By Edward Loya 

In the late 1970s, there was a growing consensus in Texas that Ray Jones just might be the best bootmaker in the state, if not the country. So, when Ray abruptly announced his retirement in 1977 Read more

Maverick Matt Durbin

by Gene Fowler 

“I don’t like things that look all cookie-cutter,” says Matt Durbin, when asked how he got interested in working with leather. “I always hated it when somebody had on the same clothes I did. Read more

Schwarz & Schwarz in Dillon, Montana 

There’s gold in them thar boots 

by Gene Fowler 

When you get a pair made at Schwarz Custom Boots in Dillon, Montana, you not only get a great pair of boots, you Read more

A Tandy-tastic Century

By Gene Fowler

What’s the first thing folks think of when they hear the word leathercraft?  I’d just about bet the farm that, from Tucumcari to Timbuktu, most folks think of Tandy. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Read more