High quality oblong punch

[Danne]

Hi,

I'm looking for an oblong punch with 2mm width, length doesn't matter that much 8-10mm or something. I use it to punch the hole for the buckle tongue notch on watch straps (as in my drawing) and I do punch it after the fold is done.

Other shapes would also be nice, like a Panerai strap would require a wider square notch for the buckle pin. Of course it's possible to cut these shapes without punches, but a high quality set with different shaped smaller punches would be nice. 

I would say the most important is a high quality oblong 2*8-10mm punch, if there are no other high quality ones for other small shapes, a cheaper kit would do it.

[Burkhardt]

I'm sure you're aware of the cheap punches on Ebay with about 20 of them for 10-11 bucks. I've seen a quite a few people use them and they look like they work decent and they're the only ones I've seen in that size.https://www.ebay.com/itm/195387135606?hash=item2d7dfb1676:g:3QMAAOSwB~5jOAiE&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4EIYqIsHjzbe7w1LgRYtp0LNVTBs8xxedjvS7EXfa2RYdm5g%2FWGLRv1HrRRk6UrqnZYHZsrTrTvYmU0%2FZocYKG8TtSmoLtxGDRgzFIsot8MqkvnwcvfHInrKN6PqolaRyjo3%2FtZcEfKf7CaUZE2DJTR4KEhEAd3R4Tbe7XhZd%2FFJ4j9y5CIC12wep6PJfs15QnK22Zs1MNIrIk8wZsPaTzgvar5nYPvzPdQnkGEKLgSdtdjZ7gPK2Rv8NP6dzhUl3dsuaoN4taQZ%2B3pDmBFO7YVPY48hqOZxdtAy1CdJ5huv|tkp%3ABk9SR8C8rIOcYQ

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185631744481?hash=item2b3883a1e1:g:kZwAAOSwo~Rgbog6&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4NKdMaJi0U7uhGVE0Mju8UQaiwUbh4Yn%2BCIUcm9E4KGD0cEf%2BrMb0XZHYzGztHrfcdu0q1bK6cyruZEuDyodEoh7%2FSCg33yxOhF6xanY3UICTWT%2FHmAOjzph8nYTDsEFDC32rbIT6toNKI5CN4OJoEXzwBOFp0MqIStfB4idJqZs4qb%2FOA%2Bphpe5dsmfC%2F3UqcxI5h7QTA79OYYrN60SeHJoqzj8cwY9EjqGI060Yx6Tia9pm88N%2F8%2F3DakN1LYIAztE6oK4vebxh2cAIBOEimXkebstwWA9CFPpuY1TctB1|tkp%3ABk9SR8S8rIOcYQ

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/353689905261?hash=item52598fa86d:g:ohEAAOSwhNthTZr7&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4FR8vwOjo1V6xvO0mJ%2B1b1uD0L4JRNB2ehVuMOMHumB7Vl6kUeaGOtOg0k7E0Uhu7YpZMtoa1aHiqXh1wPhUfdSWfc0wW0STOFL%2BI81%2FAS1obwuvHi33KZAyz8morTu%2FCALjagxDkA3kVZH1G6EubhxwVR2%2FLzcYOwWxqEmBtXqmfpd3aJxLEjlH2xMunhjijcBkVImp7%2BMLrun9hopVjzKIMx2vNS6FHBMEOfC3H6bw%2FTEHs0NYtqzvD%2FLDyIyliMQHPGo5nYe5k33LoKrYJNJ6J%2FgI1EdzKgvMvaD6U9uO|tkp%3ABk9SR4KK1IOcYQ

[fredk]

I've bought and used the cheap China ones bought via ebay. They are fine but do need a wee bit of sharpening to make them better

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304632420229?hash=item46ed81d785:g:Y54AAOSwZDFjS1Bq&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4HOc5W%2BIJTlN0bLnGsMGJLkVg4iETm5kEJSmCKcrAk%2FbYk%2BHFPPOnLvHslv66eFTQkRxI9nzMmoHsoxhbAXxu5F6JxXplQQpHb61yC6cNJQ3cvbBb43xCqnQVEii4Ybj%2FYxSXY%2BPBc8ECFcQ0j9e9GYH2hSt%2BlN%2FsDCYnGsUEtYE%2B2sG02bfzZQ7H%2BKN%2FCED1HdCPi5OKgo9BmgQ9WOegEmERtoSbQH8ruAWvzQZY11rumq%2BuFHFQz7PH5XYjr4%2B0hpl4sq6as022rRowfYmZ9SmV5QzzuEHVRN4SNkWpfkN|tkp%3ABk9SR4ioo9mcYQ

