Leatherworking Tools
All guides filed under Leatherworking Tools.
Leather Splitter and Skiver Machine Guide
A leather splitter and a bell skiver machine both thin leather, but they do opposite jobs: a splitter shaves a strip to a uniform thickness across its whole…
How to Sharpen Leather Tools: Strop and Stone Guide
Sharp leather tools cut clean; dull ones tear fibres and leave fuzz no finishing can fix. The whole system is three steps: a stone re-establishes a worn edge,…
Leather Clicker Press and Dies Explained
A leather clicker press is a machine that drives a steel cutting die straight down through leather to stamp out identical shapes — wallet panels, card slots, key…
Leather Hole Punch Guide: Rotary vs Drive Punches
Leather hole punches split into two families: the rotary punch, a squeeze tool with six revolving tube sizes for holes near an edge, and the drive punch, a…
Leather Skiving Knife Guide: Types, Sharpening, Use
A leather skiving knife is a flat, single-bevel blade used to thin leather — shaving the flesh side down so folded edges, overlapped seams, and turned-in linings sit…
Leatherworking Tools Guide: Three Tiers of Buy-In
Leatherworking tools break into three buy-in tiers: the six essentials that build any beginner project ($65-90 total), the next-eight upgrades that compound at $200 of cost, and the…
Best Edge Bevelers for Leather: Size 1 vs 2, Top Brands Ranked
The best edge bevelers for leather are the Crimson Hides Arc Bevelers (45-65 dollars per size) for premium use, the Tandy Craftool line (roughly 15 dollars per size)…
3D-Printed Leather Tooling: Stamps, Edge Slickers, and Form Blocks
Three categories of 3D-printed leather tooling are worth printing: decorative stamps in PETG (any pattern, $0.20 in filament vs $25-$60 commercial), edge slickers in PLA-CF (sized exactly for…
Stitching Pony vs Stitching Clamps: Which Holds Leather Better?
A stitching pony — the vertical free-standing bench-top fixture you sit on — holds leather more rigidly and is faster for projects under 12 inches; a stitching clamp…