Beginner Leatherwork Tools

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[c.james.cornwalll]

Abbey is by far the best place to get all your kit, catering for different budgets from beginners to pros. And all the fittings/brass buckles I've bought are all top quality and far exceeded my expectations given the price! I was like a kid in a sweet shop lol

[gwynneclark]

Great information, well demonstrated, and a professional presentation

[sambell]

Great video, , , thanks for sharing!!!

[afterthetone]

Thanks for this. Could you do a noob’s guide to the different leathers? Quality, cost, durability etc?

[c.james.cornwalll]

Something I tried recently as a leather dye, fountain pen ink. I have loads of different colour Diamine brand inks and they work brilliantly. I even have Diamine shimmer inks, they're finely glittery/pearlescent and my Daughter loves her leather toy horse saddles glitzy 😎
Look at their range as they have a lot of colours not available from traditional leather dye manufacturers.

[andreluizandia]

Thanks Jo....great information, I appreciatte

[AtEboli]

Liked the video. Would have appreciated a bit more of a description on a few of the pieces though as to what exactly they are used for, what they do, etc.

[debbiestickley]

This is a fantasist video. I love how you make everything so clear. I do have a couple of questions. What size scratch awl do you recommend? What size wing dividers do you recommend? Again thank you for the fantastic video.

[seanditch]

hi Jo, @5:33 you have a wallet for your needles, do you have a tutorial for making that? 👍👍😁😁😁😘 pretty please, with cherries on top, 🤣👍👍🤞🤞😁

[beccavincent]

What is the pad you are using under the leather at 4.13?

[RatschbummGmbH]

Hi! I wonder, what are these mysterious blue electrical tape stripes? Some tools have it without explicit (as for me) function, some of them don't. Is this sort of distinctive mark? And of course, thanks for your videos!

[jhah]

thanks jo. I am only interested in making dog collars and leads for my pups. I went through your pdf and rewatched your video, i can not find a diamond awl blade of 2 3/4". i am beyond a noob at this and any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have tons of hand tool wood working tools so i have a fair bit from your list already.

[leepovey]

Hi Jo, I've really enjoyed watching your video's. I am looking to start leather work myself, just looking at what tools to get. please can you tell me is a stitch marker and awl better than a stitch punch, and do Abbey england sell to the public? best regards Lee

[willie_mccoy]

Do the tools come with your trademark blue tape? ;)

[shanicejohn]

Hi Joe,

I just just queried the No.7 Awl blade with Abbey England and they said they've never heard of a no.7. Is there another term for it or equivalent?

Thanks,
SJ

[kellypavelin]

With your edge tools, do you bend them to make them flatter as i have noticed mine is curled up if you know what im saying?

[philippegelinas]

Is there a kit on the website? I can't seem to find it and I want to make sure I get everything I need to start!

[jessicacollins]

I think i bit off more than i can chew with thinking making a leather notebook cover is easy. Kind starting to feel nauseous

[kurzhaarguy]

Not relevant to the content, which I very much appreciate, but, where are you from? Your site and references are UK but your accent sounds a bit Aussie or NZ. Only curious. I find your videos very informative, thank you!

[matthewmillar]

That's an awful lot of fancy tools for just starting out. 😳