Setting Snap Fasteners on a Leather Strap
A snap is four small pieces of brass and one chance to get it right. Setting a snap on a thick leather strap, and what goes wrong at each step of the job.
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Rotary Punch or Drive Punch for Strap Holes
A rotary punch squeezes, a drive punch takes a mallet. Which one belongs on a thick leather strap, why sharpness matters more, and where the rotary still wins.
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Lacing a Leather Edge With a Whipstitch
A whipstitch wraps lace over a leather edge, hole after hole. Lace, slits, the knotless start, corners, splices and the finish, in the order the work happens.
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Fiebing’s Gum Tragacanth Review: Slicking Edges Without Paint
Fiebing’s Gum Tragacanth, judged from maker directions, retailer listings and years of leatherworker reports on slicking edges, and how it compares to Tokonole.
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Fiebing’s Edge Kote Review: Painted Edges, Cracking and Alternatives
Fiebing’s Edge Kote is a cheap, quick-drying edge color. Forum tests, buyers and makers report where it cracks, what it competes with and when to burnish.
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WUTA Wing Divider Review: A Cheap Marking Tool Tested by Other People
A WUTA wing divider review drawn from the maker’s specs, forum reports and retail listings: what the steel and points promise, and what cheap dividers miss.
