About Us
John Allcorn has been around leather work for more than 50 years. At 16 he worked the counter at his Uncle Bill's shoe repair shop in St. Petersburg, Florida and learned the fundamentals of working with the machines and shoes.
In 1981-82 John lived on the Greek island of Kerkyra (called "Corfu" by the Brits) and was tutored by Master Leather Craftsman Nikos Sakalis. Mr. Sakalis practiced a style of leather crafting using waxed, braided thread to sew soft leather, a practice unheard of in the United States. A year later, John was back in Florida and opened his own leather business in Tarpon Springs, Florida. This business closed in 2000 and John and his wife, Colleen, moved "up north" to Crawfordville, Florida.
John opened Allcorn Leather in 2018. In addition to our own leather creations, we also do custom work and repairs. Call us: 850-766-4562.
In 1981-82 John lived on the Greek island of Kerkyra (called "Corfu" by the Brits) and was tutored by Master Leather Craftsman Nikos Sakalis. Mr. Sakalis practiced a style of leather crafting using waxed, braided thread to sew soft leather, a practice unheard of in the United States. A year later, John was back in Florida and opened his own leather business in Tarpon Springs, Florida. This business closed in 2000 and John and his wife, Colleen, moved "up north" to Crawfordville, Florida.
John opened Allcorn Leather in 2018. In addition to our own leather creations, we also do custom work and repairs. Call us: 850-766-4562.
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Nikos SakalisVisit Nikos's web page at nikossakalisseminole.com
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