S. R. Sikes..... a cool place to visit

Dennis Danich ( Dresden) and me went to S.R. Sikes yesterday and met with Raymond Griffith, the owner. Sikes is a leather shop of long standing ,an interesting place to visit and a source for good leather at a low price.

S.R. Sikes
3715 Oregon Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55426
phone 952-931-9905

I purchased some 2 1/4" pieces for paddle strops. The cost was minimal and he cut them to the desired width as we waited.
Give him a call if your looking for some veg tanned leather, he has more than enough!:) for any type of strop.

Here are a few pics

My 3 pieces

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His workshop and a few pics of the leather inventory.

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Nice! Are those different kinds of leather you got, or just variations in coloring?

Just variations in coloring.:)

I was at Randy's house today and the pieces of leather he got his hands on are some nice hunks of leather. I am going to have to make a run there soon and pick some up. the smell and texture of the leather is enough to give a person a bad case of SAD.

Any time you want to drive over there just let me know!:)

Awesome. I'm also making a point to head there sometime soon.

Thanks Randy.

Chris L