Al and Ann Stohlman

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Al Stohlman (August 15, 1919 – March 6, 1998) was a leatherworker and author of numerous books on the art of leather crafting, including books on hand sewing, embossing, carving, and saddle making.

His wife Ann (June 30, 1924 – June 10, 2004) was a collaborator on many of his books, as well as a collaborator on the leather projects used to illustrate the books. They lived on a ranch in Canada and wrote many of the instruction books still used today to teach people to work with leather.

Al Stohlman began working with leather during World War II while stationed in the Pacific. He and his friends made their own punching and carving tools from nails. Many years later, Al set up his own line of tools; 'Al Stohlman brand' leatherworking tools and hardware are still available from leather supply stores.

Some of the Stohlmans' work is memorialized at the Tandy Leather "Al Stohlman Museum" in Fort Worth, Texas.

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  • Leatherwork Manual (1969) ASIN B0006S49S0
  • The Art of Hand Sewing Leather (1977) ISBN 1-892214-91-1
  • The Stohlman Encyclopedia of Saddle Making, Vol. 1 (1993) ISBN 1-892214-97-0
  • The Stohlman Encyclopedia of Saddle Making, Vol. 2 (1994)
  • The Stohlman Encyclopedia of Saddle Making, Vol. 3 (1994)

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