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Southeast Missourian

Leather, stamp, repeat

Saturday, March 31, 2018

A look into Advance-native John Hedge's love of leather-making.

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    John Hedge poses for a portrait at his leather-making space in his home on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Advance. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Leather-making tools sit on John Hedge's desk in his Advance home Tuesday, March 27, 2018. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    John Hedge shows a hand-made leather guitar strap in his home on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Advance. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    John Hedge's leather-making tools sit on his desk under a lamp in his home on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Advance. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    A leather belt buckle, left, and a leather cutting tool sit on a walnut stump in John Hedge's home on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Advance. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    John Hedge lays out leather belts he has hand-made to show in his home on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Advance. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    John Hedge shows off a handmade saddle in his home on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Advance. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Leather-making tools lie on John Hedge's desk in his home on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Advance. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Handmade leather table coasters and key rings sit on a walnut stump in John Hedge's home on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Advance. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    John Hedge shows off a handmade saddle in his home on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Advance. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    John Hedge's maker's stamp on his most recent handmade saddle displayed in his home on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Advance. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    John Hedge shows the "naked tree" beginning of his most recent saddle in his home on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Advance. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    John Hedge stands by his desk used for his leather making in his home on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Advance. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    John Hedge shows photos on his tablet of handmade Bible markers he has made on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Advance. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)