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Just taking a stab here, on leather you will need enough to cover all4 sides of the object to be carried + material for attaching to your belt. Just a guess at my local Tandy leather for 1 holster will range about $40 or so, depending on the thickness you want. The sewing kit from Tandy should cover your sewing needs, if there is not an Awl in the kit my advice is get one, during the sheath calss I took while not using an awl, I broke 3 needles. Also look at the color of thread in the kit, you may want a different color for your holster. Just my two cents. Good Luck.

TERRY, Thanks for a great post, compensation for many of us is difficult, however necessary. You made a very good point. Thankfully many of the hobbies we pick up can be leaaarned only if we apply ourselves, some you may make money doing, others are pure enjoyment.

I am doing the same thing adding tools I want to the wish list, their tools are 100% guaranteed . Happy tooling and cutting, Tandy' classes are reasonable as well. I am doing the same thing adding tools I want to the wish list, their tools are 100% guaranteed . Happy tooling and cutting, Tandy' classes are reasonable as well.

Great point Jazzman. Sorry for the forced change. I pray yoou grow to love your leather work and surpass yoour. Musical ability.

Tandy does have 100% guarantee on their tools, though they will not cover the leather they sell I bent my camouflage tool it was replaced no questions ask. However, I too will be shopping other companies if tools keep bending.

Went to BK's page, if I bend any more tools, I will be changing over. Their prices are not too bad, however higher than Tandy. though you get what you pay for.

My thought is get the equipment you can now, and add each piece as you need it and can afford it one or two pieces at a time. I am upgrading my Tandy Deluxe kit a little at a time.

Where is the best place to get good quality tools? Starting out with Tandy stuff, but will change to better tools, hoping to skip a lot of stupid tax along the way.

We are all given some talent, while there may be no artist in many of us. We all do have the capacity to learn, and make the life of those around us better is something we all can do. Just my humble opinion. I am learning to stamp leather myself at this time, Using my swivel knife is almost a laughable effort, but I am practicing and trying. However, continue to learn and see were you can go.

Sorry, Mike posted to wrong topic, however, thanks for posting your research on different knives.

Thanks guys for the hints.

Needing to decrease the size of my picture files to upload here, though I have a saved gallery currently In my leather work, I need to learn to better control my swivel knife, suggestions PLEASE

Mike, I am new to leather craft as well, I appreciate your research in knives. However, I am needing to work on lighting and control of my swivel knife. Any suggestions. Working on adding thumbnails to my post.

Great work, thanks for displaying.

Nice work, looking forward to your pointers on my works.

Great work, thanks for showing.

A great collection of wallets, Good luck on their sale.

You forgot the spinach Great looking work, may those anchors not sink the wallet

Thanks everyone for the postings, I just got my first Kit today, hoping to start doing Key fobs and coasters shortly, currently have my first rounder in a zip-lock bag and ice chest in the garage (my work area) to cut tomorrow morning, hope to tool most of it tomorrow. My first attempt at the Tandy rose. Looking for patterns and researching belts both regular or Dress and ranger. Will be posting my attempts at my leather working.

I will be starting with a mallet, but according to what I have read here, will be switching to a couple of mauls as soon as possible and praying I can find a ergonomic maul in the near future.

Great job, where did you have your makers mark done???

Here is hoping my mistakes look that good as well, love you case, enjoy the use of it

Very nice

Great work, love the lacing