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Bedos leatherworks uses a Stanley knife. He even cheaps out and hand sharpens the blade. His work is incredible though. So it works.

Very informative- specifically the hammer one! I had no clue

i keep using the metal hammer on my small children and it seems to be holding up fine, is an upgrade to a wooden one really necessary?

Hi, I'm happy to see the use of hand tools. That's what my Dad used. Please make more videos. Keep working on it.

The only problem with using brass hardware is if the brass tarnishes, it will stain the leather green. I try to use stainless hardware when possible, such as belt buckles.

im a beginner - thanks for sharing - "SUBSCRIBED" 👍

Very helpful. Just getting into it,and knowing ones leather suppliers is key. Thanks for talking to us from your shed. Subscribed for more. Greetings from Devon.

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the letter stamps are intended for use on metal. they just rebrand it on ebay. im a goldsmith student and i have the exact same letter set which works fine for metal (it doesnt leave any extra marks) but for leatherwork the stamp is too shallow.

Thanks!

I’ve recently had to upgrade my awl because I wanted to do box and butt stitches with my relatively fine pricking irons. Sometimes the shape and size of them really does matter. It’s only become a necessity much down the line though, I’ve been doing this for a couple years now, slowly building up on my dad’s collection of vintage tools

Fantastic video! Thank you. Some of the suppliers you mentioned I had not heard of but will try them. 😊

Hey buddy, great vid, thanks. hope you come back with more :)

Excellent advice for beginners. Some very handy Information. Many thanks Mike c.

Good video, thanx!

I bought an edge beveler for about 10 dollars and art knife(scalpel) about same price and in this 2 tools (first I ever bought) I see a big difference depending on the price. I changed this both with edge beveler and euro knife (scalpel type knife) by Palosanto Factory. Let me say that I have no relation with this company but man...their tools... This scalpel and edge beveler ware game changers.

This quick intro was really pleasing. The video and editing quality was +++. The voice narration is tonally pleasing too. I also thought it was clever that you were able to slip in a bit of subliminal satanic subversion within your 6 minutes.

Very helpful

Satan? Really? 5.21 mark.

I had to give a like👍 for your thoughtfully drawing for us the tools you didn’t actually have.

Good video for knowledge

I got a wing divider from Harbor Freight for about $5 that was pretty adequate, I upgraded to a $20 at some point but the cheap one worked for basic marking and measuring. For squaring the edges of leather before cutting it into straps I have an 8' straightedge without measurements from Home Depot that cost $29 and came with two C clamps. It breaks down into 2 4' straightedges and is much much cheaper than buying a metal ruler that long -- the 4' I already had wasn't long enough to square the edges on a side of leather and the markings started to rub off from use because they were just printed on, not stamped into the metal. Wheel punches wear out real fast if you get the cheap ones, the tubing on the punches deforms really easily if you're punching a lot of holes. The Tandy ones with replaceable punches are really good for the money. Also any thrift store cutting board works well for punching operations as long as it's plastic.

a few other tanneries/finishing companies within the UK that can also offer great quality leathers.

As a newbie to leathercraft in the Uk this is really helpful thank you and good luck with your channel.

Great info/advice thanks! What sort of leather contact glue would you recommend please?

Can a skiver be used as a "fleshing" tool, so as to remove flesh from rawhides after slaughter?

good information video !!!!

Thanks for the information I’m doing a school project and it helped alot

I love the funny stuff in this video, like the lil SATAN in the corner XDD thank you for bringing extra fun to the craft

Great video alot of great points! Unfortunately I bought cheap tools to start and some I didn't even end up needing. Very good info here great job!

Some of the "cheap" tools you get are actually salvageable if you know how. In some cases of course they're garbage that is poorly made of poor materials. In other cases they aren't necessarily bad material, or even poorly made, but are instead not well finished. By that I mean the edges may be rough, the tool not really sharp out of the package, etc. In some cases a simple sharpening of the cutting edge,or a polishing of the tool can make all the difference. But, yes, many are simply not fit for purpose and never will be. It's hard to know what tools are worth spending the money on and which ones are a case of "perfect is the enemy of good enough". Of course really nice tools are a joy to own and money spent on good quality tools is never wasted. But like with any other craft like this there is always somebody trying to invent a better mousetrap, trying to sell you a gadget that will do XXX better than what you have now, and it's hard to know if that's true or just hype.

Well good! Thank you Sir. I am just entering the leather working arena and your summation was brilliant. Cheers - M

I really liked this video! Please do come back and make more of them 🤔

Keep it up! :)

You earned yourself a new subscriber! Loved the bucket! 😂 Keep doing videos mate, I appreciate your laidback way of presenting stuff! All well 🙂

Taking care of your tools is very important. If you don't take care of them, they don't work well, and someone could get hurt.

Keep posting man. Just watched everything. I have 150 pounds to invest in my tools and leather to make a belt. As a small challenge. I could spend what ever but me and wife come up with weird crafty games like this

Well young man, you lost me at the 5th "umm" in less than a minute! If you are going to do a video, please don't use "filler" words like "umm", "ah", "right", and such hesitation words. They only make you appear to be unprepared for your discussion and it is very distracting to the viewer who is trying to learn something from your video.

My god. You are Tore Sagens twin. Norwegian radio personality and comedian

I closed my eyes and went into deep meditation and for a moment I thought Rickey Gervais was the presenter. Brilliant! Cheers mates!!

Hi there, I am in UK and just starting out in leathercraft. I found this video really helpful so thank you. I wanted to pick your brains please. Up till now I have been using mainly splits from Metropolitan but now want to use something a bit better. I am considering the 'RIO SIDES 1.8-2mm' available from Le prevo, any thoughts??? Also, how does this compare to the 'ECONOMY VEG' from Identity Leather??? They kinda sound like the same thing to me...is that a fair assumption??? At the minute I am mainly making wrist cuffs and small card holders. Look forward to hearing from you. Tony (Nottingham)

Your last reason was one I didn't expect, but it was my favorite one

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Informative - tick, comprehensive - tick, immaculate beard and hairdo - tick! Great stuff thanks

Seiwa pricking irons are pretty cheap as is so might as well start out with them and then upgrade to higher quality irons that use a good steel and are well polished so they don’t get stuck in thinker leather. Also French pricking irons and a good stitching awl will give the nicest stitching you could ever get.

That skiving knife does work (as long as you sharpen it often and strop it before every use) but if you use it often you should get a good quality knife made with a good steel with good construction.

Andy, I'm hoping you continue to post leather craft videos as there are not enough of us from the UK on here and your channel is really good.

The hell you call a box cutter?