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Workshop: Lasting Boxes, November 2015

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A workshop on lasted boxes, leather shaped over a form, held on Saturday 14 November 2015 in Mississauga. Paul Kitchener led it, gave the space and donated some of the leather; Lauch Harrison and Sean Dalgetty assisted. Eleven members and a guest observer came. Many had made a lasted box before and still learned new tips, and most finished the day with both parts of their box made and dried, ready for colouring and finishing. The workshop was well attended and turned a profit for the Society. The first three photographs carry the date 3 May 2015, but the Society's newsletter for Spring 2016 printed them as this workshop; the rest were taken on 14 November. Reported in the Society's newsletter for Fall 2015, page 4: “The ambitious workshop was held Saturday, November 14th, 2015 in Mississauga and led by Paul Kitchener with assistance from Lauch Harrison and Sean Dalgetty.” The newsletter for Spring 2016, page 3, reports its attendance and profit and points readers to the first three photographs on page 10.

A display board about lasting boxes with instruction sheets and finished leather boxes on small shelves
A display board about lasting boxes with instruction sheets and finished leather boxes on small shelves
Lasted leather boxes, one with a carved lid, on a display table beside a workshop sign-up sheet
Lasted leather boxes, one with a carved lid, on a display table beside a workshop sign-up sheet
Finished lasted boxes with carved and tooled lids and wooden forms on a black display cloth
Finished lasted boxes with carved and tooled lids and wooden forms on a black display cloth
A workshop leader sits behind a table of wooden box forms, glue bottles and tools in a workshop
A workshop leader sits behind a table of wooden box forms, glue bottles and tools in a workshop
Members sit at a long table with leather sheets and paper towels at a lasting boxes workshop
Members sit at a long table with leather sheets and paper towels at a lasting boxes workshop
A man examines a wooden box form while members talk at a table of forms and supplies
A man examines a wooden box form while members talk at a table of forms and supplies
Leather tacked and gathered around an oval form next to lasting pliers and loose tacks
Leather tacked and gathered around an oval form next to lasting pliers and loose tacks
Hands fold damp tan leather around a block form beside scissors and a hammer
Hands fold damp tan leather around a block form beside scissors and a hammer
A member pulls tan leather over a box form with lasting pliers on a blue cloth
A member pulls tan leather over a box form with lasting pliers on a blue cloth
Leather tacked around a box form on a blue cloth, with lasting pliers and scissors nearby
Leather tacked around a box form on a blue cloth, with lasting pliers and scissors nearby
A member taps tacks into damp leather stretched over a square box form with a hammer
A member taps tacks into damp leather stretched over a square box form with a hammer
Leather being stretched and tacked around a square wooden form on a blue cloth
Leather being stretched and tacked around a square wooden form on a blue cloth
Lasting pliers pull brown leather taut around a box form on a towel
Lasting pliers pull brown leather taut around a box form on a towel
Wet leather stretched around a form for a lasted box, next to lasting pliers, a hammer and knives
Wet leather stretched around a form for a lasted box, next to lasting pliers, a hammer and knives
A hammer drives tacks into leather lasted over a wooden form on a blue cloth
A hammer drives tacks into leather lasted over a wooden form on a blue cloth
A man in a brown jacket helps a woman fold leather around a box form at the workshop table
A man in a brown jacket helps a woman fold leather around a box form at the workshop table
A man stretches leather over a form as a woman works beside him and another man watches
A man stretches leather over a form as a woman works beside him and another man watches
Two women shape damp leather around small box forms at a workshop table
Two women shape damp leather around small box forms at a workshop table
Two women work leather around box forms at the table, tools and supplies spread in front
Two women work leather around box forms at the table, tools and supplies spread in front
A man in a headband magnifier works leather around a form while others work behind him
A man in a headband magnifier works leather around a form while others work behind him
Two men look closely at a lasted leather box in progress in front of lasting box posters
Two men look closely at a lasted leather box in progress in front of lasting box posters
Two men in the workshop stretch leather over box forms, one wearing a headband magnifier
Two men in the workshop stretch leather over box forms, one wearing a headband magnifier
Two women work leather around small box forms at a table with a yellow toolbox
Two women work leather around small box forms at a table with a yellow toolbox
A man in a headband magnifier hammers tacks into leather lasted over a form
A man in a headband magnifier hammers tacks into leather lasted over a form
A man holds a box form while another man gestures and explains in the workshop
A man holds a box form while another man gestures and explains in the workshop
A hand holds a bundle of lasting pliers with green-taped handles
A hand holds a bundle of lasting pliers with green-taped handles
Close view of a hand holding a lasting hammer with a notched claw on its head
Close view of a hand holding a lasting hammer with a notched claw on its head
A man in a headband magnifier and a man in an apron each work leather over box forms
A man in a headband magnifier and a man in an apron each work leather over box forms
A man bends over the table pulling leather over a box form, cut leather and tools around him
