Crafter in Leather

[skiddrowe]

Hello, All of You Kind Crafters, I've seen several videos where the crafter used a red, narrow leather rougher. I've tried to locate a leather supply company that sells them. Could anyone let me know of a leather supply company through which I can purchase one?

[mike02130]

Do you mean something like this?

https://www.rmleathersupply.com/collections/other-tools/products/rocky-mountain-micro-leather-roughing-tool?variant=32906599596141

[fredk]

And there I've been using 50 grade grit paper on a stick to do my job 

[Hags]

Me too, took a piece of 1/2 metal and bent it to a comfortable angle and cut pieces off a 50 grit stick on disc on it.

[Spyros]

1 hour ago, fredk said:

And there I've been using 50 grade grit paper on a stick to do my job 

At some point we must do a thread about the things we all actually use *instead of* what the shops are recommending we should be using

If you boil it down I'm pretty sure in the end someone can do leatherworking with just a kitchen knife and a fork 

[billybopp]

@skiddrowe - are you talking about something like this?   https://www.micromark.com/SANDING-WAND-SET   - They are meant for modelers who work with plastic models and such, but they work great for roughing up leather to glue, or tight spaces cleaning up edges to burnish.

-  Bill

[Dwight]

12 hours ago, Spyros said:

If you boil it down I'm pretty sure in the end someone can do leatherworking with just a kitchen knife and a fork 

Honestly . . .  I have a couple knives in my kitchen that I could use doing leather work . . . as I believe in sharp knives.

AND . . . get down to it . . . most kitchen forks can give you a pretty consistent spacing pattern of 5 stitches to the inch . . . if you happen to not have another tool there at the time.

And I have to admit . . . I'm one of those guys who will use whatever works . . . sometimes something else works a lot better . . . but it is $79.95 plus tax and is 45 miles away. 

So I'll just use this other thing that belongs in my automotive tool box for now.

May God bless,

Dwight

[chuck123wapati]

16 hours ago, fredk said:

And there I've been using 50 grade grit paper on a stick to do my job 

i buy those sandpaper things women use for their nails, already on a stick. The women's makeup department is your friend lol. tons of cool stuff for putting liquids and pastes on and off.

 

[Tugadude]

Something tells me the OP is referring to this one.  Can find them at several leather suppliers.  I took this pic from Weaver's site.

 

[TomE]

41 minutes ago, Tugadude said:

Something tells me the OP is referring to this one.  Can find them at several leather suppliers.  I took this pic from Weaver's site.

 

Osborne makes one like that.  It will turn smooth grain into seude fairly quickly.  Good for gluing items that are cased or otherwise difficult to hold together before sewing.