At 94, Tom Phillips’ hands have served him well. The Leechburg native and Allegheny Township resident wakes up early each day and gets to work making custom leather chaps. He’s been at it for 60 years ...

Plenty of lucky new parents receive tons of gifts: cute onesies, tiny baby hats, a gazillion servings of homemade lasagna. But it’s not every day that someone sends a baby custom-made leather chaps.

When Carol Tallman was in high school, she took a job working with leather goods at the cowboy store owned by her boyfriend’s parents, Hap Tallman Stockman’s Supply. She was good at it, making custom ...