Pitt Pounders Leather Guild Promoting leathercraft awareness by sharing skills, experience & knowledge Directions to Tandy Leather Factory Store: From PA Turnpike I-76 Take exit 67 Irwin toward U.S. 30 February 2015 E/Lincoln Hwy. Keep right at the fork and merge onto U.S. 30 For the February meeting Joyce will finish up by answering any E/Lincoln Hwy for 8 miles of your remaining questions about finishing up your lacing Take the US-119 exit toward Iproject. 70/Connellsville/Blairsville in 0.2 miles US-119 intersects S. Main St Dave Briggs brought back some great ideas form the IFOLG! A Turn left onto S Main St and Crossroads Shopping Center is jewel encrusted belt buckle? Wow – there is a lot going on across S Main St immediately on there, but first… the right. Dave was reminded that his lesson on Sheridan Style Carving NEXT MEETING DATE: Saturday and Tooling was fairly challenging to those members who are February 21 from 12 Noon to 3:00 new to leather carving. The question is, “Where does leather PM carving begin?” The answer is “Swivel Knife Practice Cuts”. at the Tandy Leather Factory This time we will go back – way back to the beginning. We dug Store Greensburg, PA Weather Permitting up an old Tandy Doodle page, and Dave will help us learn how Meetings are usually held on the to do the most basic of cuts. Practice makes perfect, but before third Saturday of the even that some practice makes doable; some more practice makes numbered months. better and so on. Get the idea? Last time I reminded everyone to pay their annual dues, but I did not give the details for those who could not make the meeting. Annual dues are $20 per person or $25 per family. Pay at the meeting or mail your check to our Treasurer Joyce Wedge at PO Box 38, Evans City PA, 16033. Your safety is our concern for winter meetings – in the event of bad driving conditions, we will cancel the meeting. Contact Us: Kevin Cohn President 412-837-2159 Dennis Schilling Newsletter Editor [email protected] Tandy Leather Factory Store 1075 South Main St Greensburg, PA 15601 Phone: 724-830-8808 Toll Free: 800-246-8813 Our Pitt Pounders Facebook Page Remember to find and “Friend” us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pitt-PoundersLeathercraft-Guild/544196378958130 Planned teaching for the February Meeting and Demonstrations: Dave Briggs will take a giant step back from Sheridan Style Carving and restart with basic swivel knife techniques, and the proper use of same, which means just practicing carving lines, circles, curving lines etc. See classic (1950’s) Doodle Page below: Since Dave uses a ceramic blade that just needs stropping once in a while. It would be nice if we could get Draper in to show how he sharpens a metal blade. Some of us have seen this lecture once or twice so we will have to rely on some of the members’ memories. Again this will be an all participate “Learn as You Do” class. Everything you need for any project is available at Tandy, but this will be a good time to get closer to your tools. If you have them, remember to bring the following:  Swivel Knife  Strop  Jeweler’s Rouge  Cup & sponge  Small washcloth  a GOOD piece of leather doesn't have to be a big piece 4x4 - 4x6, 5 to 7 weight should do Upcoming Leather Craft Shows Southwest Leather Workers Trade Show February 27 through March 1, 2015 Prescott, Arizona Rocky Mountain Leather Trade Show May 15 through 17, 2015 Sheridan, Wyoming 2015 World Leather Debut May 16 through 18, 2015 Sheridan, Wyoming IFOLG 2015 Annual Show October 16 through 18, 2015 Fort Wayne, Indiana A note from the editor Your opinion on our future is important to us. Please either give Kevin a call (412-8372159), or send an e-mail to Dennis Schilling ([email protected]) so that we know what you are thinking. If you are receiving the Pounder and you are officer of another guild, I would enjoy seeing a copy of your newsletter. Consider it a newsletter exchange program. To any of the readers, please share your comments and suggestions on how we can continually make “The Pounder” better. - Dennis