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For a first leather I would, and did, select a 2 to 2.5mm leather. Its a good all rounder and you can thin it if necessary. So that would be the 026 I've dealt with Le Prevo for about 20 years. I've not dealt with any others mainly as none would send to me in N.I. Email or phone Jan or Stu at Le Prevo. Tell them what you want to make ask for their advice & suggestion. They will help you choose ** be aware that Le Prevo prices need 20% VAT added plus a delivery charge & 20% VAT on that too PS. Look in Le Prevo's Clearance Offers. There might be some cheap-ish leather there.

A block of beeswax is cheap and used to wax the thread, burnish the edges, and other odd jobs in leatherwork A steel ruler or similar straight edge is used to cut the pieces Search YT for videos on leather working tools for beginners, there are several, and as you will see, each one is slightly different