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https://leathercraftlibrary.storage.googleapis.com/Archives/PDFs/The-Art-of-Embossing-Leather-by-Al-and-Ann-Stohlman.pdf

i tend to talk of either tool in stitches per inch,makes life more understandable than mm's. you can also talk about spacing wheels and such then in the same context. i use 1 mm theread with 7 spi chisels they are the craftool fine diamond in 3.5mm. I feel that thicker thread looks better in most cases than thiner thread no matter the spacing.

sometimes i even use a spacing wheel of the same SPI pushes em down real nice.

I've stretched a few canvases but not leather lol. I would stretch it the same way though. No glue needed imo.

learning to use the awl removes a ton of lost time and headaches trying to figure out how to line up pre punched or chiseled holes for sure. The old saying "practice makes you perfect". I can see not useing a clam or clamp for large items but i dont think thats what they were made for i think they were made to hold small items that you cant hold and sew at the same time. I dont see any person holding, using an awl punching and sewing with two needles a wallet with just two hands easilly. And my spell check isn't working for some reason?

learn as you go!! I second that and have fun. There are tons of patterns out there for about any type of leather work you find interesting. Start with those they take most of the guess work out of the hardest part.

very nice !! its -9 farenheight here today so a warming thought is great!

i use a small one just a few ounce head but i dont use the ball peen i use the flat face for stitches, ball peen for copper rivets.

need more info.

lol I don't have a machine for leather, but have others and have read through the thread, i would love to get one someday so gathering all the info i can. Seems a leather sewing machine is just like any sewing machine, from what i have read, can use a number of threads, needles feet and any number of add ons that will do whatever one needs. I guess my question to all the folks on here knocking the sellers is how in the heck can they send you a machine tuned and ready for every single thread needle combo and gadget that you can think of? How do they know what you are sewing? what you may sew in the future and or what thread, needle and gadget combo you may dream up during your morning shower? Sewing machines are amazing machines and at one time almost in every house, with a company or more selling and repairing in every town, not now they are dinosaurs living on borrowed time now and finding someone that even sews let alone can work on one is rare. I had the great fortune in my working career to buy equipment for a number of trades including textiles it was always in our purchasing contracts to provide initial setup and training but on our part we had to know what we were going to be making start to finish, we had few problems but most all the machines no matter the trade had to be setup or fine tuned for what we wanted. I don't see how any company could provide this service to the private citizen without it costing a lot of money that the private citizen or the industry simply doesn't have. Every person who has ever tried to machine sew anything will tell you that you have to know how to maintain them and tune them. With that said if you cant get reliable training and service and have to be self taught buying a brand new machine isn't cost effective imo.

those are simply amazing!!! How big are they?

cant see it. Not gonna download anything.

you nailed that one for sure!!!!

it appears on some you changed which thread was in the lead you want your stitches to appear like they run from the two closest sides of the slit the ones by 3rd are crossed. What i do the front of the project facing right starting at the farthest hole working towards myself. Right needle in wiggle it a bit pull it through and hook that thread with your thumb and pull it towards the rear of the project insert the left needle in front of the existing thread wiggle it to open the hole pull a bit of the first thread back to make sure you didn't lance it and then pull it through. tighten you stitch evenly, repeat. When done tamp or roll your stitch line. i would also suggest running a deeper groove then make sure you holes are right in it then after you finish sewing tap them down with a hammer.

was reading the reviews of your product one said Tandy sold them also. Sure enough.https://tandyleather.com/products/craftool-pro-detail-rougher?_pos=1&_sid=003668375&_ss=r

i buy those sandpaper things women use for their nails, already on a stick. The women's makeup department is your friend lol. tons of cool stuff for putting liquids and pastes on and off.

Those are nice !!

if it didn't work they probably wouldn't have used it for their ammo either what is nice is it only takes one hand to get out your ammo. But i would go with the shot pouch pictured above too. it could be carried by a strap or around your neck. Here is the pattern pack i meant to show you three different patterns hope it helps.https://tandyleather.com/blogs/leathercraft-library/black-powder-bags-and-pouches-1966

https://tandyleather.com/blogs/leathercraft-library/percussion-pistol-pattern-pak-2691

very nice work!

i have an old sears kenmore. yea NO! It wont sew leather! and its not worth the money they want for sewing fabric. If you look at the picture of it sewing 1/4" you can see there is no thread in the machine and the needle holes are already sewn. LOL. They spend far to many words trying to convince you its a good machine.

I am very sorry for your loss, i too love the critters and have had many bless my life.

Why would you want to change? That is some of the best IMO.

where do you get the repurposed leather? Is it cleaned first? what type of leather?