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I'm looking to hire someone to make around 50 leather box sleeves similar to the attached image. Raw leather as we'd be customizing the top. They would be large enough to fit 4 playing card decks within the wooden bays. Not sure if this is the right place for such a request, but figured it'd be a good place to start.

PM sent - I want #3 and #5.

King's X: I appreciate the offer with the 5 cord, but I'm not quite ready for it. I still haven't made the plunge to start buying things (other than Al Stohlman's book). Hopefully I'll be picking up tools gradually over the next few months. I'll shoot you a PM to see if it's still available sometime. I've been reading and digging more and I think I'm going to just go for the higher quality tools from the start. I'm only going to be a hobbyist, but I'm up for anything that makes things easier or may help produce better results. These are the ones I currently have on my list: C. S. Osborne Round Knife Bob Douglas Versa Groove Stitch Groover + 1 or 2 tips Horse Shoe Brand Tools - Overstitch Marker Size 5 I know I want a good awl for handstitching, but I haven't really found any information on them. Should I just go for a cheap scratch awl? Or should I get a awl haft and osborne curved blade or something? Also, how useful are edge bevelers? Should I pick one up or just use the round knife to round the edges?

I've been lurking for awhile. I'm interested in learning leatherworking to make leather bottles, belts and belt pouches to start off with. Hopefully I'll get to the point where I'm comfortable with the idea of making armor, but I want to start relatively small. I'm not interested in stamps and intricate carving to start with, so many of the "starter kits" are not appealing to me. First, I have a local place to get beeswax at a good price, so I'm planning on getting a good amount to dip leather bottles. I've also read by virtually everyone that they prefer to wax their own thread, so I figure I'll just do this from the start. So far this is my list of items to get: The Art of Hand Sewing Leather by Al Stohlman Awl Maul Head Knife/Round Knife Bone Folder Spool of 5 cord unwaxed linen thread Size "1" & Size "0" harness needles 8-9 oz leather Specifically for Leather Bottles: Double Boiler 8-10 lbs of beeswax 1 lb Brewer's Pitch I know I'm missing some tools that I need. I think I also want an Overstitcher Wheel (?) and Edge Bevelers (?) and possibly an Edge Rounder (?). I'd like any advice on particular tools that I will definitely want to have or if I'm blatantly missing anything? Thanks!