Leather Punch?

[tyger]

Cavscout is right: there is no substitute for a good tool that makes a clean hole. Leather Unlimited $9: rotary hole punch---



However, your local price should be just as economical, and faster for you. One simply cannot go wrong by getting and using good tools.

[K. MacRuadh]

You'll definitely get a nicer result with a rotary punch. You need something that actually cuts a hole and removes material rather than just piercing the leather. Don't know where you are in NY but any horse owner or tack shop has a punch with variable size holes.



Kev

[meinfs]

Be warned. You may find that, with a rotary punch, you'll want to punch, punch away.... Really, find all those leather belts that you ever had...

[Terry]

Hey all... I have to work on some belts (to make them smaller luckily) and was just wondering what is the leather punch of choice for the room.. I usually start with a nail, and then insert a larger mail or screw.. and then finally a screwdriver... (I can imagine the leather workers cringing already) or just using a set of allen wrenches once the hole is made to enlarge it.. but of course -- the presentation of such a belt is horriffic at best.

Any suggestions?

Tandy Leather has a nice punch, with adjustable hole sizes, for less than $10

[NewPiperinNY]

Would you believe that I live on Long Island, NY and cannot find one place that has a rotary leather punch in stock?!?!?!? I called 8 places... they all found the spot on the shelf, but not one store had one in stock!

so much for a quick fix, just have to get through this weekends parades without losing my kilt...

[Kiltman]

I use single punches in the size I need. They work really well and in circumstances where the rotary wont work. Tandy has them on line.

[Donnie]

Please get a punch, my friend!

[NewPiperinNY]

Please get a punch, my friend!

haha.... yes one has been ordered a hopefully on it's way.

BTW.. that is some beautiful work on the sporrans from your site.

[Canuck]

If you have a Swiss army knife, most of them have an awl. In a pinch this has proven to be most satisfactory and you can create a near perfect hole.

[The Barry]

I use my piercing stare.

It doesn't work, though.

Nice one!