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Maker’s Leather Supply

In a cynical world that has moved past Roy Rogers and John Wayne, a world where a phone has become a wallet, and kids don’t need a belt like their cowboy heroes wear anymore, you’d think that leathercraft would be a dying hobby. Fortunately that’s not true, but only because there are still a few brave individuals out on the frontlines fighting to reinvent it for today’s world. One of these entrepreneurs can be found just outside of Waco, Texas. There, in a beautiful studio hidden inside an industrial park warehouse, a burly, tattooed man with a Glock strapped to his belt, exercises his creativity. In his element, he enjoys coming up with new ideas, acting on them and then making them available to the world through social media. In the process, he’s making leather work sexy again.

Aaron Heizer’s pistol is a habit dating back to his days on a military transition team in Iraq. The small team served as mentors to large numbers of Iraqis; the gun served as peace of mind.

Aaron served in the Army for 16 years. As

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