tossik Report post Posted September 25, 2014 Hi all, I have been looking for some Vergez Blanchard irons, and prices range from like $200-500 an iron! I am in US, and was wondering what should I expect to pay for a #9 or #10 irons? Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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tossik Report post Posted September 25, 2014 Yup. That's how I feel! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidL Report post Posted September 25, 2014 LOL. They are worth the money at least. You could try Vergez blanchard's website. Last time I checked all the items are the same price as fineleatherworking.com, probably more because fineleatherworking buys in bulk and pays less for duties and shipping than it would for you to get it shipped from france. Free shipping over 100 within USA but not Canada, which is dumb, shipping is nearly the same price. Contact the owner and he replies within a few hours. First I would figure out : how many prongs(4 prongs, 6? 10?) 4 teeth IMO is time consuming and a lot of times lines come out crooked on thicker leather. Many use 4 teeth from what I see and it works for them. For production use the extra 50 dollars or so for a few extra teeth will save a minute or two per piece. regular or portmanteau(cost extra) How many SPI (if 7 SPI and 6 prongs it will be similar length to 9 SPI 8-9 prongs) Going rate is 229 for 10 prongs (too many prongs for small wallets IMO, great size for bags) and somewhere near 130-150 for 6 prongs I believe I was quoted, could of been more. Also factor in that you may want a 2 prong iron too for curves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tossik Report post Posted September 25, 2014 I am hoping to get maybe 6 or 10 prong as well as 2 prong. Don't know what size to get.. I mainly do wallets, belts and folios. And I know everyone says its all preference, but I don't know what my preference is if I have not seen the difference between a 7spi and a 10spi in person... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thefanninator Report post Posted September 26, 2014 (edited) TPI depends on the thickness of your leather and thread size. 6 and 7 tpi for thick leather and larger threads. 8-10 tpi as the leather thins and 11-12 for very fine leather & thread used for watchbands. Edited September 26, 2014 by thefanninator Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
