 egg eye harness needles, dividers/spring compass, number 7 pricking irons (2 & 5 prong – Horseshoe Brand recommended), mallet (to drive pricking irons), and (to set stitching). Awls, needles, and can be purchased at https://redoxbrand.sagecreeksaddles.com/shop/. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co., Red Ox Brand Tools, Horseshoe Brand Tools, and Barry King Tools

20 Belt Scrolls: Repeating Design Robert Beard Prescott Resort, Bradshaw Room Thursday 2/27 9:00am - 5:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 12 $135.00 Robert will demonstrate and along with students as they create and color a repeating scroll pattern for a belt. Through his many years in leather, Robert’s unique tooling and coloring techniques have developed into his signature style. This project will highlight that style and allow students to learn some of Robert’s strategies for tooling and finishing belts and other tooling projects. Students will not make an entire belt but will instead complete a full design element for a belt that can be repeated on any length of belt. Materials to Bring: Swivel knife and blades, strop, maul/mallet, #4 pointed paintbrush, artist’s palette and stamping stone. Floral stamping tools: bevelers, veiners, pear shaders, cams, mule foot, lifter or undercutter, backgrounders and stops. (See page 4 for traveling board/stone combo). Robert will have Pro Series Tools for students to try/purchase.

Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co.

Bobby Park’s Advanced Floral Tooling Bob Park Prescott Resort, Arizona Room Wednesday 2/26 9:00am - 5:00pm Advanced Student Limit 12 $135.00 While there is a lot of reference material on how to learn the basics of floral tooling, there is very little designed to help take it to the next level. Bobby designed this workshop to do just that! General topics covered are: leather selection, casing the leather, carving solutions, controlling stretch and swivel knife/stamping tool selection. He will talk about a variety of the tooling techniques that he employs on his own projects. He’ll be sharing the techniques he’s learned over the years to create depth, dimension, texture and highlights. And with the aid of close-up cameras and a large screen TV, each student will have the opportunity to observe these techniques first hand. Instruction will include: the cutting sequence, tooling sequences, beveling without cutting, petal lifting and undercutting, back-beveling and the use of modeling tools. The class will have an opportunity in the afternoon session to apply these techniques on a practice floral tooling pattern. As this is not a project class, there will be no emphasis or pressure to complete the practice patterns. Bobby’s focus will be strictly on evaluating each student’s skill level and tailoring comments to help them improve. A recommended tool list will be provided to those who sign up for the workshop. Materials to Bring: Stamping tools (a full tool list will be emailed to each student upon registration), stamping surface, swivel knife, strop, maul/mallet of choice, tracing stylus, small sponge or water spray bottle, notepad, pencil and camera. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co.

21 Bobby Park’s Antiquing, Dyeing & Finishing Demonstration Bob Park Prescott Resort, Arizona Room Thursday 2/27 9:00am -12:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 20 $75.00 There are so many products available to the leather worker that it is difficult to know what to use or when to use it. Bobby designed this 3-hour demonstration to address the use of a variety of those products. General topics covered will include the use of spirit and water based dyes, acrylic colors, liquid highlighters and paste antiques. Through the use of close-up cameras and a large screen TV, he will share the techniques and sequences that he uses to produce professional-looking finishes. Discussion will include: oiling, brush selection, dyeing tooled backgrounds, dyeing edges, applying acrylic colors, applying paste antique, finish coats and sealants. Throughout the demonstration he will address a variety of products from various manufacturers, alternative applications and the successful methods that he’s learned to use over the years. This demonstration covers a lot of ground and is one of Bobby’s most popular workshops! Materials to Bring: Note taking materials. Cameras are welcome. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co., The Fiebing Co. and Bob Park Custom Leather

Bobby Park’s Bindings & Turned Edges Demonstration Bob Park Prescott Resort, Arizona Room Wednesday 2/26 7:00pm - 10:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 20 $75.00 In this demonstration, Bobby will share the methods he uses to create and apply leather bindings and turned edges on casework such as albums, wallets, briefcases and purses. These are techniques which are essential when utilizing pre-finished interior assemblies or where burnishing the edges is impractical. Topics covered will include hand skiving, splitting, trimming, gluing and sewing. Bobby will demonstrate the use of several hand tools for cutting and skiving and with the aid of a large screen TV and multiple cameras, students will be presented with close-up views of each and every operation. Additionally, Bobby will demonstrate the use of the of bell knife skivers, leather splitters and their practical applications to this subject. If you have ever considered using bindings or turned edges in a project then this demonstration will be particularly informative. Time permitting, there will be an open Q & A session where Bobby will answer questions regarding any subject which may interest the class. Materials to Bring: Note taking materials. Cameras are welcome. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co., Leather Machine Co., LLC and Bob Park Custom Leather

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Bobby Park’s Creating Western Floral Designs Bob Park Prescott Resort, Arizona Room Tuesday 2/25 9:00am - 5:00pm Intermediate and Advanced Student Limit 12 $135.00 If you were standing in the wrong line when they passed out drawing skills, this class is for you! This workshop is designed as an introduction to drawing floral tooling patterns utilizing the techniques outlined in Bobby’s book, Creating Western Floral Designs. The instruction is designed to assist those who struggle when composing floral tooling patterns. Utilizing close-up cameras and a large screen TV, Bobby outlines the step by step process that he uses when designing patterns. This is not an art class! Rather, it’s a mechanical approach to composition utilizing common traditional design elements found in most tooling patterns. The focus is to assist students in designing patterns by following the techniques outlined in the book. Some of the topics covered include basic layout, the use of borders and understanding pattern flow. During the afternoon session the students will practice some basic techniques in drawing, under Bobby’s supervision. Loaner copies of Creating Western Floral Designs will be available and signed copies will be available for purchase as . Materials to Bring: , erasers, circle template (up to 3”), note taking materials and a camera. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Bob Park Custom Leather

24 Braided Necklace Ron Titus Prescott Resort, Jerome Room Saturday 2/29 8:00am - 12:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 6 $85.00 In this workshop, you will be working along with Ron to make a 4-strand necklace and closing the ends as well. This necklace will be braided from beginning to end. Whether you’re just starting out, or you’ve been at this for years, Ron’s decades of braiding, lacing and knot tying experience will bring your skills to a whole new level. Learning this basic braid will allow you to continue braiding and move on to more advanced braiding projects. Ron will also discuss the ring knot, Turk’s head knot and common vaquero horse braiding applications. Materials to Bring: Lacing awl or fid (can be purchased from Ron), any projects you have questions about, notepaper, pencil, camera and questions! Lace will be provided. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Y-Knot Lace

Chap & Chink Making Bob Klenda Prescott Resort, Arizona Room Friday 2/28 6:00pm - 10:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 20 $75.00 The goal for this class is to provide the student with the knowledge and confidence to make chaps for personal use or as a business. Subject matter offered: The art of taking orders, taking proper measurements, understanding what the measurements mean, selecting suitable leather, doing layout, cutting and construction. Further subject matter: Understanding pattern design, adjustment, and fit as well as the difference between chaps, chinks, and Armitas and what is unique about each. The class will be informal, questions are welcome, and chaps, chinks, etc. will be on display for your inspection. Materials to Bring: Notepad, pencil and camera. Optional: Chaps/Chinks/Armitas you have made.