A man bends over the table pulling leather over a box form, cut leather and tools around him
Two men talk beside a workshop table, a dust collector and supplies behind them
Two men talk beside a workshop table, a dust collector and supplies behind them
Two men in conversation at the workshop, one gesturing as he explains
Two men in conversation at the workshop, one gesturing as he explains
A woman holds a leather strip as a man watches and another member works at the bench
A woman holds a leather strip as a man watches and another member works at the bench
A bone folder-like tool presses and smooths tan leather lasted over an oval form
A bone folder-like tool presses and smooths tan leather lasted over an oval form
A hand holds an oval form with leather gathered and tacked all around its edge
A hand holds an oval form with leather gathered and tacked all around its edge
A seated man holds a box form, tools laid out along the bench beside him
A seated man holds a box form, tools laid out along the bench beside him
A man works leather over a box form in his lap at the end of a workbench
A man works leather over a box form in his lap at the end of a workbench
Close view of hands rubbing gathered tan leather over a form with a smoothing tool
Close view of hands rubbing gathered tan leather over a form with a smoothing tool
A cluttered workshop table with box forms, lasting pliers, scissors, tacks and leather scraps
A cluttered workshop table with box forms, lasting pliers, scissors, tacks and leather scraps
A man uses pliers at a workbench with knives and a water bottle near his hand
A man uses pliers at a workbench with knives and a water bottle near his hand
Two men work together pulling leather over a box form at the workshop
Two men work together pulling leather over a box form at the workshop
A man in a black leather jacket holds a heat gun over a leather-covered box form
A man in a black leather jacket holds a heat gun over a leather-covered box form
Two men laugh together during the lasting boxes workshop
Two men laugh together during the lasting boxes workshop
A man in a headband magnifier trims leather around an oval form
A man in a headband magnifier trims leather around an oval form
A man in an apron and a woman each shape leather over box forms at the workbench
A man in an apron and a woman each shape leather over box forms at the workbench
A man in a leather jacket holds a covered box form near a tripod and lasting box posters
A man in a leather jacket holds a covered box form near a tripod and lasting box posters
A man in a headband magnifier works leather over a form at a bench, rolled leather on shelves behind
A man in a headband magnifier works leather over a form at a bench, rolled leather on shelves behind
Three men lean in over the table, one in a headband magnifier, working on a lasted box
Three men lean in over the table, one in a headband magnifier, working on a lasted box
A smiling man in a leather jacket stands beside a man in an apron working on a lasted box
A smiling man in a leather jacket stands beside a man in an apron working on a lasted box
An oval form wrapped in tan leather and ringed with tacks sits on a mesh chair seat
An oval form wrapped in tan leather and ringed with tacks sits on a mesh chair seat
Members work around a long table covered with box forms, tools and supplies at the lasting workshop
Members work around a long table covered with box forms, tools and supplies at the lasting workshop
Several leather-covered box forms of different shapes on the floor as a heat gun dries them
Several leather-covered box forms of different shapes on the floor as a heat gun dries them
A seated woman uses a heat gun on lasted box forms laid out on the workshop floor
A seated woman uses a heat gun on lasted box forms laid out on the workshop floor
Hands press damp leather into the recesses of a shaped form on a towel
Hands press damp leather into the recesses of a shaped form on a towel
A man in a headband magnifier trims leather around a form, red-handled scissors beside him
A man in a headband magnifier trims leather around a form, red-handled scissors beside him
A man stretches leather over a shaped form on a towel while another man watches from the side
A man stretches leather over a shaped form on a towel while another man watches from the side
A smiling man holds lasting pliers at the table while a man in a headband magnifier works behind
A smiling man holds lasting pliers at the table while a man in a headband magnifier works behind
A man pulls leather over a box form at the table as a man in a headband magnifier works behind him
A man pulls leather over a box form at the table as a man in a headband magnifier works behind him
Gathered leather tacked around an oval form next to loose tacks and lasting pliers
Gathered leather tacked around an oval form next to loose tacks and lasting pliers
Lasting pliers pull tacks from leather moulded around an oval form
Lasting pliers pull tacks from leather moulded around an oval form
A brush spreads white glue on the top of a leather-covered oval form held in a hand
A brush spreads white glue on the top of a leather-covered oval form held in a hand
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A hand presses tacks into leather on top of a round box form
A hand presses tacks into leather on top of a round box form
A leather mask moulded with a grinning face beside a form with leather gathered and tacked around it
A leather mask moulded with a grinning face beside a form with leather gathered and tacked around it
A man stands at a workshop table with glue, brushes and box forms in front of him
A man stands at a workshop table with glue, brushes and box forms in front of him
A man carries a tall roll of leather past another man in the workshop
A man carries a tall roll of leather past another man in the workshop
Three men talk in the workshop, one holding a roll of leather
Three men talk in the workshop, one holding a roll of leather

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