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Howard P. Bates
Master of leatherwork, now teaching apprentices
- 🇳🇿 Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
- Phoenix Workshop
- Since 1986
- English
I've worked in leatherwork since 1986. I learned from my grandfather and passed what I could on to 1,800 apprentices.
Apprentices come in nervous and leave proud. That's my favorite part. I take the work seriously, though not myself.
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If I fixed something for you, I hope it's still holding.
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What gifts mean to Howard: A gift would go toward tools for apprentices who can't afford their own.
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