How to Open a Leather craft Business

A Practical Guide to Turning Your Leatherworking Skills Into a Business

Have you ever wondered if you could turn your leatherworking skills into a real business?

Robert H. Fetner has done it.

From starting out making knife sheaths and holsters to running full leather repair shops, working on cowboy boots and saddles, building custom leather goods, and eventually opening a leather shop in Colombia, Robert shares the practical lessons he learned along the way.

This isn't a book about sitting in a classroom learning business theory. It's about what actually worked in a working leather shop.

Inside you'll learn about:

• Choosing the right leather for different types of work
• Essential leathercraft skills and tools
• Different ways to build a leather business
• Finding profitable niches
• Selling at craft shows and online
• Adding repair work to increase your income
• Setting up a practical leatherworking shop
• Choosing sewing and other machinery
• Making belts, knife sheaths, bags, saddles, horse tack and more
• Building customer relationships and keeping customers coming back
• Branding and social media
• Testing your market before investing too much money
• Learning from mistakes and adapting your business

Robert also shares the story of how he started with a small shop, grew the business, and learned to buy used equipment, keep overhead under control, reinvest profits, and let the business grow naturally.

Whether you're already making leather goods as a hobby or you're thinking about turning your skills into a source of income, this guide gives you real-world ideas from someone who has actually done it.

Don't just make leather goods. Learn how to build a business around them.

Digital PDF Edition — $9.99