Circular Basketweave Ed LaBarre Tis Art Annex, 102 Friday 2/28 1:00pm - 5:00pm Advanced or Better Student Limit 10 $75.00 Join Ed for a fun way to do basketweave. You will learn how to run your basketweave in a curved and circular fashion. Be forewarned: you will probably never want to do straight basketweaves again after this workshop. We will focus on the circular basketweave and with time permitting we will touch on the realistic leaf in the center. Materials to Bring: Stamping stone, maul/mallet, swivel knife, strop, stylus, (2) SIMPLE basketweave stamps of the same design (medium size and one the next size smaller – the Craftool x511 works well for this design), assorted smooth pear shaders, thumbprints, and smooth bevelers, favorite background tool (no bargrounders!), smooth matting tool, and most importantly, a Fun-and-Ready-to-Learn Attitude! Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co. 25 Cowboy Cuffs Bob Klenda Prescott Resort, Jerome Room Tuesday 2/25 8:00am - 5:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 6 $170.00 Cowboy cuffs have completed a cowboy’s outfit for a long time. Bob is offering youan opportunity to make your very own pair. Layout patterns will be supplied, along with flower carving patterns. You can choose to flower carve, basket, block, or border stamp yours. (The carving pattern as shown in the pictured cuffs will be available as well as a simpler pattern. If flower carving even the simpler pattern, expect to complete just one cuff at best during the class.) Students will learn about choosing leather, proper layout, cutting, how to line the inside and do the scalloped fold over, edging, burnishing, punching holes, applying finishes, setting snaps, and lacing or braiding. If flower carving, learn the elements that make a pattern inspirational as well as improving your technique. Materials to Bring: Note taking material, camera, swivel knife, strop, mallet, stamping tools, stamping surface, round knife or favorite cutting knife, slicking wood or glass, wood or poly cutting board, size 4, 5, 6 hole punches, #3 or #4 edger, stitching awl. (Hole punches, lacing, snaps and snap setters will be furnished. If flying to the show, contact Bob at 970-379-7375 to arrange for tools.) Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co., Klenda Saddlery, and The Fiebing Co.

Dip Dop Flip Flops Serina Lee Prescott Resort, Bradshaw Room Tuesday-Wednesday 2/25-2/26 9:00am - 5:00pm Intermediate Student Limit 6 $300.00 Summer is coming – it will be here before we know it!! You will walk out of this workshop wearing (or carrying, lol) a completed pair flip flops made by YOU!! Serina will teach full construction of a pair of flip flops! You can then go home and make sandals this summer for your friends, family and customers! You will learn how to make a specific size and fit it to your customer. You will out all parts of the flip flops, glue, sand, and dye them. We will discuss many aspects of construction, changing up the look of the foot strap and the toe strap, and ways to put designs and patterns on the top and bottom soles. We will discuss the type of leathers, dyes and finishes to use. All materials, including leather and dyes will be included in the cost of the workshop. The class size will be kept small so that Serina can provide individualized attention during the two days. Materials to Bring: Round knife, X-acto knife, metal square (extending at least 8” on each side), ruler, cutting mat, stamping stone, stylus, swivel knife, strop, mallet, bevelers, backgrounder, small and medium size edgers, small brush, Sharpie, apron, maker’s stamp, burnishing tools and dividers. If you have them, also bring a 3/8” hole , a 1” oblong punch, and a cobbler’s hammer. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co., Double K Leather, The Fiebing Co. and Leather Machine Co., LLC 26 Official Workshop Sponsor

27 Dye Application Techniques for Effect Dyeing Katie FioRito Prescott Resort, Chino Room Thursday 2/27 6:00pm - 10:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 20 $150.00 In a hands-on class, students will learn and practice a variety of hand dyeing and finishing techniques with a special 4-part dye system exclusive to Orion Calf. Students will learn how each medium specifically works and interacts on a variety of leather types, including veg tanned and chrome tanned leathers. Common techniques such as patina, sponge, and brush dye work, as well as troubleshooting common errors will be covered. Students will be provided a variety of materials to experiment on and are free to take materials home for reference or to assemble and sell. Students do not need to bring any tools but should come prepared to practice. Materials to Bring: Note taking materials and a camera. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Orion Calf

English Saddle Repair 101 Bob Brenner Prescott Resort, Jerome Room Friday 2/28 1:00pm - 5:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 20 $90.00 Are you missing out on additional business by not doing English saddle repair?? In this workshop we will cover the most common English saddle repairs. These will include: Re- lacing (re-stitching) the pommel and cantle, replacing the billets, replacing fall-down staples and head nails, replacing knee rolls, re-flocking and much more. Also, Bob will discuss the materials that need to be used and sources for those materials, plus the tools that are required. Bob has over 30 years of experience in English saddle and tack repair. Materials to Bring: Note taking materials. Cameras are welcome.

Fearless Swivel Knife Use Jim Linnell Prescott Resort, Prescott Room Saturday 2/29 8:00am - 12:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 15 $85.00 If you are one whose hand tenses up when touching a swivel knife and a bit of fear brushes the pit of your stomach when your swivel knife touches the leather, this is the workshop you need to take. This workshop begins with the basics and then takes participants beyond what they ever dreamed they could do with a swivel knife. Once the fear of the swivel knife is conquered, cutting a pattern, decorative cuts, and even complete designs will be handled with confidence. By the end of the workshop, students will complete a piece of leather art using only their swivel knife. Materials to Bring: Favorite swivel knife, stylus, strop, note taking supplies and all the questions you’ve ever had about mastering the swivel knife. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Tandy Leather 28 Feeding Time! Kathy Flanagan Prescott Resort, Chino Room Friday-Saturday 2/28-2/29 9:00am - 5:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 12 $300.00 If fun is what you are looking for in leather work, this workshop is for you. The subject matter is cute and unusual, and you can do your own thing with it. Plug embossing and embossed appliqué are both included on the agenda. The coloring is a bit different than the usual, and may prove to be easier to the inexperienced painter. Come join Kathy for this magic ride in Prescott! Materials to Bring: All materials and patterns needed to make the project will be supplied. Bring the following tools: Stamping surface, cutting board, mallet, stylus, modeling spoon, swivel knife, strop, scalpel with #11 blades, bevellers (smooth and textured, various sizes), matting tools (smooth and textured, various sizes), pear shaders (smooth, various sizes), F895, paint brushes (round, sizes 0 to 4), toothbrush, leather , and a sharp knife (small head knife, skiving knife, industrial knife [Tandy’s] – any knife sharp enough to go through heavy leather with ). Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co., The Fiebing Co., and Renia USA

