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Volume 8, Issue 2

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Meeting Announcement

NEXT MEETING:Meeting time:12noon-5pm

June�9thLocation:

WOODY's PLACE -- 4248A Street SE, Auburn(see back page for map)

Special JunePSLAC MeetingIf you only attend one meeting this year�attend the June 9th meeting. There will beseveral special features at this meeting:

! A Potluck Bar-B-Que hostedby PSLAC. Bring a dish toshare and the hamburgers, hotdogs and trimmings will be pro-vided by PSLAC.

! The first annual Bill ChurchillChildren�s Leather ProgramAward will be given.Bill�s family will be there.

! Members can bring theirleather projects to Showand Tell. Time to sharethe craft of leather withothers.

! A Leather Swap Meet ofleather related items thatmembers can buy, selland trade (only

leatherstuff no re-

frigerators, toys orclothing). Woody will

have the clubhouse open by

Leather Swap Meet sale

beginning at 12:00 noon.

Annual PSLAC Picnic

beginning at 2:00pm

Don�t miss it!!

12 noon and most likely priorto that�if some one needs toget in earlier have them emailor call Woody at :email: [email protected]... phone: 253-735-8998

! There will be a drawing for anantique book press (If cus-toms and the FAA let Bobthrough the luggage scannerwith 100 pounds of metal.)

Don�t miss it.

Jim LinnellReceives the 2002Al StohlmanAward at SheridanJim shown right center flanked by AnnStohlman and Dot Reese with Bill Reisofficiating.

""""" Special June PSLACMeeting

""""" Jim Linnell Receivesthe 2002 Al StohlmanAward at Sheridan

""""" Tandy is Back toSponsor PSLAC

""""" Casing Leather""""" Renewed Work Bench""""" Delay in the RawHide

Gazette Service forJuly

""""" Ghillie Brogue PatternKit

""""" Woody�s Class onSheridan Style Carving

""""" Show and Tell for theMay Meeting

""""" Dusty�s Remote ControlCaddy

""""" Pub Work Table""""" Wine Caddy


Tandy is Back toSponsor PSLACThat same Jim Linnell who just won theStohlman Award is also the Director ofOperations at Tandy Leather Company(a subsidiary of the Leather Factory). Jimcontacted Jeff Bement, one of our PSLACdirectors at the Sheridan Leather Showand Jeff asked about PSLAC membersreceiving a discount again, and Jim Lin-nell said: �YES DEFINITELY!� . Fromnow on, all coop members can buy at thewholesale prices again. Just mention thiswhen ordering. Remember that you cancheck your membership status on thehome page of PSLAC at:

http://pslac.org/

Be sure and check out the �on-line� cata-log for Tandy Leather Company at:

http://www.tandyleather.com

...and also those free patterns and tips.

Toll free: 1-888-890-1611


Casing Leather(ed note: From the email bag of http://iilg.org/ and with Ron�s permission wehave a great discussion of leather cas-ing -- the basis of any great carving orstamping)

This can become an interesting thread. Isay this for several reasons. One, there ismuch to be said about the casing of leatherto the proper temper for carving. Muchof this depends upon the way the leatherhas been tanned.

Over my 44 years of carving, I have usedleather from many tanneries, many ofwhich are no longer in business. I foundthat the leather varied from tannery totannery as to how to case it.

For example, when I was with Tandy inthe early 1960�s, the majority of carvingleather which they carried, came from the,now defunct, Bona Allen Leather Com-

pany in Buford, Georgia. Bob Ower, youwill remember this fine leather. Tandycalled it, Live Oak. It did not matterwhether the leather was 3 to 4 ounce for awallet back or checkbook cover, or, 12 to14 ounce skirting for a saddle. All youhad to do was wet the grain side, let itcome back to natural color, and set theswivel knife to it. An occasional wipingwith a damp sponge was all it took torestore that proper temper to it to con-tinue with the swivel cutting or yourstamping.

After the Bona Allen Tannery burned,and I was no longer with Tandy, Iswitched to the leather from several othertanneries, the Robert Scholze Tannery,from Chattannooga, Tennessee and theAugust Barth Leather Company of NewAlbany, Indiana. Both produced highquality leathers for all of your uses. Yet,there was much difference in the wayyou had to treat this leather to prepare itfor carving.

