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Well I ordered a set from Springfield and got them today and I guess I was thinking that they might be just a little bigger , they look like they were made for kids or something so I’m sending them back. 
what are some good ones that I can get because I’ve looked and looked and it seems hard to find any that are in stock. 
I don’t mind spend some cash on them if need be , tried finding some Kevin Lee but only can find 20 teeth and I don’t really what that many. Any advise would be great on where to find some good quality ones. 

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21 minutes ago, ThreeLRanch said:

All those are pricking irons not chisels , I got a set of pricking and they don’t do well in thicker leather. 

No, no. They are described as pricking irons but they are chisels. I know because I have a set: they punch through thick layers like butter. Of course, there's a limit, but I've punched 10 oz with them with an ease that I just don't get from Seiwa's chisels (and Seiwas are darn good: they're the budget option, from goodsjapan.com).

See a demo:

 

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I have Sinabroks and they are verrry similar to KS Blades. Agreed they can double for both pricking irons and stitching irons. I've used then in what summed to 12 oz and they were just starting to sweat although they did start making the topside a good bit wider. 

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Easy solution learn to double hand stitch/saddle stitch using an Awl and needle with the pricking iron you already own

 

Hope this helps

JCUK

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3 hours ago, Hardrada said:

No, no. They are described as pricking irons but they are chisels. I know because I have a set: they punch through thick layers like butter. Of course, there's a limit, but I've punched 10 oz with them with an ease that I just don't get from Seiwa's chisels (and Seiwas are darn good: they're the budget option, from goodsjapan.com).

See a demo:

 

 

So is the round dent better than what they call the pricking ? Do they come out of the leather pretty easy ?

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3 minutes ago, ThreeLRanch said:

So is the round dent better than what they call the pricking ? Do they come out of the leather pretty easy ?

That depends on what you are stitching.  If you are doing a turned bag, round dent may be better.  If you want to see slanted stitching, maybe not better.

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