Fine Assembly Work Takeshi Yonezawa Prescott Resort, Chino Room Thursday 2/27 8:00am - 5:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 10 $165.00 This course is designed for the student who wishes to develop their skills and master the fundamentals of assembly work over this full-day class. Instructor Takeshi Yonezawa will share his specialized techniques that took years to develop, focusing specifically on: 1) Skiving leather; 2) Applying bond; 3) Edge work. The valuable skills taught during Fine Assembly Work are foundational to all leather projects, but often get overlooked. However, once in practice, students will enhance their leatherwork and amplify their ability to create fine leather goods. Best of all, these fundamental yet critical skills can be utilized throughout one’s entire journey with leather. Materials to Bring: Glue spreader (available for purchase at class), cutter knife (recommended: NT Cutter OLFA), cutting surface, glass surface, (2) rulers (recommended: thin, steel rulers with little flexibility), edger, sandpaper or sanding stick (#400), ballpoint pen or leather marking pen, canvas piece or cotton cloth (to be used for edge burnishing), leathercraft hammer, roller tool, flat edge knife (optional – available for purchase in the workshop). Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co., The Fiebing Co., Leather Machine Co., LLC, and Renia USA.

29 Floral Pattern Layout Al Gould Prescott Resort, Arizona Room Friday 2/28 8:00am - 12:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 15 $75.00 Discover floral pattern layout, combined with geometric and basket stamping. Learn how to draw patterns properly within a given space while maintaining symmetry, balance and flow. Further instruction involving basic pattern components (flowers, buds, leaves, stems and fillers) will open up inexhaustible possibilities for pattern layout. Then, add borders to complete your designs using cut lines, beaded and serpentine accents. A tried and true course that is a favorite with students, year after year. Materials to Bring: Plain drawing paper, pencils and an eraser.

How to Make Your Leatherwork Pay for Itself Jim Linnell Prescott Resort, Jerome Room Saturday 2/29 1:00pm - 5:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 15 $95.00 One of the first questions that a leather craftsman faces when they get into the craft is how to pay for it. A hobby is a great thing that everyone should have, but having one that pays for itself or that even can make you money would make that the perfect hobby. In this workshop Jim Linnell will share insights on how to make a hobby in leathercraft can pay for itself. Whether a seasoned leather worker or a beginner, there is value for students at all levels in this 4 hour workshop. With over 50 years of leather working experience, Al Stohlman Award winner Jim Linnell will answer questions on getting started, determining price, where to sell your goods, and much more. In his 40 years in the leather , Jim has watched leather workers evolve from beginners to successful businesses many times and has been a part of guiding many craftsmen toward that goal. Jim will also dedicate some time to discussing how to use social media to promote your business. Topics range from the basics, such as how to set up a page, to much more in depth conversations, such as how to leverage the internet to build a business and get publicity. Past attendees of this seminar have exclaimed that there was something for every one at every level and the insights offered in this class transcend beyond leatherwork, but could be applied to any hobby. Materials to Bring: Note making materials and all of your questions on how to make your leathercrafting hobby pay for itself. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Tandy Leather

30 Intro to Case Making: Leather Gift Box Gordon Andrus Prescott Resort, Prescott Room Thursday 2/27 8:00am - 5:00pm See description Student Limit 12 $185.00 At one time, many cases or boxes were made from leather and the makers of these case goods employed the use of the hand box stitch. This is a rare opportunity to learn this unique stitching technique, which is a hallmark of the finest case work in leather. Workshop attendees will progress through the steps with Gordon to learn this little-known process while assembling a small gift box. An illustrated handout is included with your attendance. Previous hand stitching experience, or attendance in the Handstitching 2.0 workshop is required. We will hit the ground running. Materials to Bring: Three-ring binder for handouts and note taking, sharp 2” or smaller diamond awl with handle, John James #003 egg eye harness needles, waxed, polyester-linen thread (#12/165 size), dividers/spring compass, mallet (to drive pricking irons), Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co., Red Ox Brand Tools, Horseshoe Brand Tools, and Barry King Tools Leather Duffel Bag Aaron Heizer Prescott Resort, Chino Room Wednesday 2/26 8:00am - 5:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 8 $225.00 Take home your very own leather duffel bag made by you! Students will construct a duffle bag using various construction techniques and different sewing skills pertaining to each part of the bag. This useful bag will be lined and include a zippered inner pocket. It is possible to make a two-toned bag! French seaming will be taught as part of this project. Rolled leather handles will complete this bag. Materials to Bring: Rotary cutter, cutting mat, scissors, leather cutting knife, headlamp (optional), andnote taking materials. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Leather Machine Co., Inc. and Maker’s Leather Supply Leatherwork for Veterans Davis Reynolds Prescott Resort, Prescott Room Sunday 3/1 9:00am -12:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 12 Free This workshop is specifically designed for U.S. Military Veterans who are interested in leathercraft. Davis, a U.S. veteran himself, will teach about leatherwork as you create a custom valet tray. The focus of the project will be to learn and practice the basics of stamping and tooling. Later, Davis will take you on a tour through the trade show to introduce you to the vendors and talk about the supplies at hand. Materials to Bring: All materials will be provided by Silver Creek Leather Co. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Silver Creek Leather Co. 31 Leatherwork Personal Training Bob Klenda Prescott Resort, Coomer Room Saturday 2/29 (see description) All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 1 $100.00 Bring a sampling of your work for a 1-on-1 critique of your leather carving and/or stamping, saddle or chap making. Ask questions, discuss your hopes and struggles. Receive ideas, information on ways of doing things and encouragement. Discuss leather, design, tools, and habits. Call the Journal to register: 715-362-5393. 3 time slots available: 11am - 12pm, 1pm - 2pm; 3pm - 4pm; Assigned on a first-come, first served basis. Please meet at the Leather Crafters/Trade Show Registration booth 5 minutes prior to your session to be shown to your classroom. Materials to Bring: Bring a sampling of your successes and struggles whether it be leather or the tools that you use. Bring pictures or samples of what you’re trying to achieve. Bring a list of questions and things that you would like to discuss. All students under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Making Saddle Bags Bob Klenda Prescott Resort, Jerome Room Wednesday-Thursday 2/26-2/27 8:00am - 5:00pm Intermediate Student Limit 6 $345.00 During Bob’s 57 years as a saddle maker, he has made saddle bags of all sizes and shapes. In this 2-day workshop, the student will build and take home a medium sized pair with an accordion-style . Bob will explain styles, materials and construction methods as well as the methods of attaching saddle bags to a saddle. Patterns will be supplied; student will lay out, cut, stamp, rivet, sew, edge, oil and polish the pair that they make. Time will only permit a simple border stamp (bring a favorite). Materials to Bring: Notepad, pencil, camera, swivel knife, strop, mallet, stamping tools, stamping surface, round knife or favorite cutting knife, wood or poly cutting surface, heavy scissors, #3 and #4 edgers, edge rubbing supplies, and a broad-faced hammer. Bob will supply tools for those who don’t have all the listed tools. If flying to the trade show, contact Bob at 970-379-7375 to arrange for tools. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co., The Fiebing Co., Leather Machine Co., LLC, Renia USA, and Klenda Saddlery

32 Nature Flow: Flowers, Scrolls & Leaves Ed LaBarre Tis Art Annex, 102 Wednesday-Thursday 2/26-2/27 8:00am - 5:00pm Advanced or Better Student Limit 10 $300.00 Come join Ed on Wednesday and Thursday for his unique leather carving/tooling and dyeing “Nature Flow” workshop. Ed will be sharing his knowledge and tips on how YOU can produce this beautiful work of art that can be used on albums, journal covers, or simply framed to be admired as wall art. Are you up to the challenge? Are you looking to take your tooling to the next level? Ed will present a deceptively complex design that is quite challenging but very achievable. It has several – MANY – areas requiring special attention to make all the layers, depth and definition stand out. All leather, supplies and dyes provided. There is a lot packed into this workshop, so be prepared to bring your A-Game! Should you need more time, Ed is willing to stay on to make sure you finish your project. Be aware that class may go past 5 pm if needed. Materials to Bring: Stamping stone, maul/mallet, strop, swivel knife, stylus, assorted smooth pear shaders, thumbprints, and bevelers, favorite background tool (no bargrounders!), smooth matting tool, hand style petal lifters, brushes (1/4” flat or Filbert and medium pointed), and most importantly, a Fun-and-Ready-to-Learn Attitude! Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co., Renia USA, and Tandy Leather

Painting with Ed LaBarre Ed LaBarre Prescott Resort, Granite Mountain (stage area) Thursday 2/27 7:00pm - 10:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 8 $65.00 Learn the techniques Ed uses to achieve his signature style realistic colors during this 3-hour demonstration. Ed will start with a pre-tooled carving of his realistic leaves and show you how to bring them to life with color! You’ll be able to observe the nuances of layering color, mixing the dyes, how to shadow, highlight and otherwise make the design more life-like. Questions are encouraged! Materials to Bring: Note taking materials and a camera. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Tandy Leather

33 Pricing Your Work Bob Brenner Prescott Resort, Jerome Room Friday 2/28 8:00am - 12:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 10 $95.00 Bob Brenner is the leather industry authority with decades of experience on how to price your work. Are you profitable? Even if you are, this workshop is designed to help you maximize your profits and avoid common pitfalls. This is a packed, 4-hour workshop based on Bob’s book, “How to Establish Prices for the Saddle Maker or Leather Worker”. Each student will receive his book (a $39.95 retail value) during the workshop, which will help you greatly in your note taking while Bob is teaching. This proven system will teach you how to establish a profitable hourly rate and price for your services and products, and it is updated by Bob continuously to reflect fair market pricing. Having a Business Administration Degree from Colorado State University and spending 11 years in the banking industry, Bob set up every day, real world accounting systems in his shop which are the basis for the book. These strategies can be used for anything you make. Bob uses this same system in his shop on a daily basis and this is his 21st year teaching this workshop, which tells you it is a valuable resource. If you’ve made it, he’s priced it (profitably)! Materials to Bring: Note taking materials. Realistic Leaves: Bear Oaks Ed LaBarre Tis Art Annex, 102 Friday 2/28 8:00am - 12:00pm Advanced or Better Student Limit 10 $75.00 This 4-hour workshop will focus on how to tool realistic, natural looking leaves – how to get the leaves to stand out and be the focus of the design. The proper use of thumbprints, pear shaders, and hand-held petal lifters will be examined. You will explore how to apply the vein structure and stems on the leaves and touch on getting the depth of tooling to make the leaves stand out. Materials to Bring: Stamping stone, maul/mallet, strop, swivel knife, stylus, assorted smooth pear shaders, thumbprints, and bevelers, favorite background tool (no bargrounders!), smooth matting tool, hand style petal lifters, and most importantly, a Fun-and-Ready-to- Learn Attitude! Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co. Saddles: Ground Seat Al Gould Prescott Resort, Arizona Room Saturday 2/29 8:00am - 12:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 20 $125.00 Al will build an entire ground seat in this workshop, while discussing the shaping of it as well. He will discuss each step of the process, leaving enough time for student questions. This workshop is a great precursor to the afternoon workshop, Saddles: Saddle Fit Up. Materials to Bring: Notebook, pencils and eraser. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co. 34 Saddles: Saddle Fit Up Al Gould Prescott Resort, Arizona Room Saturday 2/29 1:00pm - 5:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 20 $125.00 This course will demonstrate how to fit, mark and cut the saddle skirts, rigging and the seat to fit the rider and the purpose of the saddle. Al will instruct on how to find the elusive shape, balance and function with saddle fit-up, and will demonstrate a variety of rigging styles and applications. Recommended prerequisite: Saddles: Ground Seat. Materials to Bring: Notebook, pencils and eraser. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co.

Sculpted 3-D Sunflower Annie Libertini Tis Art Annex, 103 Thursday 2/27 9:00am - 5:00pm Beginner Student Limit 15 $135.00 In this one-day workshop you will learn leather sculpting techniques and create a life-like, three-dimensional sunflower using only your hands and a few basic tools. Each student will be instructed in manipulating the leather to make natural looking flowers and using water- based dyes and acrylic paint to bring them to life! At the end of the class the flowers will be assembled and can be made into or ornaments. Materials to Bring: Paper and pencil, stylus, modeling spoon, awl, safety skiver or skiving blade, misting spray bottle for water, small stamping stone, maul or mallet, small and medium mulefoot stamps (Tandy U851, U853), paintbrushes if you have ones that you prefer. Annie will have extra tools available. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co. and Renia USA

