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In 2019, the former leatherworker, who had a workshop on Elm Hill in Norwich, decided to put his craftwork on hold to enrol at East 15 Acting School in Loughton, Essex.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2023

A former leatherworker who graduated from drama school aged 50 has won a prestigious award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for his debut show.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2023

Idaho leatherworker Van Amburg says the buyer for the Zimbabwe tannery he uses told him he saw Chinese bidding for the first time this year.

From National Geographic • Dec. 20, 2017

“It’s the most puncture-proof leather,” says Jerry Van Amburg, an affable Idaho-based leatherworker who sometimes uses elephant hide.

From National Geographic • Dec. 20, 2017

An accomplished leatherworker, Franz taught Alex the secrets of his craft; for his first project McCandless produced a tooled leather belt, on which he created an artful pictorial record of his wanderings.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer