Members SeaCitadel Posted January 5 Members Report Posted January 5 Sorry for the long-windedness, so TLDR: does anyone know of American-made stitching chisels, or at least a company that manufactures their tools in-house? Full version: when I can, I prefer to buy things made in North America (being from NA myself). I'm not saying locally made tools are better, but I prefer to support a local market. I'm very likely going to upgrade my stitching chisels soon so I've been shopping around. Does anyone know if American made stitching chisels exist? I don't think they do, so I would settle for a company that actually makes their own tools, and doesn't outsource to a common manufacturer. I've sent a couple emails out to places that interest me to find out this information, but have yet to hear back from all of them. I'd also be interested in keeping this list and updating it as time goes on so others may refer to it. I haven't gotten incredibly far in my research yet, but just thought to pass on the info. Kevin Lee : Chinese company, manufactured in-house Buckle Guy / Corter : American company, manufactured "overseas" Crimson Hides : Singaporean company, no reply yet I'm also thinking about buying thread from the Maine Thread Company. Has anyone used their stuff before (twisted, braided), what did you think? Quote
Members MClark Posted January 5 Members Report Posted January 5 Ranch to Arena, Jeremy Wyatt, makes heavy stitching irons and C S Osborne makes three sizes of really heavy pricking irons. Quote
Members Cumberland Highpower Posted January 5 Members Report Posted January 5 (edited) Osborne makes lots. Are/were there any Canadian made leatherworking tools? Edited January 5 by Cumberland Highpower Quote
Members SeaCitadel Posted January 8 Author Members Report Posted January 8 (edited) Ah I forgot about Osborne. I have a couple of their snap setting tools. I see that they make a pricking iron, but there's not much choice in the way of size/style/spacing. Same for Ranch to Arena. On 1/5/2025 at 7:55 AM, Cumberland Highpower said: Are/were there any Canadian made leatherworking tools? Not that I know of. There's a Canadian store called Hand & Sew that has a section for Canadian-made items but it's mostly patterns, some small sanding tools. Crimson Hides finally got back to me. I admit I was surprised to find that they do not manufacture their own tools. Made in China. I was hoping to update the information in my original post but find that I cannot. Is there a deadline on post editing? Edited January 8 by SeaCitadel Quote
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