Hello everyone and Merry Christmas to all, wishing you a joyous season regardless of

which holiday you celebrate or don't celebrate, whatever you're into I hope it is a refreshing

time for you and remember the new year is right around the corner.

Well, today's story is about a leather worker who turns a love for his adoptive state that

would be the state of Maine into a viable business.

Having handmade luxury pins and leather accessories.

Now in some ways it follows a fairly common narrative of an artisan or maker who pursues

a hobby only to realize that it might also be a hustle.

So we will examine that narrative a bit, see what it might have in common for you or perhaps

someone you know or perhaps just a thought process that you can apply in your own way.

And when this leather worker finds himself in need of relying on an outside source of income,

well conveniently he's already got it wrapped up under the tree.

Actually, there's not really any Christmas reference to it, I just thought I would throw

that in. He's got it wrapped up under the tree.

Okay, well it all begins with a Boy Scout Merit badge.

That actually is part of the story.

And I guess you never know when those things will turn out to be useful.

I'm still waiting to find an application for my Boy Scout arsonist badge.

Actually, now that I think about it, I never got the badge for that, but I was a Boy Scout

arsonist.

So that's the story for another day.

We'll have to save that one.

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