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I have seen some hand stitched watch straps that have straight stitching. How do i achieve that? with a lacing chisel instead of the diamond shaped? or with another stitching method?

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You can do it with a regular stitching chisel/ pricking iron. I've done it before but can remember the exact way. I did cast the thread forward or I casted front and back to create a straight looking stitch.

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A round hole will cause a straight stitch. Using a stitching groove will also cause the stitch line to be straight. If you are using no more than 5oz thickness of leather this hand punch will make a great hole for straight stitches. https://www.tandyleather.com/en-usd/search/searchresults/3229-00.aspx

Michael

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That tandy punch is a piece of garbage...the one I had broke when punching very thin leather...like 1mm or less. The part punches the hole broke through the back side of the punch where it'd been brazed / soldered in.

Worked fine for about a month or two of light use and then broke as described above. Buy one if you want, but don't say no one warned you they were junk when it breaks. :)

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That tandy punch is a piece of garbage...the one I had broke when punching very thin leather...like 1mm or less. The part punches the hole broke through the back side of the punch where it'd been brazed / soldered in.

Worked fine for about a month or two of light use and then broke as described above. Buy one if you want, but don't say no one warned you they were junk when it breaks. :)

I did a big mistake, and bought some tools från Tandy. Hole punch set and a set with stitching chisels. (useless tools) Then i bought some tools from Goodsjapan and the quality seems to be really good. But i can't find round hole punches there.

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That tandy punch is a piece of garbage...the one I had broke when punching very thin leather...like 1mm or less. The part punches the hole broke through the back side of the punch where it'd been brazed / soldered in.

Worked fine for about a month or two of light use and then broke as described above. Buy one if you want, but don't say no one warned you they were junk when it breaks. :)

Gee, I have one and its great. I have never had a problem with it. Maybe you got a bad one.

Michael

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