NAME: SHOHEI Kishishita

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Born: Tokyo, JAPAN

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Live in: Queensland, AUSTRALIA

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Becoming a leather craft artisan was never the plan. 

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cooking high-end meals as a private chef has been my passion for years. 

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Leather tooling became my hobby when I was 25.

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 I made a tooled leather wallet with a basic kit I bought online.

 

 I needed a new wallet to replace my 10-year-old hand carved wallet that I adored. 

 

As soon as I started leather crafting I enjoyed the feel of carving leather. 

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I've always turned my hobby into a job to enjoy my life and be happy.

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I do what I enjoy for living and leather working became one of my jobs soon after.

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All of my skills are self-taught through the online resources and books.

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It didn't take me long to figure out basics of leather work after all.

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