Job Description:

• 1) Cuts, stamps, stains, or paints lettering and decorative designs on leather products, such as belts, handbags, luggage, saddles, and novelty items: Draws design and lettering on wet leather with stylus or transfers design by placing pattern or template on leather and pounding with mallet.

• 2) Cuts outline of design and lettering with knife.

• 3) Bevels and flares edges of cuts and fills in design and background, using various stamping tools and mallet.

• 4) May trim and punch leather pieces and sew them together by hand or machine.

• 5) May apply various colors and shades of stain to design and background and be designated Spanisher.