Members Ornito Posted October 5, 2017 Members Report Posted October 5, 2017 10 hours ago, Danne said: An alternative to Seiwa could be the one from leathercrafttools, they look very similar to Seiwa, and the price is good. https://leathercrafttools.com/tools/punch/diamond-hole-punch/list I Seiwa have also chisels with "European profile" wich aren't diamond shape, for a resulting , IMOH, better looking stitches. Quote
Members Cavediver Posted October 9, 2017 Author Members Report Posted October 9, 2017 So, an update... I bought an awl from Tandy so I could practice my sharpening... I've got the blade cleaned up pretty well, but still need to work on the point and transition; I think the blade gets too wide too fast, making penetration more difficult than it needs to be. I tacked the Stohlman Hand Sewing book on to that order so I could have a visual reference on hand while I'm learning. I'm in the middle of my DIY stitching pony with cam lock. I need to pick up a hinge this week. I bought some John James #002 and #004 harness needles plus some Tiger Thread from Rocky Mountain Leather Supply. As I'm not 100% sure I can get that Tandy awl where it needs to be, I opted to add a King #0 awl blade to the RM order... It'll give me a good idea of what sharp really is, and I'll make my own haft for it after I figure out what I am doing. Tanks again for all of the advice. I'm going to practice with this for a bit while I make up my mind between pricking irons and diamond chisels. Maybe in a week or three I'll have a better idea about where I want to go with all of this nonsense! Quote
Members battlemunky Posted October 9, 2017 Members Report Posted October 9, 2017 Good luck with that....been about 4 years for me and I still have no direction. Its a good thing this is a hobby right now or else my business would have failed a long time ago. I'm loving going wherever the current takes me though. Quote
bikermutt07 Posted October 10, 2017 Report Posted October 10, 2017 I think you did well on your choices. On the stitching chisel\iron note. Wuta has some cheaper diamond chisels available on Amazon. They are fine. If I was doing this all over again I would probably buy the crimson hide pricking chisels. They are a cool hybrid between the two styles. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
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