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You should buy one and see if its actually machine sewn (lock stitched?) or saddle stitched. It looks hand sewn to me but who knows. They may have had some special narrow foot made up. Actually seeing one in person may give some clues

I hear you on the Tiger thread; I got some smaller amounts on Ebay to try out. Most sell 20 or 25 meters for less than $10 Good way to try a color or size before committing to 500 meter or 1000 meter spools. Wanting to try some of the Lin Câblé waxed linen myself but havent yet

No expert here by any stretch but I think the key for me is to use whatever technique works best on the job at hand. Something thin? probably a good whack with a pricking iron and youre ready to stich, More typical projects, stitch mark (pricking iron) then I normally use a diamond awl as I stitch. Ive done a few knife sheaths with 5 layer welts and used a diamond awl in a drill press(not running) to punch thru. Lots of different ways, I think everyone ends up doing what gets the results that they are satisfied with. I tried drilling on a couple projects and didnt like what I was seeing in the end result, not for me. Thread; I really like tiger thread, Have a good bit of the thread from Maine Thread but to me it just doeset feel as nice as the tiger thread; at the moment Im using both

Im interested if this is still available.. Thanks; Adam