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went and picked it all up today there where things like punches, hole poker things, and 2 different size rollers for stitching plus a few other things im not sure what they are yet, all the tools are also marked craft tool usa, happy with it overall the guy also told me he just threw out the day before 4 sheets of leather ie full hides went to the tip so its long gone

cheers everyone, i pick it all up tomorrow so i will post back with whats in there thankyou all for replying and thanks sylvia you might be seeing somehting i dont but i dont know what im looking at, anyway will post back tomorrow arvo with photos of what exactly was in there thanks everyone

g'day everyone, just wondering if i can get some input, i just won this bid on ebay for $40, the story behind it is its from a deceased estate, contents of box is unknown other then what you can see in the photos (there could be more sitting in the box)..... this is the start of my leather tool collection and it was bought on impulse http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130753060974#ht_500wt_1203

well looks like i should of one some more reading because everything i wanted to know is already on here haha..... great site

hey everyone, new to the forum, im a relatively newish knife maker and wanting to expand my horizons and add some beautiful sheaths with my knives along with interest in making some belts for myself (i love hand crafted belts) and rifle slings. So i guess from what ive read its best to outline the sort of things i would like to achieve, pattern wise i would like to eventually do some basic tooling on my sheaths giving the woven look and alike, and also add some pictures of game animals and alike. Would also like to learn how to add think lace stitching, how to colour the leather to show both light and dark colours and with the belts, learn how to do the intricate crafting of adding leafs, flowers, and even wording. My two questions i have is firstly what leather i should be looking at using for shealths and belts and secondly a general tool guide to get me started, ie some sort of idea where i wont need to add to or upgrade for quiet a while Im from australia, seems this is a dieing art around here other then a few knife makers turning out some basic sheaths theres not much going on, i got to love leather through my knife making. Thanks all and thanks for this great site too