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. “It’s my hobby,” he said.

Leather chaps are a quintessential piece of equestrian and motorcycle gear that serve both functional and aesthetic purposes.

Western garments, from cowboy hats and boots to leather jackets, have been in vogue for a while, thanks to Lil Nas X and countless country artists before him. However, chaps truly entered the ...