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Question, will Mink Oil or Neatsfoot oil seal a dye into leather and keep it from bleeding onto clothing? if not, are there any other kinds of natural sealants. I hate using modern chemicals other than the dyes themselves if it can be avoided. (I like to use iron and copper acetate dyes sometimes for this reason).

What's the AWL for if you are using two needles? Using it for sewing. It's way faster than 2 needles not sure what the awl is for when using two needles. I punch the holds first with a diamond shaped stitching punch, which makes sure the stitching line is straight. I want the bigger needle/sewing awl so I don't have to use 2 needles to sew with larger thread. It's way faster than using 2 needles to sew. I like the sewing machine needle idea. I will give that a try. thanks!

I've recently started using the Tandy lock stitching awl. Works great but I really want one that can do some larger thread. I have looked on line but no one do any other models mention thread size/gauge. Does anyone know if someone makes a lock stitching awl that uses larger thread than the Tandy one? Thank you. Here is the one I have: https://www.amazon.com/Tandy-Leather-Factory-Stitch-Sewing/dp/B00A2C8M6K/ref=sr_1_2?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1488219002&sr=1-2&keywords=stitching+awl ~Jeff