Can the older ladies leather tan saddle bags be tooled

[Can the older ladies leather tan saddle bags be tooled]

Can a thick leather ladies handbag with plenty of  room for stamping  on be revamped/reworked ? 

 And what is the procedure and method for taking the I assume, finish protective sheen off it ready to use stamps on  it  then use a  coating of a finisher on it again  ?

 Any advice will be gratefully welcome if anyone has done this.

[Hi my names Tom and I live in the UK]

Hello ,my name is Tom and I live near enough into the Welsh mountains in the UK. I`ve left it a bit late in years to get started in leather tooling but I guess its never too late to try. I currently am collecting the necessary stamps tools and having some specially made by a friend of mine who has wood & metal lathes.

I`ve always been into Art ,doing drawing and Pyrography and have often thought about putting my artistic talent into applying it to leather so I just took the bull by the horns and decided its now or never so I`m taxing on the runway so far.

 my first "tapper" is a Cheapo Chines job which I think is OK but for Stamping I had my friend make me the bigger Maul made to my spec. It weighs 2lb 5 oz  but its can have  interior weights added if I so require them .Had it made from a Nylon Pallet wheel Yew wood ,with Brass weights .

 Alas, its the old saying at the moment, "All the gear but no Idea" ,but I`m gonna do my best to change that.

So please bear with what might be silly questions being asked.