Silver Creek Leather’s Introduction to Leathercraft for Kids Greg Sartor Prescott Resort, Prescott Room Saturday 2/29 1:00pm - 3:00pm Beginner Student Limit 12 Free Silver Creek Leather Co. presents an introduction workshop for youth of all skill levels, ages 8-15. Each student will receive a Realeather Discover Leathercraft Kit to use in the classroom and take home! All kits include multiple leathercraft projects, stamping tools, dyes, supplies, patterns and instructions needed to finish the projects. In the class, instructors will demonstrate and help with the basics of stamping, tooling, dyeing and working with leather. Class attendance will include free admission to the trade show. Materials to Bring: All materials will be provided by Silver Creek Leather Co. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Silver Creek Leather Co. 35 Simulated Stones – Making Jewelry with Realistic Leather Stones Jim Linnell Prescott Resort, Prescott Room Friday 2/28 9:00am - 5:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 15 $145.00 One very popular accessory that leather craftsmen are having great success making and selling is leather bracelets with stones set in them. The problem most have is finding a source for the stones to set in the leather. Well, what if you could make your own unique simulated stones out of leather? In fact, what if you could make an entire piece of jewelry out of leather? Think of the applications this could have for belts, handbags and all sorts of personal accessories. This will be a valuable skill that will let you separate your work ffrom everyone else. Materials to Bring: Swivel knife, strop, stylus, modeling spoon, ball end modeling tool, various size seeder stamps, F910, smallest camouflage stamps and mules foot stamps you have, beveling stamps and fine veiner stamps, scalpel, cutting and stamping surface, and edge slicking tools. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Tandy Leather Slickbald’s Advanced Carving Techniques Chris Andre Prescott Resort, Granite Mountain Room Wednesday 2/26 6:00pm - 10:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 12 $85.00 Together with Slickbald you will carve a floral pattern with “top down priority”, learning how to create great depth and dimension to any floral pattern as well as precision bar grounding and other backgrounding techniques. Materials to Bring: Basic floral carving tools: Modeling spoon, figure and matter bevelers, fine checked matters, swivel knife, strop, bar grounders and decorative background matters, thin veiner, horizonal thumbprint, leaf liner, maul/mallet, and a stone if you can. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co. and The Fiebing Company Slickbald’s Basic Pant Belts Chris Andre Prescott Resort, Granite Mountain Room Wednesday 2/26 8:00am - 5:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 10 $150.00 Learn the fundamentals of belt construction while making a lined pant belt with Slickbald. He will cover sizing, belt and liner weights, splitting the liner, design centering and layout, and basket stamping. This workshop will also cover shop tips and production techniques to help the student hit the ground running. Materials to Bring: Students should have their own professional collection of properly shaped, sharpened, and polished tools: pencil, head knife or similar, strop, round punches (3/16”), #3 and #4 common edge bevelers, wing dividers, small to medium basket stamps, maul and stone. Chris will try to bring tools to fill in the gaps. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co., The Fiebing Co., Leather Machine Co., LLC, and Renia USA. 36 Slickbald’s Carving the Colt Peacemaker Chris Andre Prescott Resort, Granite Mountain Room Thursday 2/27 8:00am - 5:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 12 $135.00 Together with Slickbald, you will figure carve a “realistic” Colt Peacemaker. The main focus of this class will be learning techniques for the more realistic carving of anything, not just revolvers. Several techniques in adding depth and dimension to your carvings will be demonstrated. Materials to Bring: Swivel knife, figure bevelers, matter bevelers, triangle beveler, pear shaders (very small to medium), 1/4” flower center, flower center liner, leaf liner, thin veiner, 1/4” camouflage or wave cam, horizontal thumbprint, fine checkered matters, decorative matters, plain seeders (1/8”, 3/32” & 1/4”), modeling spoons, Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co.

Slickbald’s Concealed Carry Gunleather Chris Andre Prescott Resort, Granite Mountain Room Friday 2/28 8:00am - 5:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 10 $200.00 Learn the fundamentals of professional holster design and construction. This workshop will focus on concealed carry holsters with the student making a One Slot, “Nelson No 1” style holster. Chris will cover the fitting of the holster style to the customer, types of holsters and their applications, as well as designing holsters from scratch. In construction we will cover leather selection, liners, wet molding and more. The class will also cover shop tips and production techniques to help the student hit the ground running. Students will receive one of Slickbald’s 1 Slot Holster Master pattern packs. Materials to Bring: Students should have their own professional collection of properly shaped, sharpened, and polished tools: pencil, head knife or similar, strop, 3/8” round punch, one medium sized (#3/4) French skiver, #3 and #5 common edge bevelers, slicker, and wing dividers. Chris will try to bring tools to fill in the gaps. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co., The Fiebing Co., and Leather Machine Co., LLC

37 Slickbald’s Cowboy Action Gunleather Chris Andre Prescott Resort, Granite Mountain Room Saturday 2/29 8:00am - 5:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 8 $200.00 Learn the fundamentals of professional Western gunleather design and construction. This workshop will focus on Western holsters for Cowboy Action Shooting with the student making one “fast draw” style holster. Chris will cover the fitting of the holster style to the customer, types of holsters and their applications, as well as designing holsters from scratch. In construction we will cover leather selection, the welt , liners, wet molding and more. The workshop will also cover shop tips and production techniques to help the student hit the ground running. Students will receive one of Slickbald’s Cowboy Holster Master Pattern pattern packs. Materials to Bring: Students should have their own professional collection of properly shaped, sharpened, and polished tools: pencil, head knife or similar, strop, round punches (5- 16” & 3/8”), one medium-sized (#3/4) French skiver, #3 and #5 common edge bevelers, #11 Exacto style knife, slicker, wing dividers, needle-nose , and a lace puller if you have one. Chris will try to bring tools to fill in the gaps. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co. and Leather Machine Co., LLC

Slickbald’s De-mystifying the Stitcher Chris Andre Prescott Resort, Granite Mountain Room Friday 2/28 6:00pm - 9:30pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 25 $65.00 If you have ever been stumped by your , are the proud owner of a new stitcher, or are planning on purchasing a stitcher, this workshop is for you. Chris “Slickbald” Andre will address setting up a Class 4 Cobra machine (or similar), finding “home”, tension and thread weights, and go over the accessories as well. Many applications will be demonstrated. Questions are encouraged and students will have the opportunity to practice withthe stitchers on hand. Materials to Bring: Note taking materials. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Leather Machine Co., LLC

38 Slickbald’s Western Braces (Suspenders) Chris Andre Prescott Resort, Granite Mountain Room Tuesday 2/25 8:00am - 5:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 10 $200.00 Braces, suspenders, pant hangars...In this workshop, we’ll be making a set of leather braces, or whatever you’d like to call them. Chris will cover fitting the customer, making an alignment jig, and the assembly of your braces. Students should have time to stamp a basic geometric design if desired. Materials to Bring: Students should have their own professional collection of properly shaped, sharpened, and polished tools: pencil, head knife or similar, strop, 3/16” round punch, #2 and/or #3 common edge bevelers, and any stamping tools, including a swivel knife, stamping stone and maul, should you decide to decorate your braces. Chris will try to bring tools to fill in any gaps. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co. and Leather Machine Co., LLC

So, You Think You Wanna Play with Leather? Serina Lee Tis Art Annex, 104 Thursday 2/27 9:00am - 5:00pm Beginner Student Limit 15 $145.00 This workshop will be action-packed and Fun!! The focus of this workshop will be to learn the basics! Types and weights of leather and its uses will be covered, to learn which leather is best for which project. You will also learn how to case veg tan leather to prepare it for tooling, prepare the leather for the least amount of stretch and we will also be tooling a small piece. This workshop will be very hands on with lots of interaction. My goal is to help you learn the basics but also give you lots of tips and tricks to making a beautiful, finished product!! Come on! Let’s play with leather!! Materials to Bring: Maul/mallet, basic 7 stamping tools (beveler, veiner, camouflage, seeder, backgrounder, pear shader, and mules foot), sharp swivel knife, strop, fine point stylus, straight edge/ruler, stamping stone, notebook and pen. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co. and The Fiebing Company