The leather from Robert Scholze wasmuch like that from Bona Allen. Add alittle moisture, and take off. Not that waywith the leathers from August Barth.These were very firm fibered leathers and

in order to get a good case, you neededto let it soak in warm water until thebubbles quit. Then, you rolled it up intoa heavy towel and let it case for severaldays. Then, and only then, had the fi-bers swollen enough to permit good cut-ting and stamping.

One thing to be said about this particu-lar leather, once you put the impressionsin it, they were there to stay. After thesetanneries closed, I then progressed tousing leather from Hermann Oak of St.Louis, Missouri and from Wickett andCraig, who were then located in Canada.

Again, a major difference in the leatherand the way it needed to be cased. Espe-cially, on saddle skirting. I found that myowl method of letting the leather soakuntil the bubbles quit, worked well forthe Hermann Oak, but, not so well on theWicket and Craig, unless it was on theW&C leather that had been tanned dur-

ing the winter months. Back then, foryour leather needs from W&C, you triedto stock up on leather that had beentanned during the summer. Reason be-ing, I am told, was the way the tanningvats were constructed.

The main thing that my mentors, from thepast, instilled in me was this, you need toget the fibers to swell enough to permitthem to be cut to the depth that you arewanting and to then be able to compressthose fibers, when you start stamping. Ifyou do not get this compression, then,your work is going to be shallow. Too

little moisture content, and your toolswill bounce and as the leather dries, yourimpressions will raise. To much moisturecontent, and the leather becomessquishy, and will not take a good impres-sion, and you will leave tool tracks allover it. With wet leather, you will push itaround, whether it is with the knife bladeor with the stamping tools.

Ron [email protected]

Renewed WorkBenchI have something for a tip for the news-letter.

For those who are unable to have a per-manent workbench, as I was before wemoved here, I did the following. I had aWorkmate which I used constantly. Thetop as it comes is not stable enough forsome work, so I took a piece of maplebutcher block (a piece of solid core doorwould work just as good) 18" by 36" andscrewed a piece of 2X4 on one side as acleat. This is then clamped in theWorkmate's vise top. It makes a verysteady work surface. I have used minefor at least 15 years for all kinds ofprojects.

Norman [email protected]

Delay in theRawHide GazetteService for JulySince Karen and I will be visiting theUSA in June and attending the PSLACJune 9th meeting, the July issue will belate this year.

Cheers,

Bob & Karen StelmackWellingore, UK

PLEASANT VALLEY SADDLE SHOPOffering a 20% discount to the

PSLAC members

HERITAGE LEATHER COMPANYOffering a 20% discount to PSLAC

Members ( 15% on leather)

Hide Crafter ProductionsHide Crafter ProductionsHide Crafter ProductionsHide Crafter ProductionsHide Crafter ProductionsOffers a wholesale discount to

PSLAC members


GhillieBroguePattern KitOk, it's done! Despitethe fact that my pupilsgot dilated at the eyedoc's for my annualexam, I finished it. Go tothe website, link belowmy signature, surf to theStore, then to Footwear.Folks in the continentalUS can order the Kit for$10 and Internationalpeople can order it for $15.

That covers only the cost of the printing,postage, etc. What you will get is a set ofpatterns from size 1 to size 16, not a multi

pattern, but separate patterns for eachsize on good paper stock. You'll also geta brochure with instructions and colorpictures to show how to make them, anda diagram for exactly where to punchwhat. Any questions anyone has about

constructing them, I'll be more than happyto handle via email. I'm going to keeptrack of all the costs and if it turns outthere is any actual profit from this, it willbe donated to the Michigan Animal Res-cue League to help with their efforts.So order away and I'll send them out asquick as I can starting tomorrow whenmy vision clears.

Steve Austinwww.austinleatherworks.comwww.roadkiltcostumes.comSee our latest creations at:http://www.austinleatherworks.com/NewItems.htm

CLPW Leather10% Discount for PSLAC Members

Email: [email protected]

Dancer approves of this authentic High-land footwear. Soft on the foot, but caneasily have a hard sole added at anyshoe repair shop. Sizes tend to run a littlelarger than average, especially those over

SPOTLIGHT on PRO-CARV � Working and Tooling LeatherFormulation

DIRECTIONS:Dilute concentrate with water: 1 part PRO-CARV to 10 parts water is recommended for carvingand tooling. When immersing the leather for shaping or forming, add 8 oz. PRO-CARV to 3gallons of water.

