twigletzone

Right. Suck it and see then XD Thank you both!

Thankyou very much for all the links! Self-healing mat and metal straight edge I have. My only craft knife is a better quality version of the snap-off blades type, I've been meaning to invest in a Stanley knife for a while. The thing that's tweaking me about rivets and hole punches is that I have a superb high-quality eyelet press (a ClipsShop CSTEP-2), but it doesn't have dies for hole punching or setting rivets rather than eyelets. Seems a waste! The belt project I have in mind would be stitched rather than riveted, it's replacing a belt made to go with a rather lovely handmade buckle, which was originally commissioned from a master saddler of whom I have fond childhood memories. Sadly I was optimistic about the size of my waist and the damn thing's never fitted me Speaking of dyes and finishes, is there anywhere I can get a good comparison look at different leather finishes, eg. the different colours of FIebings' stuff? I know which finish I want but I don't know what it's called!

So I started out making costumes and random household stuff, mostly sewn, but I've always loved leather (lifetime of horse riding) and embossed leather as a craft fascinates me. Then I got into live roleplaying and found out how many really useful bits of leather stuff there are out there, and how absurdly pricey they are to buy. And then I saw this interesting ebook called The Crystal Anvil. And now I'm curious Currently trying to figure out if I have enough bits and bobs to start trying out leathercraft as is without buying a ton of tools. I might need a better craft knife and an awl that isn't a sewing one, and I'm not sure I can get away without an edge beveler, but I've got a leather needle somewhere from a mixed set that ha all sorts of things in it - sail needles and so on. Just need some waxed thread and the right kind of leather for the belt idea I have...