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[Phlip]

Mlforge@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 2/17/02 11:57:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> phlip@99main.com writes:
>
> > S&T Leather
>
> do you have a web site or phone number for them??
> Ralph Neumeister
> Maple Leaf Forge
> 17231 Messenger Rd.
> Burton, Ohio 44021

No, I don't- all my leather stuff is still packed. I do know they're in
the Columbus book- 614 area code. Don't think they have a web site yet-
wish they did. They do have a catalog they'll send out by request-
nothing fancy, just looks like a newspaper booklet. If you can get there
to pick your own stuff out, do, because you can likely look and find the
best hides, etc. but they don't shove seconds into the mail orders- just
the top of the pile ;-) They have a LOT of stuff, and are nice to buy
from, although they lack the helpful expertise that many Tandy stores
offered.

Leather Factory employs, as near as I can tell, marginally competent
clerks, not leather crafters, as Tandy did.

And, NO, I have no personal interest in S&T- they just happen to be the
best I've found. Nor do I have any personal animus against Leather
Factory- just disappointment that they aren't better.

Phlip