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Okay I'll look for a suitable drive punch so. Thanks for the advice!

Fantastic! Thank you very much for all your help!

I was just thinking that I could rather than dye the piece and stain the letter separately, I could just use Tandy's Eco-Flo Hi-lite stain. Especially if I'm going to use figural stamps instead. There's a video of a demo of the Eco-Flo Hi-lite stain and it looks really nice, especially on the basketweave stampwork. It really picks out the features well! Perfect thank you very much for your help!

I'm following this tutorial: http://www.kingsmerecrafts.com/page74.html In the tutorial, it uses resist on the stamped letter and then later on in the tutorial it requires Hi-liter on the letter. So the letter has the natural leather look but with the details on the particular letter picked out with the Hi-Liter and the rest of the keychain is dyed brown. I also don't get where it needs glue, considering the fact that there's lacing and a rivet holding the fob closed, but I'd rather follow the tutorial to the letter then deviate from it. I have contact cement at home anyway so I can use that. I might try the figural stamps and then if I like leatherworking, branch out into alphabet stamps. What stamps are in the basic six? Thanks for your advice. Thanks very much for your advice. I was wondering what number blades would you recommend for the X-acto knife? I'll have to buy one online, so I'd love to be able to get the correct blades from the get-go! Thanks again!

Hi Everybody, I want to get started in Leatherworking as I have an interest in traditional crafts and would like to get involved. I have decided my first project, which is a key fob. I wish to use the tutorial on the Kingsmere Crafts site. I was hoping for advice on tools for this project. I'm guessing that I need a: Scratch Awl A cutting tool Leather Stampers A dye resist Leather Dye Split ring Adhesive Revolving hole punch double cap rivet Tandy Hi-Liter 1/8" lacing Wooden mallet Leather Finish Is there anything I have forgotten? Is there anything which is not necessary? Could you guys recommend a suitable knife for cutting the leather? I was thinking a shoemaker's knife but how does it handle curves? Tandy Hi-Liter isn't sold anymore(I'm guessing they don't make it anymore). Can you guys recommend an alternative? Since I might be using stamps with with features on the letters, i'll be looking for stuff that I can brush on with a fine paintbrush rather than use a cloth/sponge. Also from what I have read Tandy tools aren't great, are there alternative brands that ye can recommend? Any european stores ye can reccomend? Thanks!