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Hi, Thank you for your quick reply. 1095 sounds good for the punches/tools that need to hold an edge. I am primarily a leather worker and have partnered with someone who makes alot of different steel items for a living. Can we go above 1095 as a choice of steel or any other tips and tricks ? Another steel that I come across the internet is High Speed Steel. Any, thoughts on that ? Regards Shripud Khemka

Hi, What is the grade of steel one should select to make hollow punch tools. The ones that I am trying to make are :- 1. Round Punch 2. Half Circle/Semi-Circle Punch 3. Quarter Punch 4. Oval Punch 5. Oblong Punch 6. Straight Punch for Card Holder slots 7. Rivet and Eyelet sets Regards Shripud

Hi, I am based out of India and don't have access to leather craft tools like in the states and Europe I need to make u and v end punches, round, oval and slot punches. For that I have a tool manufacturer who is capable of making high quality punches for me. The only thing he needs is the profile diagrams of the above in common sizes. Can anyone help me out with this ?

Cool, all the best for your mod !

So what I gather from here is that the feed pulley is connected to the servo and the knife pulley is connected to the clutch motor ? If so how do you make the clutch motor run continuosly ?

I am not going to use to it make the same bag. As i said before i am only going to use it to hone my skills. The pattern clearly states that its for non commercial use. No parts of it will be reproduced in any of our products. Regards. Shripud Khemka

Thank you so much for taking out the time to reply to my query. This is what i was exactly looking for. I went ahead and have downloaded the pattern. Thank you Shripud Khemka

Well I own and operate a leather goods export company in India. The problem that I regularly face is with the fit of the turned in bags that we create. I was looking to hone my skills and reduce the time taken to make these prototypes. You are very kind to try to help me. I will reply once i have gone through the video. Regards Shripud Khemka

Hello, its a great effort and the bags looks very good. 1. Corner Correction. In turned type of bags the corners present a small challenge. The corners of your bags are puffed out and not neatly tucked in. A work around for this is that you can give a row of stitches lower than the existing stitches while your bag is flipped inside out as you would to make this kind of turned in bag. 2. Piping Installation To make the the transition from the face of the bag to the gusset and from the back of the bag to gusset a bit smoother its suggest to add a piping wrapped in the article's leather. Just makes it a little neater and professional.

Hello, I thank you for taking out the time to reply to my post. The site surely looks helpful and does contain a lot of books for me to go through. But specifically, I am looking for a pattern instruction on "how to make turned in bags with gussets" (picture attached). Regards Shripud Khemka

Hello, I thank you for taking out the time to reply to my inquiry. The link provided is inaccessible to me, probably because I am accessing it from Asia. I did get my hands on a few of Al Stolhman's books Art of Making Leather Cases Vol 1 to Vol 3. The books are very nicely designed and does have some great designs to work with. But specifically I am looking for a pattern instruction on "how to make turned in bags with gussets" (picture attached). Regards Shripud Khemka

Hello All, I am looking for books which can teach me how to make leather goods patterns. I am intrested in learning advance techniques of pattern making for making handbags and briefcases. Thanks