In Search Of Quality Brass Snaps, Boot Hooks + Rivets

[Vianeth]

Hi again! I'm in search of brass snap fasteners that will stay permanently through 3/4 oz leather with a strip of cowhide leather on top of it. The buttons I found from Joann's are the perfect style and finish, but the posts are too short for the leather i'm working with, and they fall off the leather. I've tried shaving off parts of the leather where the buttons will be going, but that doesn't seem to help much. #1 and #4 are the buttons I'm looking for in the image below. They are punched into the leather and are permanent and do not fall out. Picture #5 are the buttons I've tried working with but they are not holding up to the thickness of the leather.

Also, I need to find quality, durable boot hooks (#2) which I can attach to approx. 6/7 oz leather armor. These need to stay permanently and I haven't been able to find any of decent quality.

Lastly, the rivets I found at Tandy's I am not impressed with. They feel cheap and so lightweight. I'd like to find solid, professional looking rivets of varying sizes (as in #3) which will hold up to abuse. I've included a picture of the work I'm trying to replicate, all the hardware i'm looking for are in the pictures.

I appreciate any feedback you guys have to offer.

Thanks, Alicia

[Art]

For boot hooks try OTB P210 Catalog, page 16 top. OTB's cap rivets are the best I have found, they are Belgian. Look at their snaps too.

Art

Hi again! I'm in search of brass snap fasteners that will stay permanently through 3/4 oz leather with a strip of cowhide leather on top of it. The buttons I found from Joann's are the perfect style and finish, but the posts are too short for the leather i'm working with, and they fall off the leather. I've tried shaving off parts of the leather where the buttons will be going, but that doesn't seem to help much. #1 and #4 are the buttons I'm looking for in the image below. They are punched into the leather and are permanent and do not fall out. Picture #5 are the buttons I've tried working with but they are not holding up to the thickness of the leather.

Also, I need to find quality, durable boot hooks (#2) which I can attach to approx. 6/7 oz leather armor. These need to stay permanently and I haven't been able to find any of decent quality.

Lastly, the rivets I found at Tandy's I am not impressed with. They feel cheap and so lightweight. I'd like to find solid, professional looking rivets of varying sizes (as in #3) which will hold up to abuse. I've included a picture of the work I'm trying to replicate, all the hardware i'm looking for are in the pictures.

I appreciate any feedback you guys have to offer.

Thanks, Alicia