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Does anyone know the correct name for this?
ThoughtFission replied to ThoughtFission's topic in Leatherwork Conversation
It's a good idea.But I was hoping to save a bit of money, and have something a little more suited to the job by sourcing it from Aliexpress of somewhere similar. -
Looking for advice on starting supplies
ThoughtFission replied to ThoughtFission's topic in Getting Started
Thanks! Hope you will stay in some form or another. Sad to see the UK leave. -
Hi, I'm about to get my leather business up and running and could use some advice regarding what supplies I should get as a starting point. Hope I can get some advice as to what to buy first. I will be making bags, wallets, watch straps. Hopefully I will be working in Veg Tan when possible. Dyes for edge finishing, what colors and brands? Threads - sizes, colors and brands in European sizes for both machine and hand stitching? Any tools that you use regularly that you wouldn't have thought of in the beginning? And finally, does anyone know of any suppliers in France (Europe) that will split leather to order? None of the suppliers in my area will do this but in the USA it's quite common. Thanks!
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Thanks Matt Thought it might be a cheap way to split leather. Glad I asked.
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How does this thing work? Is it a leather splitter? Is there a video somewhere showing it in action? Thanks!
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Thank you, really appreciate your advice. Love your stuff on imgur!
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I can certainly have look for you. But to be honest, my French skills aren't great either. I'm just at the beginning of my leather odyssey, so I'm just learning and I'm not sure I would feel comfortable giving anyone advice at this point. I get my leather from a local supplier. I have the good fortune to live very close to a bunch of leather houses, including the new Hermes factories here in the south west of France. So I have a few options for leather right here in my back yard. I hadn't heard of La Campanie des Tanneurs until you mentioned them. I did have one follow on question regarding Evo-Stik. A lot of people recommend it. Does it also use Solvents? I also found a water based glue last week that gets rave reviews and apparently is used by the likes of Hermes and others. I think I might try it.
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Wow! thank you so much. Very helpful info!
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No question, trains are a great way to travel in France/Europe. It's just that as a person just starting a small leather business, every penny is precious. But I get your point.
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Lol, you've obviously never paid for a train ticket in France! Would make the cost of the glue rather expensive. But I get your point. I think, given the pandemic and all, I'll stay local. Renia Colle de Cologne seems to be the best choice that is accessible, affordable and like by many. Thanks :) I have not heard of some of these. I'm in the Charente, where are you?
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Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their replies! I'm new to leatherworker.net but I am already blown away by how friendly and helpful everyone here is. It really is great to be part of such an inclusive, supportive community.
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Yes, a Canadian living in the south of France Based on the feedback, there seem to be two strong contenders here as well as from recognized youtubers; Renia Colle de Cologne and Evostik. RCC is much less expensive here in France. Evostik seems hard to find and if ordered from the UK, it's very expensive. So I think I'll go with RCC for now.