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Thanks Michelle, yeah I bet, easy to do, wish they had some of those shows here though Thanks Shaun

Hi Bob, thanks again for your advice, I have a few tools, Craftools that my dad used to use so I've been practising with them but they don't have everything needed for bevelling, more decorative stamps. I will definitely buy that book, they actually have it on the Tandy site in the UK so I'll be sure to get my hands on it. Thanks again for all your help. Cheers Shaun

Wow, thank you very much Bob and Bruce for your words and experience. Bob, you've made things alot easier for me thank you, I was really in two minds as to whether to get the Barry King tools but I think my mind is made up. Thanks for the tips and knowledge on Sheridan style work, I can't wait to get some patterns down and learn from there. It seems that leathercraft will be a never ending learning process which is great. I'm going to try and get all the tools you suggested and hopefully will post some progress shots for critique in the near future. Thank you very much Shaun

Thanks NadineS, I saw the sizelist you mentioned but it seemed like alot of tools, I guess they're all invaluable in creating these patterns, I just don't want to buy things I won't need at the moment but it's kind of a catch22 because I don't know enough about the leather tooling to know what is needed to do the tasks I want.. Thanks Shaun

Hi all, I'm pretty new to leathercraft, I've made some belts and watched my father make bags and sandals alot but he doesn't really get into too much design work. I'm looking to buy some tools that will allow me to do Sheridan style patterning but also my own designs, I've been reading alot of threads, comparing Tandy, Barry King and other makers and although I've picked up alot I'm still a little unsure. I draw and paint alot and I'm a tattooist by trade but would like to get into leathercraft in the same way so from experience I know that buying the best tools you can up front can save you money in the long run.... but man there seems to be alot of different tools, there's like 5 different size bevellers, grounders, numerous veiners etc... obviously I can't afford to buy all of them so my question is to those who do alot of Sheridan tooling, what would be the basic set of tools you'd need to start off with for belts and wallets, maybe a few small shoulder bags? I can build on my tools slowly but since I'd be ordering from the US and I'm in the UK I'd like to get as much as I can afford with every purchase to save on postage. Any help would be much appreciated. I could buy Tandy items but from reading alot of the posts the general consensus is that they're kinda entry level or of average quality? On another note, do different suppliers have different naming conventions, eg Tandy have a pear shaped shader but it looks like these equate to bevellers on the Barry King site? I'd be really grateful for any advice you can offer me. Thanks Shaun

That camouflage idea Bill mentioned is actually awesome, i had dismissed the idea of camo leather for hunting knives etc.., this kinda makes it alot more appealing! Thanks Shaun

Thank you very much, seems like a great community! Thanks Shaun

Hi all, Really glad I found this forum, seems to be a great community. My father has always worked with leather for as long as I can remember, from doing it full time to part time while welding and other jobs, to now doing it in his retirement for small markets and stuff. So I've kinda picked up a little from him and I'm looking to learn more about leathercraft because I like working with my hands and I like leather, the tools, the smell, it's just something I'm fascinated by. Looking forward to critiques, learning new things Thanks Shaun