39 Stamp Like a King Barry King Prescott Resort, Copper Basin Room Wednesday 2/26 9:00am - 5:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 12 $135.00 Barry King has produced thousands of basket stamps over the years and he’s tried every single one of their designs! This workshop will consist of basic to advanced designs using your tools. Barry will begin with design overview of placing brands, initials, or floral designs into the geometric patterns. You’ll learn proper usage of tools to create the designs they are meant to create, and then use the same tools to create new designs. Attention will be given to how to orient the tools so that they line up as well as address how to fit your design within an allocated space (border-to-border). There will be open discussion for any questions on finishing projects as well. Barry will have many tools available to try to see what designs you can create with them. Materials to Bring: Stamping stone, mallet/maul, ruler, square, stylus, geometric tools, wing dividers, note taking materials and a camera. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co., Barry King Tools

Sunburst Gaucho Braid Cuff! Freddie Matara Tis Art Annex, 102 Saturday 2/29 9:00am - 5:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 12 $225.00 In this workshop you will build a beautiful wrist cuff to wear. Freddie will demonstrate and teach his unique technique of hand applying a sunburst fade. Freddie created this method to mimic the look of an airbrush without the messy cleanup. This technique is perfectly suited for any leather project that would benefit from a rich, custom patina, right out of the gate! Perfectly centered on this cuff will be a beautiful gaucho braid that you’ll learn how to execute. There are a few ways to accomplish this braid, but Freddie will teach the method best suited for wrist wear. All aspects of fine, clean, and efficient leatherworking will be on display, including tool selection, step sequence and using intuition. Along with making this beautiful cuff, Freddie will answer all questions related to making wristwear and leatherwork in general. He’s looking forward to welcoming you to his workshop! Materials to Bring: Cutting board, leather knife, a couple of small hole punches (including a 1/8”), maul/mallet, lacing fid or , and an edge beveler. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Tandy Leather, The Fiebing Co. and Knotty Linda

40 Swivel Knife Finesse Al Gould Prescott Resort Arizona Room Friday 2/28 1:00pm - 5:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 12 $75.00 Designed to add style to your swivel knife work, this workshop will help you learn to make the swivel knife the integral and indispensable tool for your leatherwork. Al will show you how to “run” with your cuts, how to cut floral designs, borders, leaves and stems, stand alone cuts and basic, decorative cuts. Al is ready to answer all questions related to swivel knife finesse, including all the various types of blades and bevels, so bring your most challenging questions. Sharpening and maintaining the edge on your knives will also be covered. Learn the best blade to use for each specific job. By the end of this workshop, you should feel as though you and your swivel knife (knives?) are well acquainted! Materials to Bring: Swivel knife, strop, notebook and pencil. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co.

Swivel Knife: Sharpening and Smooth Control Gordon Andrus Prescott Resort, Prescott Room Tuesday 2/25 8:00am - 12:00pm All skill levels welcome! Student Limit 16 $85.00 Control of the swivel knife is fundamental to decorative work in leather. Attendees will learn to properly sharpen and strop their knives. Gordon will work with each student to adjust their knives for reduced muscle and joint fatigue and to allow for the greatest control of the tool. He will show you how to free yourself up to move better and make smooth, flowing cuts. Emphasis will also be placed on making cuts of any length that fade from full width to whisper thin over the full length of the cut. Also covered: making push cuts, avoiding undercuts, and practice exercises for improving finish cuts. Materials to Bring: 3-ring binder for handouts and note taking, swivel knives, blades, sharpening angle guides (if you have them), sharpening stones or lapping plates, strops, and a small spritz bottle. A sharpening system, diamond laps, knives and blades can be purchased at https://redoxbrand.sagecreeksaddles.com/shop/. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co. and Red Ox Brand Tools

41 Taming Your Tools: Cutting In, Beveling, & Bargrounding Gordon Andrus Prescott Resort, Prescott Room Wednesday 2/26 8:00am - 5:00pm See description Student Limit 16 $170.00 Muscle memory – learning by doing. You want to be able to use what you learn here when you get home. Gordon has developed methods to help you notice the way your joints and muscles feel when you are working in the most efficient way. Beginning with smooth, tapered knife cuts, you will then work on beveling them to maintain that smooth, tapered line. Smoothly walking a beveler is a subtle skill and attendees will have the opportunity to feel the beveler form smooth, toolmark-free results. Gordon’s approach to using, or taming, the bar grounder involves a few tricks which he will share that can greatly improve your background work. Materials to Bring: 3-ring binder for handouts and note taking, strop, small spritz bottle, stamping stone, stamp tools*, swivel knife with sharp straight blade (no angle blades), 16 or 20 oz. tapered round maul. Knives and blades can be purchased at https://redoxbrand. sagecreeksaddles.com/shop/. Best results will come with good tools. Bring what you have or purchase ahead of time; some stamps will be available in the workshop for you to try. (*The following Barry King Tools will be used: extra steep petal lifters – #0, 1; back bevellers – #1, 2; 30º checked bevellers – {straight #0, 2, 3, 4} {round – #2, 3, 4} {concave – #1, 3, 4} {smooth teardrop background – #1}; and bargrounders – #35 {3, 5, & 7 berries}. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co., Red Ox Brand Tools, and Barry King Tools

Tooling Realistic Portraits: Sitting Bull Annie Libertini Tis Art Annex, 103 Friday 2/28 9:00am - 5:00pm Intermediate Student Limit 12 $150.00 In this one day workshop you will learn to tool a realistic, lifelike portrait of Sitting Bull. In the process of tooling this portrait, Annie will show you how to make a tracing pattern from a photograph and how to use basic tools to create dimension and capture the details of character and personality that should shine through in every portrait. She will also discuss how to choose the best images to use for portraits and how to translate them to leather so that you will be ready to take these skills home and do your own! Although we will not have time to color the pictures, time permitting Annie will demo how she colors and finishes her portraits. Materials to Bring: (Tandy product codes are given as examples.) Pencil and paper, stamping stone, stylus, swivel knife and strop, maul or mallet, misting spray bottle for water (water and sponges will also be available), small round modeling spoon (#8039-01), med/large round modeling spoon (#8039-02), ball end modeling tool (#8039-04), any other favorite modeling tools, hair blade tool (#88012-00), smooth and checked bevelers, smooth and checked pear shaders (small and large), your preferred background/matting tools. Materials for this workshop donated/provided by: Hermann Oak Leather Co. 42 INSTRUCTORS Chris Andre Chris “Slickbald” Andre is an award winning, professional leather artist and maker in Colorado. Chris works mostly in cowboy action and concealed carry gun leather while dabbling in saddles, cowboy trappings and motorcycle gear. Chris is also an active and competitive member of SASS and Cowboy Fast Draw, and is a lifetime competitive shooter, and USMC Marksmanship Instructor. Chris authors a variety of instruction and pattern packs for gun leather and other items as well as offering private classes in holster making and carving.

