Juliette Report post Posted March 24, 2015 Hi Everyone, I'm new to the trade and I am working on making leather straps for my handbags. I've been using English Point end punches; however, I find them somewhat hard to machine stitch around, and I'm really looking for something a bit "pointier." I can't seem to find anyone selling more of a "V" shaped strap end punch - do these exist? Is this something that would have to be made as a custom tool? If so, who makes 'em? I've tried making a template and hand cutting, but they don't look as professional, and I like the idea of a more consistent and efficient way to do this. . . Any ideas? Thanks for your help!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tugadude Report post Posted March 24, 2015 Found this on ebay. Is this pointy enough? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tugadude Report post Posted March 25, 2015 Also, have you looked at Springfield Leather's website? They have various punches you might like. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juliette Report post Posted March 26, 2015 Hi Tugadude, Thanks for your response! The ebay punches are pointy, but I guess what I'm looking for are the wings or arms of the punch to be straight, not curved. The Springfield Leather ones come close, as they have straight sides, but instead of a point, they have a little flat part at the tip. I guess I may be being too picky! I might bring one of my end punches to my local metal fabricator and see if there's anything they can do. Thanks again for responding! I appreciate it, and I'm learning so much from this site! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
