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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 15, 2010 - 07:27pm PT
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I found this ad in the January February 1961 issue of Summit. It surely has to qualify as the craftiest climber product ever! His and hers, of course...LOL
Anyone out there have one of these to show?
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Aug 15, 2010 - 07:29pm PT
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wouldn't mind owning one in black leather.
neat find
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Aug 15, 2010 - 09:10pm PT
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I also recall hand-tooled hammer holsters and canteen holders.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 22, 2010 - 02:49pm PT
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Warm Leatherette Bump- His or Hers!
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
SoCal
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Aug 22, 2010 - 03:03pm PT
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Perhaps we can coerce Tandy into coming up with stock tools for kernmantle, carabiners, ice axes, cams, stoppers, etc.
Unfortunately leathercrafts died with the cowboy culture. :-( I miss it.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 28, 2010 - 07:04pm PT
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Herb and Jan were also seriously into contributing to Summit and drawing cartoons!
Some tech tips September 1960 style...
Love that gigactus!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 5, 2010 - 03:25pm PT
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A little something to keep the spines straight! From Summit November 57, just in time for the holidays!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 19, 2010 - 10:49am PT
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Bolted to the side of a Bump!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 19, 2010 - 10:51am PT
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Did they make pants for the Huber brothers?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 19, 2010 - 11:18am PT
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With special silk liners so as not to chafe the Ubermensch! LOL
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 8, 2011 - 12:26am PT
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Herb and Jan used to do tooled hammer holsters too! I noticed one in Bonnie Kamps' First Ascent of the Diamond DVD. Very cool item!
Any others out there?
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Thanks for this kooky item, Stevie. How quaint of them. It was different back then, obviously.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Steve, Where did you get Bonnie's dvd First Ascent of Diamond? When I last talked to her she had just about finished it......Hugs to yo and Miss Mimi. lynnie
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 8, 2011 - 01:12am PT
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Lynne- More on that soon...
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2017 - 07:03pm PT
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Indelible character bump...
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Bonnie Kamps sent me a shot of a Conn hammer holster that Bob used. It is posted somewhere else on this site, but now it is here too.
The Conn's also made leather canteen carriers. I tried finding a picture of one of them but no luck...
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Fan
climber
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When we met them the Conns used leather 'seat covers' to protect their trousers from the abrasive Needles rock.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 8, 2017 - 02:42pm PT
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When I interviewed Jan a few years ago I asked her if she still had any of the old leather goods around and she produced a lovely holster just like to one the one shown with different detailing along with a tooled belt. The holster was sized for diminutive European style hammers and too small for a Yo hammer.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 10, 2019 - 11:43am PT
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Making a little money off the grid Bump...
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Mar 10, 2019 - 01:26pm PT
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hey there, say, steve, and all, thanks for the very nice share, :)
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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Mar 10, 2019 - 02:10pm PT
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Steve, thanks for keeping the Conn legend alive!
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Bale
Mountain climber
UT
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Mar 10, 2019 - 03:32pm PT
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Mar 10, 2019 - 06:42pm PT
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My father was actually a very good leathercrafter. Some of the things he made that I remember were a rifle scabbard that was embossed fully with a traditional floral pattern, a handbag for my mom that she never used, a wallet that my mom also never used, but I my sister adopted when she was an adult, a camera holster with minimal stamping design but a perfect fit for his camera, several handgun holsters, and many belts.
He'd drag us on a road trip to the Tandy shop which was a half day's travel, and I loved that place. Mostly for the beads and "indian costume" feathers and stuff.
He had a vast assortment of stamps, and when he and my mom would be away for some party or something, we would often play with them. One time he had JUST bought a cowhide, and we put it on the dining room table(which was where he did his leather work, and all eight of us kids sat at the chairs we always did for supper and..... you can imagine. He was pretty mad.
They teach leatherworking at the Quartzsite Gem and Mineral Club, if anyone thinks they might want to try it. The place is closing down for the summer pretty soon, but opens back up in September or October. http://www.QRGMC.org It's $20 for a seasonal membership, and $4 per class, plus material cost which they make no markup on. They also teach knife making, flint knapping and many another thing one would not expect to find being taught in a rock club.
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