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About Me and My Work:
My leather craft career began after I inherited leather craft tools from my father. When I was younger, I had the privilege of working with a group of blacksmiths that expressed such passion in their trade, that they shared it with anyone. The items these craftsmen made were made with such skill and beauty that they far surpassed manufactured products. These blacksmiths taught me how work from craftsmen that value their trade, create high quality pieces of art that are timeless. I enjoyed leather craft as a hobby as I went on to pursue a career in dog training. I worked my way up to training working dogs and discovered a need for high quality training products.
Sometime later, I interned at a museum and was able to view historical pieces that were made with such craftsmanship that they survived centuries later. I also had the privilege of meet various traditional craftsmen at the museum that carried not only the passion, skill, and knowledge of their trade, but imbued pieces of their traditions and culture in their products as well. This inspired me to take my leather craft hobby and turn it into something more…
Certain life experiences, have taught me that life is short, and that if you have a passion for something to pursue it. I aim to make products that are long-lasting, practical, and unique. I also aim to continue learning my trade, and to continue to pass down some of the knowledge and traditions that I have been so fortunate to have experienced.
I strive to keep craftsmanship going. I am Lauren Gosciminski, founder of The Leather Smithy.
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What people are saying
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Charles Wickline
For Ship In Stormy Waters Hand Tooled Leather Guitar Stap5.0I was lucky to find this site and really pleased with the product I received. Love the strip I ordered. Thanks so much!!!
MFMatt Frye
For Personalized Tan Leather Guitar Strap With Hand Painted Name Or Initials5.0This experience was incredible from start to finish. The guitar strap turned out beautifully. They communicated when the project would be started, when it would be shipped and expected delivery (with potential delays due to the holiday season). The craftsmanship is incredible. It was even wrapped in a box with a bow and string which saved me from needing to do that part! Start to finish I was thoroughly impressed.
- LC
Lizett Cuevas
For Skull And Roses Custom Leather Guitar Strap5.0Absolutely in love with the finished product ! Working with this maker was very easy and they are very professional. I would definitely buy again from them ! Thank you so much !
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Stephen Gravois
For Personalized Tan Leather Guitar Strap With Hand Painted Name Or Initials5.0Was everything it was advertised as! Quality product! Extremely easy to order and great communication!
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Kristie Barnes
For Hand Tooled And Painted Custom Western Leather Guitar Strap5.0What an amazing experience! we bought this for a special friend for their birthday and Lauren was so wonderful communicating and offering suggestions to make this gift special! The quality is just remarkable and I am so impressed by the craftsmanship. I highly recommend working with Lauren… she goes above and Beyond to make sure your piece is special and perfect
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Lorenzo Arduini
For custom guitar strap5.0We had high hopes for this project, and Lauren smashed the expectations anyway. This was a gift for a professional musician, and the recipient was beyond delighted with the final result. Lauren guided us through every little detail of the project, and then did a fantastic job with the actual product. Couldn't recommend more.
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Adrienne La Rosa
For Personalized Tan Leather Guitar Strap With Hand Painted Name Or Initials5.0Bought this as a gift for a co-worker. Craftsmanship is beautiful and can't wait to give it to him tomorrow. Came out better than the picture on the website. Would order again.
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Jeremy Krause
For Personalized Tan Leather Guitar Strap With Hand Painted Name Or Initials5.0I'm extremely happy with the custom made guitar strap that I bought for my wife. She is going to love it. I love shopping small businesses instead of the huge distribution type companies and will recommend Leather Smithy to anyone.
BBBob Beahen
For Flower Of The Desert Hand Tooled Personalized Leather Guitar Strap With Name5.0Holy smokes does this guitar strap look incredible! My wife's birthday is still a few days away, so I can't fully share the reaction, but I couldn't be happier with it. Everything about this experience was spot on.
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Alonna Morrison
For Skull And Roses Custom Leather Guitar Strap5.0My experience was so seamless. I received multiple updates throughout the process, notifications when the project was started, completed, and shipped. Very professional, and the piece is gorgeous. My boyfriend is going to absolutely love it!
- AM
Andrew Martin
For Personalized Tan Leather Guitar Strap With Black Border5.0Ordered strap as a retirement present. Recipient very happy. Very fast service too.
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Jared Authement
For Personalized Tan Leather Guitar Strap With Hand Painted Name Or Initials5.0Excellent craftsmanship and such a beautiful piece! More than happy with it and came in very quickly! Thanks for your work.
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Kristina Giesige
For Custom Tan Leather Guitar Strap5.0Great product! Christmas gift for my son he is going to love! Great quality!! Delivered fast and packaged nicely with a box and ribbon. Thank you for your speedy business on something custom made!!
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Thomas Hoffmann
For Skull And Roses Custom Leather Guitar Strap5.0Lauren is awesome, she did a great job on my guitar strap, looks even cooler than I hoped. She was highly communicative and finished ahead of schedule. I’ve already recommended her to several of my guitar playing friends
- AM
Austin Myers
For Hibiscus Flower Custom Leather Guitar Strap5.0 - DL
Debra Liebig
For Personalized Tan Leather Guitar Strap With Hand Painted Name Or Initials5.0So satisfied with this buying experience. Personalized guitar strap is amazing! I know the recipient is going to love it! Would do business with you again in an instant!!
- JB
Jamie Bandy
For Skull And Roses Custom Leather Guitar Strap5.0Lauren was wonderful! She was up front and quick to let me know the timeframe I should expect and she was right on time. Great tracking and the product arrived a day ahead of schedule. The guitar strap is beautiful, my husband will love it!
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Saxon Stephens
For Skull And Roses Custom Leather Guitar Strap5.0I would thank you again personally this really means a lot to me stay blessed and never give up !
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Josh Lessing
For Skull And Roses Custom Leather Guitar Strap5.0Thank you Leather Smithy!! The guitar strap came out flawlessly and arrived way faster than I had originally anticipated. My son has received tons of compliments on it already.
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Quinn Walton
For Custom Tan Leather Guitar Strap5.0Fantastic! Can't wait to show it off!
SVSarah Vincent
For Personalized Tan Leather Guitar Strap With Hand Painted Name Or Initials5.0It is so stunning and packaged so beautifully. I love it. I can't wait to give it to my little brother who is an amazing guitarist and musician. It was delivered sooner than first expected. I would get a response almost immediately after emailing. I highly recommend Custom Made . Thank you for everything ?
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Christian Calliham
For Custom Mountain Leather Guitar Strap5.0Absolutely in love with the work! Highly recommend for anyone wanting a great looking guitar strap. Amazing leather work!
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Brent Bazzell
For Personalized Tan Leather Guitar Strap With Hand Painted Name Or Initials4.8Lauren gets 5 Stars all the way. I think she deserves a 10 across the board. Very Very well packaged. What ever she’s making per hour she deserves $20.00 more. If I were closer I would give her the extra for her professional kind and thoughtful craft. and if there’s a way she can receive this message I would appreciate it. And that in the next few days I will be making another order. Thank you Lauren.
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Mike Ward
For Personalized Tan Leather Guitar Strap With Hand Painted Name Or Initials5.0Outstanding craftsmanship ,excellent communication and delivered quickly! I am very satisfied with the product! Will recommend Custommade to friends !!
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Mary Smith
For Personalized Tan Leather Guitar Strap With Hand Painted Name Or Initials5.0I ordered a custom strap for my fiancé, and my experience in working with The Leather Smithy was extremely positive. The strap is very high quality, and exactly what we had envisioned. I can tell that is it built to last. I would definitely recommend ordering a custom guitar strap from this vendor.
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