Gordon Andrus Gordon Andrus is an artist, craftsman, and author. Gordon has been working leather since the mid-1970s, when he was given a handful of tools that had belonged to his grandfather. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Utah State University 1986 and a Master of Fine Arts from Alfred University in 1990. He has owned Sage Creek Stock Saddle Co. for the past sixteen years. “Artistry is vital to any creative endeavor. As a saddler, I strive to achieve as high a level of artistry in my craftsmanship as I can. I love making things that are useful.” Robert Beard Robert owns Pro Series Tool Company in Farmington, New Mexico, where he specializes in designing and crafting custom leather tools. He is a world-renowned carver, instructor and toolmaker and has been a leather artist for over forty years. Robert spends much of his time on the road, teaching leather art to students in the U.S., Canada and overseas. He was awarded the Al Stohlman Award for Achievement in Leathercraft in 1987 and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.

Bob Brenner Bob has been a full-time saddle maker for 35+ years, after spending ten years in the banking industry. With a degree in Business Administration, majoring in accounting and finance, Bob published the book “How to Establish Prices for the Saddle Maker or Leather Worker”. This book is based on the day to day accounting and pricing practices in his shop. As a founder and Executive Director of the American Saddle Makers Association, he is the editor and lead author of ASMA’s GREEN BOOK guide to pricing, the “How Do I Make That?” book series, Western Saddle Fit, and others.

Katie FioRito Katie Fiorito is a self taught artist with over 30 years’ experience working with various mediums and a forte in painting and color theory. In 2014 she had the opportunity to pursue her artistic passions as a full time focus. She transitioned into leather work and after several years of research and development has been able to successfully apply her skill set to a new medium. She currently resides in Bend, Oregon, with her partner, Mark, and her two dogs, Kodi and Bajie.

Kathy Flanagan When she was very young, Kathy started her leathercraft career as a 4-H project, not knowing what it would lead to many years later. She has become the recipient of pres- tigious awards, such as the coveted Al Stohlman Award and Master Leather Artisan of the Year from the Academy of Western Artists. Figure carving has become her primary focus, and she is determined to share everything she has learned.

43 INSTRUCTORS Al Gould Al is a custom saddle maker and leather artist, having made saddles since 1960. Horses and cattle have been a large part of his life with experience in – and not limited to – high country packing mules and cow punching. Al is also a gold card member of Pro-Rodeo. He has taught a variety of workshops at numerous past shows and enjoys sharing as much of his hard-earned knowledge as possible. He was awarded the Al Stohlman Award for Achievement in Leathercraft in 2009.

Aaron Heizer Aaron Heizer has been working with leather since 2001. While in the army, stationed all over the world, he found that it was a hobby he could take with him to most places. He is now retired from the Army and owns Maker’s Leather Supply in Elm Mott, Texas. Aaron also operates under the business name of Heizer’s Custom Leather, making custom leather goods, and regularly hosts live Facebook how-to videos.

Barry King From his first leather project as a third grader to an artist in his own right, Barry King has remained true to the Sheridan style of carving. Though the majority of his time is spent developing and perfecting tools to carve and stamp leather, Barry, the 1994 Ann Stohlman Youth Award recipient and owner of Barry King Tools in Sheridan, Wyo- ming, still finds time to put his own leather tools to work.

Bob Klenda Bob has been carving leather since 1959 and making saddles since 1962. As past president of the CSMA, he is accustomed to teaching saddle making and leather carv- ing. Bob is primarily self-taught and enjoys sharing his knowledge with others. He has received a 34-year for teaching 4-H leather craft, received the Howard Munsell Award for promotion of the art of saddle making, received the Al Stohlman Award for Achievement in Leathercraft in 2010, and was recognized as 2016 Saddle Maker of the Year by the Academy of Western Artists.

Ed “The Bear Man” LaBarre Ed ”BearMan” LaBarre’s first connection with leather was in 1967 at age 13, in the leathercraft shop at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. He later worked at McLelland’s Saddle Shop in Florida and learned from Bob Dellis, who encouraged Ed to make tools. His son, Beary, now runs BearMauls. Check out his website: www. tinyurl.com/bearmauls.

Serina Lee Serina Lee began playing with leather in 2009. She is self taught as there was no one in the area to learn from. In 2015 she attended her first trade show (the Southwest Leather Workers Trade Show) and took every single workshop that time would allow for!! That show, the workshops, and instructors changed her whole leather life! “I no longer felt alone in the leather world and it is a great feeling!” Serina continues to grow and learn by taking workshops when she can and teaches at her home and at the Journal’s shows. 44 INSTRUCTORS Annie Libertini Annie Libertini began working with leather while in art school getting a degree in painting. Her leather masks and other work have been featured on television forOnce Upon a Time, Z Nation, and Gotham, as well as in many photo shoots and theater productions all over the world. More information about her work can be found at www.annielibertini.com, and at Libertini Arts on Facebook and Instagram.

Jim Linnell Born and raised on a ranch in eastern Montana, Jim Linnell has had leather working in his blood ever since his first visit to the Miles City Saddlery. The sounds and smells of those visits are some his most vivid memories of that early introduction to the leather working world. Now, after spending the last 50 plus years working with leather and nearly 40 years in the leather industry, those sounds and smells are still a part of his life. Jim has taught leather working skills to thousands of students around the world. He received the Al Stohlman Award for Achievement in Leathercraft in 2002.

Freddie Matara Freddie Matara is a full time Leathersmith/Designer residing in New York’s Hudson Valley. For 18 years, he has focused mainly on wristwear, imparting a unique aesthetic throughout the range of his work.

Rocky Minster Rocky is a master Porter-style leatherworker and professional saddl maker. He began learning the Porter-style stamping from accomplished saddle makers at an early age and got his start in saddlery as a high schooler at the Leland “Tumble” Weed saddle shop. Later, he worked for Porter-trained Frank Eberle in Prescott, Arizona, moving on to work in other saddle shops in Arizona and Colorado under Ray Pohja, Mervin Ringlero and Fletcher Whitlow. In 1970, he opened his own saddle shop. Rocky lives in Prescott, Arizona.

