Tempestshade

Thank you yet again, Cheryl! Thanks for the tip on leather thickness, that was my next area of research but you have answered it already. I imagine as time progresses I will be accustomed to know what kind of leather I require for certain tasks. I am going to start ordering my tools slowly but should be up and ready to start within a month or two. Will let you all know how it turns out! Any additional tips would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks yet again, David

DoubleC - thank you very much for your input! I will definitely not be tooling anything at this stage - and I quite like the look of un-tooled leather. Now you have me questioning which leather I need to buy haha! Can anyone post me to a link of leather that would be appropriate to make sheaths/ipod cases, etc? I really don't want to order leather only to find out it won't suit my needs. I have an idea of the dye I will be buying so that shouldn't be a problem. Thanks a ton, David

Thank you very much for the input Dwight! I do have an extensive toolkit available which already involves rubber mallet, clamps, pliers, and a other woodworking/general tools. Thanks for the link! Will add it to my basket. Not too worried about getting it on sale - I want to make sure leatherworking is something I will get in to before I start investing more money in it. From that point I will have no issues spending the required cash. Although I will probably want to set snaps once I start getting going on projects, I must refrain for now! Best regards, David

Good day to all, I have been watching leather working videos quite intensely for the past few weeks and have decided that I might want to give it a go. I primarily want to make knife sheath's, however, I realize that this may be a bit advanced to start off with. Instead I will try and to start off with an Ipod/ipad cover, a book cover, and a few other small items. I have searched the forums for several needed tools videos and have noticed that tools can be very project specific and that I couldn't really base my needs off of theirs. Thus, I apologize as I realize that there are already several 'Beginner tools' posts out there. I have tried looking for forum rules about link posting but couldn't really find any - and I have seen several people mentioning/linking to other sites. If I am breaking the rules please let me know and I will adapt my posts in the future. For the projects listed above, from what I have gathered, will require the following items (excluding the leather and dye): Awl, overstitch wheel (optional but comes in kit), groover, needles, and thread - http://springfieldleather.com/29838/Kit%2CHandsewing/ Beveler - http://springfieldleather.com/24773/Beveler%2CSafety/ Edge Beveler - http://springfieldleather.com/29838/Kit%2CHandsewing/ Also - when looking for leather I should be looking at Tooling leather, right? - http://springfieldleather.com/235/Tooling-Leathers/ Does anyone think I will need anything else besides the above listed items to make small ipod/book covers, wallets, etc? Thanks, David