Holster / sheath makers Careful with Seiwa Chisels

[Boriqua]

I Finally received my chisels from China. They are the flat ones which I actually prefer very much more than the round ones for alignment. I have completed a holster and a few mag pouches since receiving them. I received a 1,2,4 and 6 prong for it turns out a little less than $7.00 for the entire set. What is nice compared to the black tandy chisels is each chisel makes the same sized hole. With my Tandy black chisels the 6 prong made one size of holes the 4 another and the 2 and 1 made a huge hole. Really ruins the look of your stitching when the holes arent the same size.

I got impatient and ordered a set of 4mm and 5mm/6spi and 5spi from Amazon distributed by Crazy Eve. They were a little more expensive and their 4 pc sets cost a little under $15.00 each. Still I got 2 complete sets for $30.00 which is a huge cost savings over some of the other brands out there. In truth .. I am sure the ones I got direct from china and the ones from amazon are very similar in how and where they are manufactured. I find the ones I got direct to be finished a touch nicer but it could have been from a Wednesday batch and nothing more. The crazy eve as well made consistent sized and spaced holes through all 4 chisels. I have to use them more to give them a full on seal of approval but so far .. I am digging them and the extra bit of money I got to keep in my pocket. Perfect angle on the stitches and uniformity!

The 4mm makes a hole that is about 2.2mm. Works well with my Small Vergez awl blade but a bit to narrow for the thread I usually use. Since I am following up with an awl its not that important to me but if your not that could be useful info. The 5mm makes about a 2.6mm hole and my awl sings through it and it works just fine with heavier thread.