I usually feel like I have no business being amongst you all. I am a true beginner. Now, I do have some very nice tools and if it were not for having to show progress leading to a finished project one could look at the tools and my wife could look at the expense so far and think I was quite a leather success. My wife and I - and now all of you now know the truth.
I think Phil is amazing and I am a very visual learner. Phil‘s style is thorough, calm, well thought out and super smart. I am really enjoying his teaching! So, I have watched many many hours - most courses multiple times... soon, I am going to give this craft an honest go and see if I can’t at least make my wife something that she would love to own. A well executed Turenne bag for her is most definitely a goal I hope to achieve in the near term.
By day, I work in Data and Cybersecurity. It is one of those jobs that if done right you are pleased for about a minute and then someone hacks your code. Never being able to say “I did that or I finished / finalized something” going from hero to zero instantly and not having anything to show for your work is maddening.
I see leatherwork as an outlet away to really say, I did that. I created this - It is done to the absolute best of my ability at this point and get better and better... and have something to show for your work / time invested - something well-built that actually could last decades...
Anyway, happy to be hear. I am happy to be with all of you as this for me will take a village and I appreciate the help and or companionship from all of you while we pursue this under Phil’s expert teaching.
Best to all in 2021!
Gus
Hello Gus, welcome to the forum!
Thank you very much for your kind words, I'm so glad to hear that you are enjoying the courses.
I am really looking forward to seeing what you start making! So don't forget to show your progress or share your efforts here, that way we can give you some feedback.
Enjoy!
Philip