(Part 2) Best leathercraft stamping & punching tools according to redditors
We found 115 Reddit comments discussing the best leathercraft stamping & punching tools. We ranked the 38 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
Very nice quiver and thanks for my next project. I really love working with leather.
For those who want to get started it's not that expensive of a hobby. As for leather it's actually fairly cheap and most projects don't go over $25 in supplies. It's about $100 to get the tools you'll need and although their not top of the line they will last quite a while.
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contact cement(I use weldwood($) but Barge($$) is one of the favorites)
Neatsfoot oil(lesson learned on keeping the leather oiled!)
For diamond punches I got these for $18. Work fantastically and you get a full set(1,2,4,6). You'll mostly use the 2 and 6 but 1 and 4 are nice to have.
Waxed Thread- Ritza 25 (Tiger thread) no doubt about it. Even if it's your first project ever. Like $6 for 25m or $32 for 500m, makes stitching sooooo much easier and looks a ton nicer.
Needles- John James. $10 for 25 needles, haven't had one bend yet.
In the long run you'll want a skiving knife since it's easier for bigger cuts vs exacto. If you're handy get a peice of 1095 steel and make your own! Get some stones and some buffing compound, put a chisel edge on it, and learn how to make a razors edge because that's something you'll need to keep the knives sharp!
She's a total troublemaker!! You know those books "If you give a mouse a cookie"/"if you give a moose a muffin"/"if you give a pig a pankcake?" We'll I'm the mouse moose pig. If you open my eyes to the wonder of distress inks I'll get my first set and then realize I need a few additional sets to achieve the looks I'm after. And as I get more sets I'll realize I need more blending foams and handles, and a better way to store and organize my inks and foams, and dangit I should really have bought full sized pads for some of these colors.
I would like to go on record and say that /u/crazyflavour also convinced me to buy the Tonic Studios Stamp Platform. Again, mouse moose pig....This led me to realizing I needed to convert (most) of my enormous wood mounted stamp collection to cling mounts. And once you do that you need a way to store and organize them all. I was planning on doing this eventually before we met though so she can't be held fully responsible. She just sparked the fire.
Her bigger crime was introducing me to Jennifer McGuire's blog.
Before that fated day, I was blissfully ignorant of so many things. My eyes have been opened and my world has been rocked. Spending time on that site and her lists of favorite things has resulted in a run away train spending spree on things that I can no longer live without. The summer of 2017 will go down in infamy for all the times I tried to talk myself out of things and lost. I'm starting to think I might need an insurance policy for my craft room because if my house burns down no one will ever believe how much of an investment was stashed in there.
Hey guys, I'm writing mainly from the perspective of a beginner in most areas and what I found to be reasonable purchases. I split my time between braid for chokers, whips, etc & straps for my friends whom like recreational bedroom hobbies. I do a smattering of carving, saddles, repair stuff.
Strap cutters:
Skivers:
Cutting tools
Here's the one!
X503 Tri-weave Leather Stamp
I used this tool to punch the holes, though it is also available from Amazon at a little better price. You could also look on Amazon for similar tools, some of which I've seen for as cheap as $10 or $12. Just do a search for leather hole punch and you'll find quite a variety of options depending on your budget.
For the pyramid studs I didn't need to punch holes, the tines on the back were sharp enough to poke through the lambskin vest well enough. For a tougher leather I'd recommend an awl for these. I used the wooden handle of my awl to help bend the tines over so I'd stop stabbing my fingers and bleeding all over the inside of my vest.
I have This This This and This best I got
It’s actually just a stamp set I bought on Amazon
Alphabet Stamp Set
Have you considered using leather stamps? You'll need to find the correct font ones, and slip something into the shoe for the backing, but then it should be a breeze to stamp in new lettering and fill in the bossed letters. Odds are it'll end up looking pretty sharp.
Here's roughly what I'm talking about, courtesy of Amazon
Something like this would work
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Too small?
Try one of these.
I think it looks great!
As someone has already pointed out, they make oblong punches...in a lot of sizes
https://www.amazon.com/12Pcs-Shape-Leather-Working-Oblong/dp/B06WWGSNCC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503356433&sr=8-1&keywords=oblong+leather+punch
Also - you seem pretty set on how to do the rounder corners, with many straight cuts - I personally use a french curl ruler for cutting. You need a steady hand on the ruler and some practice, but i've found it's helped me a bit. Then again, i'm a super beginner so take it or leave it
this punch set looks as though it would serve your needs. Reasonable cost and you mentioned plural Submissives in your original post, so... not a one-off?
I do not vouch for the quality of the item or its seller. Just the best results I could come up with during a perfunctory Google search for "Leather Punch Set".
It's not really a saddle stitch if you don't lay the strands over each other...
Thanks for the tip!
Nobody seems to sell ones with 5 mm prong pitch, but I found them with 4 mm prong pitch.
http://www.amazon.com/CrazyEve-Leathercraft-Diamond-Stitching-Perforate/dp/B00T17OULI/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449624835&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=diamond+chisel+prong+pitch+5mm
Better?
Also, i'm looking into ordering this leather. 4 oz thickness seems perfect for wallets, and its sort of like the natural veg tan people recommend, but horween and cheap ($5 per square foot, about $100 for a 20 sqft hide).
http://www.maverickleathercompany.com/horween/horween-seconds/tumbled-natural-essex-finished-flesh/
This set has the same specs (2 mm prong, 4 mm prong pitch), but looks sharper?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010WGFZB0?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=A1OIS8P00XXPZL
Get the Bushacre 2, instead. The sole will be a little less comfortable at first, because it's not crepe rubber, but will hold up better in the long run, and doesn't pick up dirt the way the crepe sole does.
Also, get a leather punch, some 3/16" eyelets, and eyelet pliers.
Then, punch a third pair of shoelace eyelets, on each boot, the same distance apart as the original 2 pairs, further up the boot. In my opinion, it makes a world of difference.
Clarks are a really great value, and break in nicely.
Thanks for the interest. I used 2-3oz economy leather from Tandy Leather. Here's the list of tools I used:
Finished with:
Hope this helps