Keeping the craft alive at Toledo’s leather-working shop

Keith Oliver first learned leather-working as a Boy Scout, earning a merit badge before apprenticing under a mentor at Renaissance fairs.

Years later, he’s making a living from it.

Originally from the Detroit area, Oliver spends his days repairing worn belts and purses, crafting custom holsters and wallets, and teaching newcomers a trade he worries is slowly disappearing…

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