Half round punches

[Hardrada]

Kyoshin Elle. Rocky Mountain Leather Supply stocks them if you don't wanna order from goodsjapan.com.

Edited May 8, 2020 by Hardrada

[480volt]

10 hours ago, LumpenDoodle2 said:

You can never have enough tools, not humanly possible.

Don’t start collecting machine tools. The car winds up outside in no time 

[LumpenDoodle2]

6 hours ago, 480volt said:

Don’t start collecting machine tools. The car winds up outside in no time 

See, that’s where you’ve been going wrong all this time.   Garages were never meant for cars, they are where your tool collection lives.   Also the shed, the car port, and the spare room.

[480volt]

15 hours ago, LumpenDoodle2 said:

See, that’s where you’ve been going wrong all this time.   Garages were never meant for cars, they are where your tool collection lives.   Also the shed, the car port, and the spare room.

Going way, way off topic:

A Cincinnati Bickford 21” Super Service square column drill showed up on CL close to me, for not much more than scrap price. I really had to talk myself down from buying it. Would have had to pay riggers to move it because I really wouldn’t be comfortable laying a 3000 lb machine on its side to get under the door header. Not to mention, I’ll never need a machine with a 60 rpm slow speed and MT 5 tooling. This picture is a similar machine in 28”

 

[OLESKIVER]

if you are wanting something that will last and do an exceptional job you might want to check C.S. osborn leather tools, but for the other guys...and if they got an osborn catalog?  it would be like a kid in a candy store. they have them ion sizes from 1/4 in. to 2 in. billet and buckle end plus they have 5 of them in a square end with rounded corners, from 1 in. to 2 1/2 in. hope this helps

[Handstitched]

The strap end punches I use came from Birdsall Leather in NSW. Non- branded ' V' & ' U' punches. They work just fine, work even better since  they were on special    I just sharpen them up from time to time.

On 5/8/2020 at 10:50 PM, LumpenDoodle2 said:

You can never have enough tools, not humanly possible

I agree.  I go into tool shops even when I don't need to buy any, but 'tis nice to look eh? Like a kid in a sweet shop   

HS