This is a seller I've been buying from. All has been in order

Edited December 6, 2022 by fredk

[Danne]

On 12/5/2022 at 4:02 AM, Burkhardt said:

I'm sure you're aware of the cheap punches on Ebay with about 20 of them for 10-11 bucks. I've seen a quite a few people use them and they look like they work decent and they're the only ones I've seen in that size.https://www.ebay.com/itm/195387135606?hash=item2d7dfb1676:g:3QMAAOSwB~5jOAiE&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4EIYqIsHjzbe7w1LgRYtp0LNVTBs8xxedjvS7EXfa2RYdm5g%2FWGLRv1HrRRk6UrqnZYHZsrTrTvYmU0%2FZocYKG8TtSmoLtxGDRgzFIsot8MqkvnwcvfHInrKN6PqolaRyjo3%2FtZcEfKf7CaUZE2DJTR4KEhEAd3R4Tbe7XhZd%2FFJ4j9y5CIC12wep6PJfs15QnK22Zs1MNIrIk8wZsPaTzgvar5nYPvzPdQnkGEKLgSdtdjZ7gPK2Rv8NP6dzhUl3dsuaoN4taQZ%2B3pDmBFO7YVPY48hqOZxdtAy1CdJ5huv|tkp%3ABk9SR8C8rIOcYQ

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185631744481?hash=item2b3883a1e1:g:kZwAAOSwo~Rgbog6&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4NKdMaJi0U7uhGVE0Mju8UQaiwUbh4Yn%2BCIUcm9E4KGD0cEf%2BrMb0XZHYzGztHrfcdu0q1bK6cyruZEuDyodEoh7%2FSCg33yxOhF6xanY3UICTWT%2FHmAOjzph8nYTDsEFDC32rbIT6toNKI5CN4OJoEXzwBOFp0MqIStfB4idJqZs4qb%2FOA%2Bphpe5dsmfC%2F3UqcxI5h7QTA79OYYrN60SeHJoqzj8cwY9EjqGI060Yx6Tia9pm88N%2F8%2F3DakN1LYIAztE6oK4vebxh2cAIBOEimXkebstwWA9CFPpuY1TctB1|tkp%3ABk9SR8S8rIOcYQ

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/353689905261?hash=item52598fa86d:g:ohEAAOSwhNthTZr7&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4FR8vwOjo1V6xvO0mJ%2B1b1uD0L4JRNB2ehVuMOMHumB7Vl6kUeaGOtOg0k7E0Uhu7YpZMtoa1aHiqXh1wPhUfdSWfc0wW0STOFL%2BI81%2FAS1obwuvHi33KZAyz8morTu%2FCALjagxDkA3kVZH1G6EubhxwVR2%2FLzcYOwWxqEmBtXqmfpd3aJxLEjlH2xMunhjijcBkVImp7%2BMLrun9hopVjzKIMx2vNS6FHBMEOfC3H6bw%2FTEHs0NYtqzvD%2FLDyIyliMQHPGo5nYe5k33LoKrYJNJ6J%2FgI1EdzKgvMvaD6U9uO|tkp%3ABk9SR4KK1IOcYQ

 

34 minutes ago, fredk said:

I've bought and used the cheap China ones bought via ebay. They are fine but do need a wee bit of sharpening to make them better

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304632420229?hash=item46ed81d785:g:Y54AAOSwZDFjS1Bq&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4HOc5W%2BIJTlN0bLnGsMGJLkVg4iETm5kEJSmCKcrAk%2FbYk%2BHFPPOnLvHslv66eFTQkRxI9nzMmoHsoxhbAXxu5F6JxXplQQpHb61yC6cNJQ3cvbBb43xCqnQVEii4Ybj%2FYxSXY%2BPBc8ECFcQ0j9e9GYH2hSt%2BlN%2FsDCYnGsUEtYE%2B2sG02bfzZQ7H%2BKN%2FCED1HdCPi5OKgo9BmgQ9WOegEmERtoSbQH8ruAWvzQZY11rumq%2BuFHFQz7PH5XYjr4%2B0hpl4sq6as022rRowfYmZ9SmV5QzzuEHVRN4SNkWpfkN|tkp%3ABk9SR4ioo9mcYQ

This is a seller I've been buying from. All has been in order

 

Thanks, When I started this craft I bought some similar ones but round, and they where really bad steel. But I have seen people using them and sharpen them, so I guess it's a little bit of a gamble, some can be "ok" steel, and heat treated other really bad steel.

I found out that Kevin Lee make custom punches. And he have good reputation.

https://www.kevinleathertools.com/products/kl-custom-made-single-punch

And on this photo there are some punches with square edges

https://www.kevinleathertools.com/products/custom-fish-shape-punch