Help Regarding Hand Stitching

[Ringer]

Hi there,

I'm making a shoulder gear bag and want to make the stitches about 5mm apart, roughly 1/4 inch

My question is, are there pricking irons or something similar with large spaces to make stitches this distance ?

Look forward to hearing some great wisdom from knowledgable people on this site:)

Regards

[Tugadude]

Several companies make 5mm irons. Google it.

[CrazedLemming]

Here's a quick stitching sample from the Japanese diamond punches. Scrap 8-9oz / 3.2mm leather, Tandy braided thread (roughly 1.2mm braid).

My punches are from LeathercraftTools.com, but the LC, Seiwa, and Kyoshin Elle punches appear to all be from the same factory. When I asked LC, they said theirs are from the same factory as Kyoshin Elle, and they appear identical to a Seiwa I already had.

The 6mm set is closer to a 1/4inch stitch. 5mm is about 3/16inch

[Ringer]

Thanks for your help CrazedLemming.

I'll go the 6mm. Was looking at the variety on google images and found loads of 10 pronged 6mm but they were all from China, very cheap though.

Have you had any experience with Chinese tools ? I couldn't find anyone in the US or Australia that sold 10 pronged 6mm..

[CrazedLemming]

You might check Nigel Armitage's pricking iron reviews. I think he reviewed one of the chinese products along with a bunch of other brands.

Here's his youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nordicbadger/videos

And there's a free PDF version of the reviews toward the bottom of his shopping page: http://www.armitageleather.com/shop/4583584113

Edited November 16, 2015 by CrazedLemming

[Ringer]

Thanks CL,

I ended up buying the Chinese one he reviewed, for the simple reason that they were the only ones I could find that were 6mm with ten prongs

Cheers