About thirty members met for Hamilton Branch's Annual Weekend in May 2014. Lauch Harrison conducted the Annual General Meeting as his last official duty as President and Rob Regan succeeded him; David McPherson and Peter Grove were each presented with an Honourary Life Membership. The Society's newsletter for Spring 2014, pages 2 and 4–5.
Members sit around a table working on small projects in a room with large windowsA hand paints colours onto a leather strip with a fine brush, a palette of green and red paint beside itMembers seated around tables in a banquet room listening during a sessionA display on a patchwork leather cover: round cases, a carved strap, pen holders and knife sheathsLeather tote bags in brown, black and tan, a pouch and a belt on a patchwork leather tableclothClose view of brown, black and tan leather tote bags with long handles on a patchwork coverA brown belt inlaid with purple diamond and circle shapes and a buckle wrapped in purple lacingA dark grey leather pouch with a flap, yellow stitching and a stud closureTwo moulded leather cigar cases, one plain and one with a tooled letter GA vendor table with books, supplies and green bags as members browse in a meeting roomA man and a woman with name badges sort items from bags near a windowA man in a grey sweater chats with two women in front of a display of leather goodsA woman and a man sit chatting at the edge of a busy room with vendor tablesMembers at a round table work leather with mallets, cutting mats and stamping toolsMembers bend over leather pieces at a workshop table, one woman standing to cutMembers work on leather projects around a round wooden table in a hotel meeting roomA man leans over to help two seated men stamping leather with mallets and toolsMembers at a table use mallets and tools on leather pieces during a workshopTwo women at a round table with papers, cups and leather samples, one laughing as she talksA hand traces a design onto paper beside small cut leather leaf and flower shapes on a tableA woman works on a folded piece of leather at a round orange tableA man seated behind an open wooden case of stamping tools, a woman standing beside himAn open wooden case packed with rows of metal leather stamping tools on a tableA leather axe sheath with a snap strap, a red Craftsman Award ribbon and an entry cardThree knives in leather sheaths, one carved with leaves, and a sheathed fire-starter on patchwork leatherTwo moulded leather cigar cases, one plain and one tooled with a letter G, on patchwork leatherAn oval belt buckle carved and painted with a desert rock scene and a turquoise accentTwo round lidded leather cases with stitched edges and stud closures on a patchwork leather coverA dark brown leather box with a stamped emblem on the lid, a buckle strap and a carrying handleA pair of black leather mittens with brown fur backs beside a yellow award ribbonA miniature western saddle carved with floral designs on a horseshoe standA brown belt inlaid with purple circles and diamonds, its buckle wrapped in purple lacingA framed carved leather picture of an eagle breaking through, with a red award ribbonA pair of brown nubuck sandals with woven straps on cork soles, with an entry cardA belt carved with flowing leaf designs and a silver buckle, coiled on a tableA brown belt stamped in a basket-weave pattern, with entry cards beside itA red-brown leather case carved with a stylised horse's head, a red ribbon beneath itClose view of a leather case carved with a dragon-like horse's head in an oval panelA geometric leather ball of round-cut panels with a red ribbon and a CSCL entry cardA round brown shoulder bag with laced sides, carved with an eagle's head on the flapA belt tooled with a dark textured pattern and a brass buckle, with a yellow award ribbonA chair with a leather seat and a back carved with a horse's head, framed eagle pictures belowA framed carved and painted leather picture of a bald eagle's headA framed carved leather portrait of a cat beside a red Craftsman Award ribbonA long cream leather wallet with a snap tab and stitched pocket, on teal leatherA small red leather shoulder bag with three zipped pockets on teal fabricA pair of sandals with metallic teal leather straps and silver bucklesSandals with crossed straps in purple suede and pink spotted leatherSandals with two buckled straps in leather printed with colourful brush strokesSandals with black leather uppers laced across the front, beside a red ribbonSandals with two buckled straps of glossy bronze leather on cork solesToe-post sandals with dark brown crocodile-embossed leather strapsA pair of fringed tan moccasins with laces and stitched toe seamsA tan belt stamped with a diamond pattern and painted roses, with a brass buckleA pair of grey fur baby booties tied with yellow lacesA natural leather checkbook cover tooled with ivy and the letter KA wallet with black laced edges, carved with a deer in a forest sceneA wallet with black laced edges, carved and painted with a chickadee on a branch and a nameA wallet with black laced edges, carved and painted with roses and blue flowersSandals with black woven straps and a crackled metallic leather overlay
