leather worker

Makes belts, bags

A leather worker is someone who crafts, repairs, or treats leather goods—making items like shoes, belts, saddles, bags, and upholstery.

The trade encompasses various specialties: cobblers work with footwear, saddlers with horse equipment, tanners with processing raw hides.

The leather worker tooled an intricate pattern into the belt.

Related

stitching · tool belt · tooling · belt · harness · rawhide · workshop · cutting mat · embossing · burnishing · bridle · shoemaker · apprentice · guild · apron · mallet · artisan · cowhide

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Opposites
material specialization

leather workertailor

Clothing alteration professional

weaver · seamstress · metalworker · woodworker · glassblower

production method

leather workerfactory worker

Manufacturing floor employee

machine operator · assembly line worker

relationship to leather

leather workertanner

Hide-to-leather craftsperson

cattle rancher

Family

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G