NO CASING IS NECESSARY

Leather can be immersed or sponged with this solution. PRO-CARV eliminates the need tocase leather. PRO-CARV allows you to begin working with the leather after immersing for 3-5 minutes because of the very rapid penetration into even the thickest hide. Allow the surfaceto dry somewhat before beginning forming or carving.

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Brettun's Village ShopsOffering a 10% discount to the PSLAC

members

The Leathercraft StoreOffering a Discount to PSLAC

members

size 12. Please follow the directions be-low to make sure you get the proper size.

Eye Glasses Case


TWLeather, Inc.Offering a wholesale discount to the

PSLAC members

Some items from the local Tandy/LeatherFactory store in Northamton, UK

Bronc rider Native American Indian

Period LeatherCostume


Woody�sClass onSheridan

StyleCarving

Teaching...

...and showing


Jackie drew the racoons and pansies and usedliquitex acrylics and pearl-ex pigments for thisclutch. She got the pattern for the pansies off apackage of toilet paper. Jackie usedPrismacolor pens for detailing that have a finertip than Tombow brush pens.

Jackie plans to have atwo day class in thefall on this cougar. Shealso made the Wolf.

J & W LeatherCraftersOffering a 10% discount to the PSLAC

members

Ann Stohlman, PeterMain and PSLAC�s JeffBement with his newbook.


Dale Buckenberger made this leather rose for hisMom. It only took one and a half years in themaking. He was able to give her a leaf for Mother'sDay at first and then the rose for her birthday andfinally, this Mother's Day, he gave her the finishedrose. Then he took it away to bring it to the PSLACmeeting for show and tell.


Norm�s Show and TellNorm Lynds tool box nice and organized.(He did have to admit that he had to cleanit up before he came to the meeting.)

Norm's homemade mallet is a handlewith a hole in it with leather on one sideand the other side with empty bulletshells filled with lead then epoxy to holdeverything together.

Norm made this beveler inserted in aBoeing handle. Bill would be proud.


Remote Control CaddySometimes I get an idea because of a new need. We justbought a new sofa and Rich is a number one surfer with theremote controls. So with a control for the TV, Satellite Dish,and DVD, I was going crazy having all of those controls layingaround so, here comes the leather part� READY?

I took a piece of heavy paper and made my pattern. Decidedhow many pockets for this caddy. Three controls�three pock-ets. I had some suede that I thought would look good. I figuredout the spacing for the holes because sometimes I like tocrochet around suede. I used my screw punch with a largetube (4.0). On a rotary punch it would be the # 6 tube. The holehas to be big enough for the crochet hook to go through.If you make a template to mark the holes you can make thepockets by folding up the bottom and crocheting both layerstogether.As I was making this caddy I thought that I could have usedtooling leather for the pockets. I was thinking that regularlacing would be nice with tooling leather.

I realize that crocheting is not for everybody, but if you are aguy with a wife that crochets it would be a nice combinedproject for the both of you.

*Picture #1 Supplies for the project and template for holes andthe stitch I used was double crochet.

*Picture #2 So the caddy won't slip off of the arm it has to haveenough material to tuck between the cushion and armrest.Crocheting is cheaper then leather.

*Picture #3 Finished product.

Now I know where all of the controls are.Have fun with this project. Dusty Wert

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Pub Work TableI was asked for details on my Pub WorkTable. I was going to draw some plans,but I thought some pictures would tellthe story.

These tables are very sturdy and take allthe abuse that a leather crafter can dishout. The secret to the sturdiness is thesolid wood construction and the specialbottom foot rest. That foot rest is fittedwith a wedge to force fit the sides to thefoot rest. You can see in picture 3 thewedge that can be pounded down totighten the sides via the foot rest.

Also, in picture 2 and 4 you can see thepair of heavy lengthwise supports forthe top.

