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    17 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:

    I would use a high carbon steel that you can harden and temper, I use a lot of 1095 for knives, tools and such. I've made punches from various sizes of black pipe but they don't hold up for any length of time and are pretty much a waste of time. Rivet and eyelet sets you could probably get away with low carbon steel as they don't need to hold an edge.

    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

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    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

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    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 ?

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    On 12/3/2018 at 6:06 PM, Cloudlessdave said:

    Many thanks for all the input into this thread. I was looking at modifying my bellskiver and found exactly what I needed here. Just incase it helps anybody out in the future here's a photo of mine. 

     

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    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  ?

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    59 minutes ago, tbone669 said:

    I believe that pattern is for non-commercial use. It was great for me to use and learn from, that is why I posted it.  But hearing that you own an export company, makes me a little concerned.

    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

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    3 hours ago, tbone669 said:

    Sorry no book suggestion but a similar looking bag (without the external zipper pocket and shoulder strap) can be found on the tube (Studio Hael) along with a pattern.  

     

    StudioHael_SP briefcase.jpg

    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

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    2 hours ago, Grumpymann said:

    No insult intended but are you new to leather work?

    If not how many and what projects have you done?

    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

     

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    On 4/7/2020 at 10:18 AM, CastleLeatherWorks said:

    So this is my first attempt at making a bag of any sort. I’m actually really pleased with how it turned out. I’m calling this a prototype because I plan on making more with nicer leathers. While this looks pretty decent there’s quite a few scars on the leather and while it worked for this bag that’s not really the look I’m going for. Also I need to tweak the pattern a bit. And I need to make a strap just waiting on some leather to come in.

    The bag is made of 2.5/3.0oz European veg tan from Tandy. Stitched with twist 0.45 cream linen thread and I used some cheap 5mm pricking irons from Amazon. The liner is some sort of suede from an old jacket liner I believe (my aunt gave it to me when I told her I was making leather goods) I got the gold hardware from sav-more leather in Downtown LA. 
     

    I’d really like to hear what you think or maybe offer some insight. I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to glue the seams before sewing ( I didn’t ) also I forgot to undo the zipper A little bit before closed it up so that was a total pain trying to get the zipper open so I could flip it. Here’s a lot of pics =)
     

    Thanks for looking !

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    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.

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    18 hours ago, Grumpymann said:

    You can go to https://www.leathercraftlibrary.com/ and all the books are free.

    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

    turned in leather laptop bags.jpg

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    17 hours ago, LatigoAmigo said:

    Then you might want to look to Al Stohlman's books for inspiration. You can find them at this Tandy link, and also on Amazon, EBay, etc. He clearly details the fundamentals.

    https://www.tandyleather.com/en/category/stohlman-leather-craft-books

    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

    turned in leather laptop bags.jpg

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