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A pair of small yellow moccasins decorated with beads and fringeA tan belt with a painted scenic oval buckle and a red Craftsman Award ribbonA small leather booklet keychain carved with a letter L, beside its CSCL entry cardA brown messenger bag, a carved floral purse with a letter L, a leather flask and a wallet on a tableA chair with a carved leather back, black boots, a leather-trimmed basket and small items by a stone wallA fishing creel with a leather lid carved and painted with two fishA leather piece carved and painted with a Pacific Northwest-style orca designA black leather backpack with zipped pockets and a yellow award ribbonA moulded leather poinsettia with pink petals and green leaves in a white boxA round leather piece with a braided edge and a carved golden dragon's head on a red discA smiling man with glasses and a headband looks over his shoulderA refreshment table set with coffee cups, black carafes, pastries and cheeseA hide of dark cork cowhide on a table with a labelled sample boxA raffle box labelled for a free Leathercrafters and Saddlers Journal subscription beside the prize envelopeA raffle box labelled Dremel Tool in front of a boxed Dremel 3000 rotary toolAn antique C.S. Osborne #86 leather splitter with its labelled raffle box and colourful fish skinsA raffle box for fish skins beside blue, green and orange fish leather and a sign: raffle tickets 3 for $5A raffle box labelled Goat Skins in front of rolled red and black goatskinsA raffle box labelled Black Culatta Leather in front of a roll of black leatherA raffle box labelled Rotary Leather Punch beside the boxed revolving punchA pair of Pro Super Shears in a plastic package beside its labelled raffle boxA carton of back-issue leathercraft journals tied in bundles with its labelled raffle boxA man and a woman unpack tools and supplies at a round table set up for a workshopThree women at a round table work on leather projects with papers and suppliesA man stands talking while a seated man works on a project by a large windowA display table draped in patchwork leather with bags, belts and a framed picture under a paintingA display table of leather goods: a chair with a carved horse back, bags, framed carvings and pouchesA long table of handmade sandals, moccasins, belts and small leather goods on gold hideA smiling woman at a table in a banquet room with a stone fireplaceTwo smiling women pose together cheek to cheek in front of a stone fireplaceMembers sit around a round table with drinks and projects in a large meeting roomMembers gather around a round table working on small leather projectsMembers around a white-clothed table work on leather pieces at a workshopMembers concentrate on hand work at a table spread with tools and leather scrapsA man stitches leather held in a wooden stitching pony beside a stone pillarA wide view of members working around a table in a workshop roomA smiling man holds up a framed certificate with a green ribbon, a woman beside himA guitarist sings at a microphone in front of tall windows in the eveningA wide view of a guitarist performing alone by a stone fireplace and dark windowsA man and a woman smile together while a guitarist plays behind themA man and a woman pose cheek to cheek as a guitarist plays in the backgroundA man and a woman dance together while a guitarist performs by the windowsA man and a woman dance in the open floor of a banquet room to live guitar musicTwo men stand arm in arm smiling beside a bar in a banquet roomA man leans in to hug two seated members at a dinner tableTwo smiling men pose together at a dinner table with glasses of beerA woman and a man sit arm in arm at a dinner table in a banquet roomTwo women chat in a bright home, one seated with a mug and one standingMembers relax in armchairs and on stools in a sunny living roomTwo men relax in black leather armchairs and chatFour members chat around a kitchen island, holding cupsMembers sit on a blue floral sofa chatting around a coffee tableMembers chat in a living room with floral sofas and framed artThree women chat around a table with drinks in a bright homeMembers sit and chat in a sunlit living room with large windowsTwo women sit laughing together on a floral sofaTwo women share a moment by a table in an open kitchenA man works at a kitchen counter preparing foodMembers chat in a living room beneath a framed painting of a horseA woman with a name badge sits on a floral sofa listeningThree women sit on stools at a kitchen island, one holding a cupA smiling man raises a paper cup in a modern kitchenA display of leather goods with a carved-back chair, framed carvings, bags and pouchesA long display table covered in patchwork leather with bags, boxes and beltsTwo members work on lacing projects at a round table with pattern sheetsTwo women work on small leather pieces at a table with printed instructionsMembers around a table work on lacing projects with tools and pattern sheetsMembers at a round table work on leather projects with glue tins, mallets and water bottlesMembers bent over hand work at a crowded round workshop tableA full room of members working at round tables during a leathercraft workshopTwo men stand over a table to help seated members working on leather projectsMembers work at tables set with tool trays, mallets, cutting mats and leather piecesA woman and a man concentrate on hand stitching at a table by a windowMembers sit around a white table working on leather projects with tools and boxesA man rubs his face at a workshop table while others work in the room behindMembers