Our Story

Silver Spring Leatherworks was founded in 2025 in Lancaster, PA by Samuel Kniesly in his senior year of high school. Firefighter owned and operated, Silver Spring Leatherworks is a business that strives to keep tradition alive by making each and every product completely by hand with only the highest quality materials available. Our ethos “Crafted NEVER Copied” represent the goal of this business to craft original products.

Three firefighters in full gear standing amidst the debris of a fire, with smoke and flames in the background. The scene appears to be at dusk or dawn.

Samuel Kniesly Owner/ Operator (center)