Bob Park Born and raised in AZ, Bobby was influenced by the cowboy lifestyle. He began tool- ing leather at the age of 12, developing a unique style in the western floral tradition. His work has won numerous awards throughout the U.S. and Europe. Bobby instructs both locally and abroad. In 2015 he was presented with the Al Stohlman Award for Achievement in Leathercraft. He authoredCreating Western Floral Designs, a highly ac- claimed instruction on western floral tooling patterns. Bobby sells a variety of innova- tive products designed to enhance leatherworking for novices and professionals alike.

Davis Reynolds Davis started serious leather work after returning from Iraq in 2003. Before Bud Shaw’s passing, it was Davis who spent hour after hour in his shop, learning Bud’s methods and carving style. As a disabled veteran, Davis is uniquely qualified to work with other veterans in the area of leathercraft. He enjoys the learning process and helping others with their work. He also has a small saddle shop at his home near Grand Canyon, Arizona. Look for him on Facebook as “Davis Reynolds Saddlery.”

45 INSTRUCTORS Greg Sartor Greg Sartor, President and founder of Silver Creek Leather Co., has been involved in leather working since he was young. What started as a hobby transformed into a full time career centered around a craft that he loves. His mission for Silver Creek Leather is to continue to grow the leather craft industry by bringing leather products to general craft stores under the Realeather product line. An avid instructor, Greg enjoys teaching workshops and classes to spread the techniques of leather craft.

Ron Titus Ron has worked all over the West - in California, Washington, Arizona and Wyoming - on many ranches where he picked up and mastered the art of braiding. A long-time teacher of the trade, he has also studied under master braiders. He now gives private lessons at his ranch, teaching others his craft of braiding and knot tying in leather and rawhide.

Jürgen Volbach is a leatherworker from Cologne, Germany, who had his first lessons 30 years ago with the famous boot and saddelmaker, Don Atkinson in Kerrville/Ingram, Texas. He worked with leather every day, making leather designs and toolings and carvings for clients using old and new leather skills. In recent years, he has used modeling tools more and more in his leatherwork, especially with 3-dimensional pieces. Jürgen teaches many workshops in his work space in Cologne and other countries/towns to teach students the different techniques. He speaks German and English. Takeshi Yonezawa Takeshi ‘Yone’ Yonezawa started leatherwork nearly 20 years ago in Tokyo, Japan. In a world of speed and consumption, Yone invests his passion, love and time into his work, creating with the intent to change the perception and standards of quality leather goods. He believes that handmade = better, with countless hours of effort and thought spent going the extra mile to combine flawless execution, balanced form and function, and beautiful design. Yone specializes in Japanese, American and European leatherwork. He lives in Beaverton, Oregon, with his wife, son, and dog. Detach Page Here ONLY ONE STUDENTPER REGISTRATION FORM,PLEASE. X Belt Scrolls:RepeatingDesign Arizona StyleLayout& Tooling Antique BrassIndianHeadNickel Making SaddleBags Leatherwork Personal Training (call715-362-5393) Intro toCaseMaking:LeatherGiftBox Fine Assembly Work Fine Assembly Time!Feeding Dye Application Techniques forEffect Dyeing Dip DopFlipFlops Cowboy Cuffs Circular Basketweave Chap &ChinkMaking Bobby Park’s Advanced Floral Tooling Basic Hand Stitching 2.0: Case Maker’s LapStrap Basic HandStitching2.0:CaseMaker’s Nature Flow:Flowers,Scrolls&Leaves Leatherwork forVeterans Slickbald’s BasicPantBelts Slickbald’s Advanced Carving TechniquesCarving Slickbald’s Advanced Leather Duffel Bag How toMake Your LeatherworkPayforItself Floral PatternLayout Fearless SwivelKnifeUse English SaddleRepair101 Braided Necklace Bobby Park’s CreatingWestern FloralDesigns Bobby Park’s BurnishingEdgesDemonstration Bobby Park’s Bindings& Turned EdgesDemo. Bobby Park’s Antiquing, Dyeing&FinishingDemo. Simulated Stones Sculpted 3-DSunflower Saddles: SaddleFitUp Saddles: GroundSeat Realistic Leaves:BearOaks Pricing YourWork Painting withEdLaBarre Slickbald’s CarvingtheColtPeacemaker Silver Creek Leather’s Intro.toLeathercraftforKids Silver CreekLeather’s Slickbald’s ConcealedCarryGunleather Slickbald’s Western Braces(Suspenders) Slickbald’s De-mystifyingtheStitcher Slickbald’s Cowboy Action Gunleather – Making Jewelry w/RealisticLeatherStones – WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM Beard Minster Volbach Klenda Klenda Linnell Andrus Yonezawa Flanagan FioRito Lee Klenda LaBarre Klenda Park Andrus LaBarre Reynolds Andre Andre Heizer Linnell Gould Linnell Brenner Titus Park Park Park Park Libertini Gould Gould LaBarre Brenner LaBarre Andre Sartor Andre Andre Andre Andre 21 20 18 32 32 31 36 31 29 29 28 26 26 25 25 21 20 33 31 36 36 30 30 28 28 25 24 24 22 22 35 35 34 34 34 33 37 35 37 39 38 38 WED-THU WED-THU TUE-WED THU-FRI FRI-SAT FRI-SAT WED WED WED WED WED SUN THU THU THU THU THU THU THU THU THU TUE TUE TUE TUE SAT SAT SAT SAT SAT SAT SAT SAT FRI FRI FRI FRI FRI FRI FRI FRI FRI continued onotherside... 6:00pm -10:00pm 8:00am -12:00pm 6:00pm -10:00pm 6:00pm -10:00pm 8:00am -12:00pm 8:00am -12:00pm 6:00pm -10:00pm 8:00am -12:00pm 7:00pm -10:00pm 8:00am -12:00pm 8:00am -12:00pm 7:00pm -10:00pm 9:00am -12:00pm 9:00am -12:00pm 8:00am -5:00pm 9:00am -5:00pm 9:00am -5:00pm 8:00am -5:00pm 9:00am -5:00pm 1:00pm -6:00pm 8:00am -5:00pm 8:00am -5:00pm 9:00am -5:00pm 8:00am -5:00pm 1:00pm -5:00pm 8:00am -5:00pm 1:00pm -5:00pm 9:00am -5:00pm 9:00am -5:00pm 1:00pm -5:00pm 8:00am -5:00pm 8:00am -5:00pm 1:00pm -5:00pm 2:00pm -5:00pm 1:00pm -3:00pm 9:00am -5:00pm 8:00am -5:00pm 8:00am -5:00pm 8:00am -5:00pm 8:00am -5:00pm 6:00pm -9:30pm (see description) $Free $Free $300 $100 $300 $300 $170 $135 $135 $345 $225 $145 $185 $165 $150 $135 $135 $125 $125 $300 $150 $135 $135 $200 $200 $200 $110 $95 $85 $75 $75 $85 $85 $75 $90 $75 $75 $75 $75 $95 $65 $65 47 So, You Think You Wanna Play with Leather? Lee 39 THU 9:00am - 5:00pm $145

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