Tsarbomba Report post Posted June 3, 2016 Imbgoing to pick up some 8-10 oz hide. Want to saddle stitch a few personal holsters and im not sure which size thread and punch to get. I was thinking 4mm punch and .80mm wax poly thread. Although Im not sure what to buy or even the size. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnv474 Report post Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) A 4mm punch (if measured tip to tip) should give about 6 stitches to the inch. I recommend 5-6 for general holsters and such so that size is fine. Maine Thread is a waxed polyester twist thread. Their 0.040 size is good for 4-6 stitches per inch. Their 0.030 thread is good for 6-8 spi. Braided waxed poly thread like Ritza 25 (aka Tiger Thread) would look good at 0.8mm or 1mm at 6 spi. There are cheaper alternatives like Twin Eagle thread, Soledi, and Flexzion, and most are about 1mm so they would be fine, too. I did some test stitching with braided generics yesterday at that thickness/spi. I'll see if I can post a quick photo. EDIT: here's a photo of some quick testing done at 6 spi using 1mm waxed poly braided thread, to give you an idea. Edited June 8, 2016 by johnv474 Attached photo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martyn Report post Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) On 03/06/2016 at 1:12 PM, Tsarbomba said: Imbgoing to pick up some 8-10 oz hide. Want to saddle stitch a few personal holsters and im not sure which size thread and punch to get. I was thinking 4mm punch and .80mm wax poly thread. Although Im not sure what to buy or even the size. That'll be fine. I agree with the above but just to add... ..the middle row was done using a 4mm chisel, approx 6 stitches per inch, the left half with 0.8mm thread, the right half 1.0mm thread. Either is fine. Edited June 8, 2016 by Martyn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KAYSER Report post Posted October 12, 2016 Thanks for sharing this Martyn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
