Wayne Jueschke: Tools to Last

By Nick Pernokas

When you roll across Interstate 80 in Nevada, you pass through a vast swath of the American West. You might appreciate the emptiness of the country. You might wonder how it felt to cross this land on horseback a Read more

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Bruce Johnson: Bringing Back the Best

By Nick Pernokas

Bruce’s tool collection

When Bruce Johnson was 11, the spark was lit. That was the year he traveled to South Dakota to spend the summer helping his grandfather on his ranch. The cow-calf operation did a Read more

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Happy 100th Birthday Tandy Leathercraft!

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

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Barry King: Precision Tools for Precision Work

By Nick Pernokas

Over by a wall at the Boot and Saddle Makers Roundup, in Wichita Falls, Texas, there is a crowd gathered. Hats and shopping bags obscure what they’re looking at. It looks like the free sample cart Read more

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A One-Stop Shop for Leather Machinery

Campbell-Randall Hones its Competitive Edge in a Global Market

By Lynn Ascrizzi

Campbell-Randall Machinery, a business with roots going back to 1858 and the era when machines were built with American iron, is the manufacturer and distributor of a Read more

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