niteshiftfromkc

Thanks for the additional help. I am looking at doing just a clay target breaking up on the outside of the shot shell case. Right now I am just thinking a simple box to hold 25 shells, but I may make a larger one that will hold empties as well. I am also looking at making a magazine and gun holster that I would like to have it tooled with some design. What that design is I don't know right now, but we will see. I don't have a problem doing a flat piece and adding it on later, but just don't know how I would get my fingers down in the piece to do the stitching. I could use needle nose pliers, but my needles may be too long. Any idea if they make shorter needles, or if I can shorten the needles?

Thanks for the replies. I will have to figure out what I would like to have more, either formed or tooled. I guess it will depend on the piece. If it is a fairly flat piece like the shot shell carrier then I will probably do the tooling.

Hello everyone, I am a newbie to the leather crafting and am wanting to make a few items utilizing wet forming techniques, but also want to tool the leather. I have learned quite a bit at lurking around the site for casing the leather and doing the tooling work. I am looking at making a carrier for shot shells and possibly a holster/magazine carrier but I don't really know what can or can't be done. So I guess my questions are: 1. Can I tool the leather (like make a logo on the front of the shot shell carrier/holster/magazine carrier) and then wet form it around a block/gun/magazine? Most of the wet forming I have seen people doing on line has shown putting the whole leather item in warm water and then forming it around the object it is made to fit. Then I have seen where people just get it wet with a sponge and form it that way. I just don't know how the tooling will do after getting wet again. 2, Should I wet form it and then do the tooling? If this is the way most do it, how do you tool an item that is shaped around an object. 3. Would it be better to wet form the leather and then stitch in another emblem piece that has the tooling on it? I just don't know how I would hand stitch the piece on a smaller object like a magazine carrier or even a knife sheath. Thanks for the help. Niteshift