I bought a Black Bear Leather wallet back in 2016 (I believe?) in Eastern Market. It's now 2026 and…read morethis wallet has STOOD THE TEST OF TIME. I'm not friendly to my products, this wallet has gone through getting soaked countless times, flung in rages, ground up, scratched, it would beat you in a bare-knuckle fight. As a daily use item, its leather has aged less than me, and this is coming from a guy who doesn't treat things with care. I feel kind of bad for the wallet in all honesty. But me? I'm doing great because I had a well-made product last through all my B.S. Funny enough, I stil had his business card tucked away, the original one I snagged from his display table, because I kept saying "you should go buy another Black Bear Leather wallet... that guy deserves everyone's business" and then I'd get distracted and life gets in the way (ADHD amirite?). I went back online to check to see if they're still in business so I could buy a wallet again from someone who makes great products. I don't know whether or not they're still producing, but Michael, your wallet has been a steadfast friend to me for a decade. It's still in complete usable condition and could probably go another 10 years, it's just the section of leather that does all the bending when you open and close the wallet that's a little rough on the edges. I kept telling myself to go buy another one. If you're still making these bad boys, I hope you respond to this, it was worth every penny. Love this thing. It's the only leather product like this I've ever owned that's been this resilient... it truly is a bear. I'd pay for another product that lasts ten years plus... Thank you for your expert craftsmanship and quality, how do I get another one... Here's pictures as you should have way more reviews of ACTUAL lifetime use. The seams on this wallet are still pristine. If you're no longer making them, CHEERS to you on whatever next chapter came your way. In today's world of garbage quality, this product was the real deal.

I wanted to check out this place during my visit to Lancaster, but unfortunately I couldn't since…read morethey were not opened. I visited this shop twice, on Saturday, 2/15 and Sunday, 2/16. On Saturday, I arrived at 5pm and the place was closed. I thought maybe they had decided to close shop early, since there hours on their website and front door say open until 6pm. Maybe they had an emergency, I gave them the benefit of the doubt. On Sunday, I showed up at 12:20pm, since they opened at noon. And guess what, they were closed again. There was no sign on the door to indicate anything of the store being closed. I couldn't even call them to inquire about their hours since they have no number listed on their website and their instagram account had no mentions of store closures that day. I'm giving this place two stars because lack of professionalism to inform your customers that you don't abide by the hours posted on your website or front door. Too bad, I was really hoping to be able to shop in the store, since there were a few things that caught my eye from the window. My recommendation for this shop: Update your business hours or use your social media account to communicate if your business will be closed so they don't waste their time.

What a fantastic little Gem hidden on Cameron St. Leathers, tools, hides, pelts, skins, dyes,…read morebuckles, threads, and a thousand other things I can't even pronounce. The employees are helpful and don't feel the need to rush you through what you are doing and instead will try and help you figure the best way to accomplish your goal, if they know what that is of course. So far the recommendations are good and even saved us some money.

This shop is phenomenal, and I must commend the whole staff, who, not only stayed open late for me,…read morethey were incredibly helpful! This is a new location for this shop, and it's lovely, clean and bright, lots of different hides available and an array of colors. I came in looking for small remnants for a project and some hardware ( of which they have an entire wall!) and now I'd like to design more projects just so I have more reason to go back!! To the staff; Jamie, thank you for the rivet tutorial, Stephanie thank you for showing me all of the leathers and suggesting types for my projects and to the gentleman who spoke textiles with me, I think his name was Ken, everyone was awesome!

They do good work! For sure! I could be wrong, but there doesn't seem to be many shoe…read morerepair/shoemakers near me. So I go there on a regular basis to have shoes and purses repaired and again they do great work.

Requested some new soles on a pair of shoes. Had to get called back because Owner was away. He…read moreleft me a long voicemail. He wanted 95 for soles and didnt know if i wanted the shoe stitched as it opened up.. weird question while giving me a price as the owner. Anyhow the owner couldnt complete the job as his brother does stitching and my cost was only a partial estimate? Avoid this place if possible.

I stopped in to ask about repairing a few pairs of shoes and brought them with me since I wasn't…read moresure what the materials were. I assumed the older lady with glasses and dark short hair, if she would be able to help identify them and let me know what could or couldn't be repaired. Unfortunately the interaction felt a bit abrupt. Several times I was told "that's vinyl, we can't do that" without much explanation or guidance. I understand that not everything can be repaired but the tone felt dismissive rather than helpful. My shoes were a bit dirty from regular wear, and when they left some dust on the counter there was a noticeable reaction that made me feel uncomfortable as a customer. I completely respect that certain materials can't be repaired, but a little more patience or willingness to guide customers who aren't experts in shoe materials would go a long way.

I was looking for a shoe repair service to sew 2 dog collars. I had them marked where they had to…read morebe cut and sew, It was just two straps.They did a nice job and I got $25.00 out of my wallet, when I asked how much it was I through I hard it wrong so I asked again, she smiled and said $87.34, again I said how much again she said $87.34 . I said do you mean $8.73 and again she said $87.34. I paid with a CC and I will NEVER go back. I through my hearing was going. Don't go there unless you have real deep pockets and you don't mind being screwed.

Kenny picked them up and delivered a beautifully replaced sole and heel on my Mahans. Really nice…read morework.

I've been here a few times lately. They do a nice job with heel repair on high heels and booties…read more They also can stitch and repair sailboat sail covers. Friendly service and two employees are dogs. Literally. Two cute pups to greet you.

They added a new liner and repaired a leather jacket; which looked like new when they were done…read more Also, helped me out in a pinch with a quick repair while I waited. Incredibly nice people and couldn't recommend them highly enough.

I purchased two leather jackets from this place and I am completely satisfied with the quality.read more

Excellent selection of all the leather a biker could ever need. Much of it custom made by the…read moreowner Dave. Nothing like have simple repairs made while you wait. Got a bunch of patches put on my vest today while I waited for $5 a piece. Good customer service and a neat little shop.