work at round tables in a meeting room with a bar along the back wallMembers seated around a table, one man working on a leather piece in the foregroundMembers smile across a workshop table spread with tools and leather piecesA man reaches over to guide a woman's hands as she works on a small leather pieceThree women work at a table, one smiling, with lacing supplies and glue tinsMembers work on small leather projects around round banquet tables at a convention workshopMembers at a round table lace leather pieces, a yellow mallet beside themA man works on a small leather piece at a table with instruction sheets and tinsThree women work on lacing projects at a round tableA woman smiles as she works on a small leather piece at a workshop tableA man and a woman work on small leather pieces at a round tableTwo women work on small lacing projects at a workshop tableMembers around a round table work on leather pieces, a bag and tools in the centreA woman and a man work on leather pieces at a table with a tool trayA woman cuts or shapes a piece of leather, another woman reading a tablet behind herA smiling man holds up a leather knife sheath at a workshop tableA man and a woman sit smiling beside a table of leather goods and tools for saleA woman and a man work on pieces of leather at a table by a windowA man stands explaining something to two seated men by a stone fireplaceA man gestures across a table while working on leather, another member behind himMembers work on lacing projects at a round table with pattern sheets and tinsA man pulls thread taut while stitching, another member standing behind himA woman and a man stitch small leather pieces at a table by a large windowA long exhibition table on gold hide covered with sandals, moccasins and small leather goodsA display of sandals, moccasins and a chair with a carved horse on its leather backA table of exhibition entries: a carved belt, round cases, knife sheaths and a red ribbonKnives in tooled leather sheaths, one with a feather design, beside a cigar case and a holsterA carved strap, an axe sheath with a snap and a cigar case tooled with a G on a white clothA framed carved eagle with a pink ribbon beside a carved tablet case and a tooled bagLeather bags and a dragon-painted quiver hang on a wire display gridA display of carved bags, framed pictures, a cylindrical case, belts and a braided whipLeather high heels, sandals, a braided whip and a carved case on an exhibition tableA round brown shoulder bag carved with an eagle and a black belt pouch on displayA framed carved leather desert scene beside a red award ribbon and a leather poinsettiaA carved horse's-head case, a floral-carved bag, belts and a carved eagle tablet caseA table of colourful sandals, fringed moccasins and a red leather wallet on gold hideCrocodile-embossed toe-post sandals beside buckled sandals in printed leatherFur baby booties with yellow laces on natural leatherAn exhibition table of moccasins, sandals, carved wallets, a key fob and a poinsettia cardFringed moccasins and two laced wallets carved with a deer and with flowersA tan belt stamped with diamonds and small painted rosesSandals with bronze patent leather straps and buckles beside a black laced sandalFringed moccasins beside sandals with purple and pink leather strapsA red leather shoulder bag with three zipped pockets on teal fabricA framed carved eagle head, a framed fox carving and a cream wallet on teal leatherLeather-covered high heels with a matching marbled clutch purse and a braided cordA floral-carved shoulder bag, a horse's-head case and stamped belts in an exhibition displayA carved brown belt with a brass buckle beside yellow and red award ribbonsA black leather belt with a matching snap belt pouch and a red award ribbonA round brown shoulder bag with laced sides and a carved eagle on the flapA floral-carved shoulder bag, a horse's-head case and a carved eagle tablet case with beltsA carved eagle tablet case, stamped belts and a framed carved eagle with a red Craftsman Award ribbonTwo stamped belts, one basket-weave and one carved, with a carved horse's-head case behindWoven-strap nubuck sandals beside a red award ribbon and a leather poinsettiaClose view of a round leather picture carved and painted with a desert butte, yucca and cactusA brown hobo bag, a black drawstring backpack and a strap hanging on a wire display gridAn exhibition table of leather shoes, a whip, a carved flask, a floral bag and a geometric ballA carved leather Roman dodecahedron beside a red ribbon and an entry cardLeather-covered high heels with a matching marbled clutch, belts and a braided whipClose view of a carved eagle breaking through leather in a barnwood frame with a red ribbonA man with a name badge speaks to the room beside a woman, tables of prizes behind themA woman and a man concentrate on small lacing projects at a workshop tableA man with a name badge holds up a small container during a draw or presentationA man hands something to a young man in front of a table of raffle prizesA smiling woman hands a boxed prize across to members during a raffleA geometric leather ball of round-cut panels on a red ribbon beside a braided cordExhibition pieces by a window: a leather-trimmed basket, boots, a satchel, a flask and a carved purseFour women chat in a modern kitchen and lounge, two on bar stools
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