AMEN!this has seriously saved my bacon on many occasions.
... and sometimes it hasn't been enough.
AMEN!this has seriously saved my bacon on many occasions.
I'd recommend the heavy needle, no pre-punching necessary. Helps the hole really hug the thread.Elleth wrote:Anyhow, if you use braintan you can just about use a heavy regular sewing needle, or near any chisel. It's spongy, forgiving stuff.
The chisels you picture look almost exactly the same as mine, which were a very cheap eBay buy last year when I first got into leatherwork to make stuff for my pirate costume, I have had reasonable success with them (and am still useing them for almost everything) on anything up to 8oz leather although with thick leathers it takes a lot of hammering (or an arbour press) to drive them through and the holes seem a little to tight. On thinner projects (probably simaler to what you will be useing) I have found that they work fine, punch holes quite easily and that the holes are small enough to work well with the 0.7mm linen thread I buy from my local market.celegon wrote:I'm back again I got my thread in and I really like the look of it! I was wondering what does everyone think of these chisels and what size I should get? I have an awl but I thought this might help make it look neater (in the areas where neatness would be best) but I don't want my stitchs or thread holes too large..
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Manveruon wrote:BWAHAHAHA ANOTHER PIRATE-RANGER, HAHAHARRRR!!!
We buccaneers are like a fungus - difficult to get rid of, but we grow on ya'