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  1. Glendon
    That's a great small project. Thanks for offering it to everyone. My dope bag is getting a bit worn. I think I'll give this a go.
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    Glendon replied to ABC3's topic in Suppliers

    If you aren't married to steel specifically, the brass stamps made by LWleatherworks are quite good. Calvin is in Hong Kong, but does good work and is quite fast. https://www.etsy.com/shop/LWleatherworks
  3. Glendon
    The short answer is, no. You do need veg tan if you want to stamp or carve. Chrome tan, which is what most garment leather is, does not accept impressions at all.
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    In my openion you do need a shop press at minimum. I currently use a 6 ton shop press for clicker dies and it works ok. It takes a bit more effort then I would like. A 12 ton or stronger I think would be prefect for smaller dies. There are a lot of people on here that seem to have no problem with those presses. A regular arbor press that is under 2 tons of force, I don't think would work. Too little force spread over too little area.
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    I reserve resoline for outdoor use items. It gives leather a shell of protection, but it's plastic feeling, so I prefer just oil or cream for things that will stay inside.
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    That's a good point Bill. They may not be able to, but this is SLC. They might give you a small deal for what the project is. Worth asking anyway.
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    Check this link. Along with the expensive inport interiors, Springfield sells wallet interiors made in house for less. http://springfieldleather.com/199/Wallet-Parts-%26-Window-Inserts/
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    Ouch. I'll take almost any slice over a deep puncture any day. Those turn into an ER visit way too quick.
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    That is how I sent my pattern. It does need to be PDF to make sure scaling is correct, but it worked fine for me.
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    I just had my fist two dies made by them last month. Still being in the transition from being a weekend hobbyist to a more regular seller, these were my first clicker dies. They are very we'll made. Mine are small, but have a couple of fairly tight bends. They came out great though.
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    The tool you want is called a pricking iron or diamond shape stitching chisel. Good examples can be found here http://www.goodsjapan.jp/category/catId=4252442 Lacing chisels also work in a pinch. Depends on if you are happy with the look or not.
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    Oh yes. Thankfully this is one of those lessons you only have to learn once. Then you figure out that the best way to get things done quickly is to take your time.
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    It is absolutely amazing how fast one quick shortcut can turn into a bloodbath. Last Christmas I was making parts for presents. At one point I decided to flip my knife around and switch hands rather then take the time to rearrange the part I was cutting. As I'm sure you can guess, it didn't end well. Didn't need stitches thankfully, but it was a close thing.
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    Here's one. Sharp tools demand respect. If you need a refresher on this rule, blood will be involved.
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    The people saying that are usually using diamond shaped stitching chisels. Because of how the thread sits, a channel doesn't work as we'll.
  17. Glendon
    Check out the response to the question I asked here http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=55198
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    I'm really into this idea myself. Though I've been looking at an enclosed tool that doesn't have to be used in a "shop" envrioment. The Nomad by Carbide3D has really caught my eye. http://carbide3d.com The project is on Kickstarter right now, but these guys look like they are grearing up to be around awhile.
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    Welcome. I live in Boston myself. Contrary to popular belief, not all leather workers are from Texas or the middle of the middle west. There is a great community here. I hope you find helpful.
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    Thanks LTC. I may have to check out those books one more time then. I would agree with you about the Stohlman cases series. They are great for learning techniques. I'm a fan of them. You just wouldn't want to do a straight build along with too many of the projects.
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    The only thing with leathercrafttools is that as far as I know, no one has posted here on how reliable they are. I was tempted to check them out awhile back, but no one here at the time knew anything about them. Personally I don't think the patterns in The Leatherworking Handbook are too bad. A bit minimal, but good for beginning projects. That would be my pick if you had to chose one book. I would definitely agree that the Stohlman books are very out of date for full patterns.
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    You beat me to it Aaron. Shoe lasts are hard to come by. A set of common sizes I would love to have on hand.
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    Personally, I'd prefer vectored laser cut leather, but that's just me. I'd suggest a good well made carpenters square. It's a relatively cheap tool that makes a big difference.
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    Good old Ian has a great example of what Joe is talking about on his LeodisLeather YouTube channel.
  25. Glendon
    Could you give us a better idea of what is available for smalls and hardware, or a link to the eBay account, along with the prices for the beasts? It sounds like there might be a few things I'm interested in.
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