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44 minutes ago, charon said:

Totally made my day

I own the Craft Sha 1.5mm and 2mm versions and use the 1.5mm (8.5SPI) for wallets and watch straps and the 2mm version (6.5 SPI) for Bags, Notebook-covers and a-likes. But as you said these give a rather big, diamond shaped hole. So I think I'd give the 2.5mm Craftool Pro a shot. I just need to figure out where to get them with no Tandy in my country.

Tandy does online orders.

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8 hours ago, Mattsbagger said:

Tandy does online orders

I know they do but since shipping to my country is pricey I‘m not in their gold/elite club which means the price for 2.5mm in 10 prong and 2 prong are $120 excl. shipping. They have to be *really* good compared to the Craft Sha chisels to be worth that price.

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You might look up this guy on Instagram, coming from China may be better than from the states.  He really makes some good quality stuff

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So I believe I savvy, but just to make sure I come up with this real quick only free hand so don’t critique to hard on the craftsmanship lol.   First hole right next to the top of the t-slot and then a slightly larger stitch were the two pockets come together?  

 

I have played with patterns quite a bit.  Everything I have tried so far has had a hole we’re the two come together which seems to spread the pockets out slightly or a very tiny sliver at the bottom of the t-slot and the top of the other pocket wich results in the two ripping from the hole to the edge when pulling the thread tight. 

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I made some pictures to make it easier to follow. When I do cardholder wallets, my card section consists of 3 pieces, 2 being t-slots and one for the front, which is different. There are many ways to construct these but the principle stays the same. Here's one of these card-sections:

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There's a hidden pocket behind the very top piece and 2 card slots, which take 3-4 cards each. The width of the T-tab matches exactly the width of the stitches of my chisel:

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When I start punching the holes, I want to make sure, that the pockets get bound properly. So I start at the transition in the middle, to make sure it wraps nicely around the piece and doesn't cut it, because the stitch is too short:

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Since the width of my tabs is essentially 5 whole stitches/6 holes, the transition from the middle tab to the top tab fits by design (see 2nd picture, there's one full stitch that hangs over to the top piece just like in this image). Since leather can be a little stretchy and since I skive the tabs down, there are chances that the stitch, which binds the top piece to the underlying piece, is slightly larger than a full stitch normally would be (this is the case on the wallet shown). However, in that position it blends nicely and doesn't jump into the eye in my opinion. So for me that's fine. Hope that helps.

 

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1 hour ago, charon said:

I made some pictures to make it easier to follow. When I do cardholder wallets, my card section consists of 3 pieces, 2 being t-slots and one for the front, which is different. There are many ways to construct these but the principle stays the same. Here's one of these card-sections:

3.jpg.da65a9e3eab89dd513359f50b17ced42.jpg

There's a hidden pocket behind the very top piece and 2 card slots, which take 3-4 cards each. The width of the T-tab matches exactly the width of the stitches of my chisel:

2.thumb.jpg.1cf648f2fbdd987b33f21bd12288abf9.jpg

When I start punching the holes, I want to make sure, that the pockets get bound properly. So I start at the transition in the middle, to make sure it wraps nicely around the piece and doesn't cut it, because the stitch is too short:

2.thumb.jpg.56b5e6f73d7d024f89fb2fc34c08f731.jpg

Since the width of my tabs is essentially 5 whole stitches/6 holes, the transition from the middle tab to the top tab fits by design (see 2nd picture, there's one full stitch that hangs over to the top piece just like in this image). Since leather can be a little stretchy and since I skive the tabs down, there are chances that the stitch, which binds the top piece to the underlying piece, is slightly larger than a full stitch normally would be (this is the case on the wallet shown). However, in that position it blends nicely and doesn't jump into the eye in my opinion. So for me that's fine. Hope that helps.

 

A true craftsman and most excellent sharing of advise. Thanks for sharing.

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3 hours ago, RockyAussie said:

A true craftsman and most excellent sharing of advise. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for the kind words. I started myself not too long ago and in my opinion you should always share what you have. That's why we're all here... Also, when you look at that wonky stitching there's a lot to learn for me too :rolleyes:

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10 hours ago, Brianm77 said:

You might look up this guy on Instagram, coming from China may be better than from the states.  He really makes some good quality stuff

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Thanks for the tip. I have a fable for small passionate crafters as he seems to be one. Wrote him a message at dhgates, let's see if he responds. Weird site behaviour, I don't even know whether the message has been sent :lol: However these are not really cheaper but better made so I might give these a shot. Any experience with them? The only problem I have with that kind of shops is that you visit it for a specific item and then ... oh look at that nice handmade  awl ... and I end up with a $500 cart...

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6 minutes ago, charon said:

Thanks for the tip. I have a fable for small passionate crafters as he seems to be one. Wrote him a message at dhgates, let's see if he responds. Weird site behaviour, I don't even know whether the message has been sent :lol: However these are not really cheaper but better made so I might give these a shot. Any experience with them? The only problem I have with that kind of shops is that you visit it for a specific item and then ... oh look at that nice handmade  awl ... and I end up with a $500 cart...

Welcome to the addiction.   :crazy:

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27 minutes ago, charon said:

Wrote him a message at dhgates

Try sending him a PM directly through Instagram.  He responds pretty quickly through the platform (less the time difference).

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