Jonatan

thanks!! this is what i was looking for. simply i wanted to establish the actual thickness/width of one tooth as if its too big then my sewing will look unacceptable. you know what i mean? Frankly im striving with this subject few weeks and cannot find any solutions :/

anyone have some close up pictures of those pricking irons? cannot find anything on the internet :/

thanks for your comment. yes i want to make old saddle stitch The point is that dixon irons tooth (1inch - 7teeth and 6teeth) is big, i assumed the width of one is between 2,5mm-3mm width, if its true then my stitching would look awfull as the actual width of one stitch is about 1mm. In this situation the actual awl size would not change anything because even with small awl blade pricking mark remain the same. Or maybe those pricking marks will disappear? Its depends on leather also i think. you can see problem i want to avoid here also i attached some zoomed picture from bowstock tutorial which gives proper display of the big difference between actual stitch and pricking mark. thanks, Jon.

thanx for your answers. I decided to make picture of style i want to use in my work, you might see thickness of the thread as well. Obviously thickness of leather would be something between 2-4oz maximum. What do you suggest? I saw 1inch/7tooth iron and as you said width of one tooth is massive for this kind of stitching, so what can i do instead? 9tooth per inch would be much too small. The solution would be to find 7tooth per inch iron with thin teeth but i have no idea if someone makes stuff like that. At the moment Im using d.i.y. pricking chisel made from old tailor steel comb but i think pricking iron would be much better and more comfortable guidance for an awl. thanx for any help jon

Hello everyone from Poland/East Europe Me and my wife just started within leathercraft . We are going to continue our family leathercraft 30years tradition. i want to buy a Dixon pricking iron but im little bit confused about sizing. When im looking on pricking irons on the internet (1inch 7teeth - this is my sewing requirement) im afraid that size of one tooth will be much too big for aesthetic and neat stitching on wallets, purses, little cases etc. Simply i dont want to pricking marks being visible after sewing. Can anyone help me to establish some accurate pricking iron size for my job? I want to use traditional method: pricking iron + diamond awl I need some info regarding the actual size of the mark a tooth makes on leather. Specifically the 1inch/7teeth iron and 1inch/8teeth iron. would much appreciate help! Jonatan and Natalie