Rivits

You can also use a small loupe to inspect it. A lot of swiss army knives come with a magnifying glass you can use, as well. Of course, magnification doesn't do all the work for you, ya need experience. I still have trouble figuring out what is what, there are so many kinds of leather, and a lot of things that are 'real leather' still aren't desirable to me. However, if you keep that loupe on you, and inspect different kinds of leather, you start to be able to tell them apart. A burnished genuine leather doesn't have the same sort of pores as real grain, etc. What's really bad, is when you're trying to buy something online and they just label it "leather" without any super high def images to look at. Myhabit.com is especially bad about this, imo.

Thanks, I've been thinking a switch to braided poly might be nice. Any good sites? I'm looking for bright red right now.

Anyone know where i could get copper double or single cap jiffy rivets? So far I've only been able to find the Tandy rivets and burrs (everywhere) or domed copper rivets (ohio travel bag)

Anyone know where i could purchase 554 or even 415 unwaxed poly thread in a selection of bright colors? The best I found was waxed at thethreadexchange.com

Greetings Y'all, I'm making my first leather pieces, inspired by Saddleback Leather. I noticed on Saddleback products, as well as others I've seen on the web, back pockets usually don't have a liner— they're just one sheet of raw leather. Does anyone know the reason why? Are there drawbacks to adding a back pocket, aside from the fact that it'll cost a bit more? Examples: pouch rear on amazon (take my word for the fact this pocket doesn't have a liner The classic Briefcase