Members CutThumb Posted November 19, 2018 Members Report Posted November 19, 2018 Trying to see if there’s anywhere in the UK with prices close to Germany’s Rickert Werkzeuge, for tools and dyes. Been looking at Tandy an thinking about the value of a gold membership... Any ideas, or favourites gladly received. Quote
Members chrisash Posted November 19, 2018 Members Report Posted November 19, 2018 If you are a member of HM Forces or ex then you automatically get elite membership free, Not sure if it also applies to other government departmenst like police and fire service so worth a try These may be of use http://www.leprevo.co.uk/knives.htm https://www.artisanleather.co.uk/leathercraft-starter-kits.html https://www.identityleathercraft.com/index.php/fastening-buckles.html http://abbeyengland.com/Store/List/0/CategoryID/-80/Level/a Quote Mi omputer is ot ood at speeling , it's not me
bermudahwin Posted November 19, 2018 Report Posted November 19, 2018 As Chris says, ex forces qualify.... I was in Financial Services Regulation as a Government Employee here and overseas which qualified me for Costco Membership, but not sure about Tandy Elite (maybe I should ask) I have written to a German Leather goods producer, with whom I went to college, to ask for his view on the Geman company, as I don't know if I am comparing apples and apples. Best H Quote No longer following it.
Members arz Posted November 19, 2018 Members Report Posted November 19, 2018 We live in Romania. The only place I have ordered tools from in the UK is Abbey England. We really like their brass hardware! We buy tools, hardware, glue etc. from leathercrafttools.com (Japan). Even with import tax (19%), the prices are good. We have been very happy with the quality. We have also bought from, Mando in France, http://www.cuirtextilecrea.com, https://www.decocuir.com, Wuta tools, and from the US (Rocky Mountain leather etc.). Lot's of great places to get leather related items now compared to a few years ago! Quote Machines in use: Ellegi (Atom GL12 ) skiving machine, Durkopp Adler 69-373 sewing machine Atelier Zander: Website Instagram
Contributing Member fredk Posted November 20, 2018 Contributing Member Report Posted November 20, 2018 4 hours ago, CutThumb said: Trying to see if there’s anywhere in the UK with prices close to Germany’s Rickert Werkzeuge, for tools and dyes. Been looking at Tandy an thinking about the value of a gold membership... Any ideas, or favourites gladly received. I took out the Tandy 'Elite' membership last year. Then I used a load of my savings to buy tools and fittings, mainly to replace a lot of 'will do' tools Note that on your order in which you take out the 'wholesale club' membership you get an extra 10% off, so I made that order as big as I could My membership ran up in April. I've no need to renew it yet. I bought enough conchos etcetera for several year's work Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Members Matt S Posted November 20, 2018 Members Report Posted November 20, 2018 @CutThumb What particular tools and dyes are you after? For online orders I prefer Le Prevo (website circa 1995) and Abbey England (better website but you need to sign up for an account before seeing prices -- they primarily sell to trade but I initially got my account by describing myself as a student). For comparable items both these companies' prices are better than Tandy, even with the Elite membership which I get for free as a business customer. LP have a sometimes excellent clearance/bargain section and Abbey has a really wide range of hard-to-get items -- as ARZ says above their brass hardware is excellent (it should be, they own their own foundry in Walsall...) Quote
Northmount Posted November 20, 2018 Report Posted November 20, 2018 If you have a business name and registration, Tandy will give you a wholesale account which gives elite pricing, and sometimes some better pricing than elite. They have a preferred customer flyer that has sales at much lower than elite from time to time. At least that is the way it is here. Tom Quote
Members CutThumb Posted November 20, 2018 Author Members Report Posted November 20, 2018 Wow, thanks for all the great replies. I’m just starting out, and money is a bit tight so I’m getting a couple of bits each month. I’m already selling a few pieces so that’s going back into tools, leather and dyes. I’ll check out all of those sites, thanks. I completely forgot about Leprovo, having bought a couple of things from them a few months ago. Quote
Members chrisash Posted November 20, 2018 Members Report Posted November 20, 2018 Artisan are good for sellin small pieces of leather and can cut to whatever size you want but normally A4, A3, A2 etx with a good selection Quote Mi omputer is ot ood at speeling , it's not me
Members CutThumb Posted November 21, 2018 Author Members Report Posted November 21, 2018 23 hours ago, chrisash said: Artisan are good for sellin small pieces of leather and can cut to whatever size you want but normally A4, A3, A2 etx with a good selection I bought a side recently, which is mainly going into notebooks. Already paid for itself. Next few things I have pencilled in are a strap cutter, a pony and a riveting set. Quote
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