As you can see in picture 1, the surfaceof one Pub Table is covered and clampedwith a thick plastic sheet from BoeingSurplus and the other is covered andclamped with some hardboard. Picture 1also shows how lazy I am and didn�teven clean up the area to take the picture.You can also see a gray carpet square onthe hardboard to work on projects. I findthese cheap carpet squares are a nicesurface to place my stamping stone on todeaden the sound and works really niceto burnish the leather edges.

The three 2x4�s are just there to set a leadtyping tray on while I was setting up anew embossing plate.

Cheers,

Bob StelmackWellingore, UK

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PSLAC Membership ApplicationIf you know someone who is interested in leathercraft � give them this information:Puget Sound Leather Artisan Co-Op MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

YOUR NAME: _________________________________________STREET ADDRESS: ____________________________________CITY, STATE, ZIP: _____________________________________PHONE NUMBER: (______)-______________________________E-Mail: _______________________________________________

Send this form along with$24.00 ($10.00 for Internet Membership) your first years dues to:

Jeff Bement3942 SW - 329TH PLFederal Way, WA 98023U.S.A.

If you would like to subscribe to The Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal through the Co-Op andinclude an additional $29.00 for a one year subscription.

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General SeymourTreasurer/Secretarty: Jeff Bement

Copyright © 2002 PSLAC, Puget Sound LeatherArtisians Co-Op

The RawHide Gazeete is published monthly (12times a year). Address for information and corre-spondence: PSLAC, c/o Jeff Bement , 3942 SW �329th PL, Federal Way, WA 98023, U.S.A.

email: [email protected]

The RawHide Gazette is provided to the PugetSound Leather Artisians Co-Op as a part of theirmembership benefits. Annual dues are $24.00 USDper year.

All submissions are subject to editing for clarityand length. All articles submitted must be accom-panied by name, address and permission of writer.

POSTMASTER: Send addresss changes to PSLAC,c/o Jeff Bement , 3942 SW � 329th PL, FederalWay, WA 98023, U.S.A.

Advertising Rates

The RawHide Gazette now offers advertising spaceto interested parties. Ad spaces are as follows:

1/4 Page or Business Card ...... $60 USD1/2 Page ................................... $110 USD1 Full Page ............................... $200 USD

These rates cover a six month time period. PSLACmembers are entitled to a 25% discount. Leathercompanies supporting PSLAC are given free Busi-ness Card size advertisement, additional space atregular rates.

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Trader�sStitching Posts at Wholesale

Offering PSLAC Members a Discount

This fish design was a clever use of the sewingthread�looks like the fish has been hooked

DJ with hisbracelet thathe made bycovering acopperbracelet withthin leather.


WineCaddyThis was a project I sawwhile shopping at my lo-cal Northampton, UKLeather Factory/Tandystore. There are no pat-terns here, but enoughpictures for someone tomake the project.

Bob StelmackWellingore, UK


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Offering a 30-40% off retail discount to the PSLAC mem-bers

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(206) 328-0855Fax: 328-0859

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Offering a 10% off retail discount to the PSLAC members

Email: [email protected] (503) 293-2833Fax: 977-1762

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RawHide Gazette Technical Publication Information

The RawHide Gazette is produced using Adobe PageMaker 6.5. The photos aretaken with a variety of digital cameras including the Sony MVC-FD77 (Seattle,USA), and the Sony MVC-FD98 or Sony CD-300 (Wellingore, UK). Photoswere cropped and retouched with Adobe Photoshop 5.0 and the final PortableData File (PDF) was created using Adobe Acrobat Distiller 5.0. The pages onthe pslac.org web site are created with Homesite 4.0. Dynamic CGI programs onthe pslac.org web site are programmed in Perl 5.

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RGRGRGRGRG On-lineThe Puget Sound Leather Artisans Co-Opcan be found at: http://pslac.orgIf you need the UserId and Password forthe subscription pages, just contact theRawHide Gazette at: [email protected] of course the password information isfree for the Puget Sound Leather ArtisansCo-Op members. Those on the Internetstill need send $10 per year for amembership to:

Jeff Bement3942 SW - 329th PLFederal Way, WA 98023U.S.A.

Your Photos here - if you send them to:

Web Editor: Bob Stelmack7 Memorial Hall DriveWellingore LN5 0BDEngland

Photos sent in to the PSLAC are used,space and focus permiting.

They are also posted, in living color,on the Internet.

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