Leather pricking tool

But I tend to say cheap still since you can find a decent punch for a very reasonable price to test if you like the circle punches or not. You can also find a single hole punch around Rugged Design — With the circle hole punch you can use a thicker thread which will allow for a stronger more durable stitch.

Can be considered a negative. Very even look — When using a circle punch you will end up punching each piece of leather to create your stitching holes. In the end this becomes a bit more time consuming but will end up with much more even holes than the diamond punch. Does not go through much leather — When using a punch like mine, I noticed you can only really go through around ounces of leather.

This is caused because of the width of the hole punch becoming much wider at the top so it can allow for the leather to shoot out the top. Allowing the punch to avoid any jamming inside the punch. Time Consuming — Since you will have to use the chisels on each piece of leather this will take up more time for punching the holes.

These leather stitching tools I have used the least amount of time so I may be a bit bias against them. If used correctly they can create very fancy high end looking stitch to your products. Very nice looking — These pricking irons will make most leather products look a bit more high end with this style of stitching.

They have a very unique slanted punch that will show a minimal amount of thread. And when used with a thin thread the look of the stitching becomes extremely nice. Time consuming — Like the circle hole punch you are going to have to spend a bit of extra time when stitching. When used correctly these pricking irons will create a slanted punch that only goes through half of the leather.

Then the crafter uses a stitching awl to pierce through the rest of the leather to create the hole you will stitch with.

These will both cost you a decent amount of money. Thinner thread is needed — This may not be a con depending on the size of thread you already use but these irons and awl only create small holes in the leather. This way when you use these, you only really can use up to around a 0. The lacing chisel is one of the easiest to use out of all of them. Its flat design makes punching holes very easy to follow your guide line.

Commonly referred to as the Japanese style pricking irons, these pricking irons create somewhat of a diamond shape when used, and sit relatively horizontal down the pricking line on the leather. Just as there is a Japanese style for pricking irons, there is a European style. These pricking irons generally leave marks that are somewhat vertical slits.

In the finished product, the look is often a little tighter. This can be noticed especially on smaller leather goods where the holes and thread make up more of the finished piece. Here is a video demonstrating a European pricking iron:. Crimson is a brand of leather tools that are made in Singapore. While in the past there were only a handful of quality leather tool manufacturers, the last 10 years or so has seen a variety of new, quality manufacturers come up.

Crimson makes nice pricking irons that leave sharp, clean holes. They are available in a few different sizes, and can be ordered as a pricking iron set. Here is a video of one of the leather craft legends, Nigel Armitage, demonstrating the Crimson Hides pricking irons:. When looking for pricking irons, there are a few major brands and manufacturers crafters usually look to first.

Sinabroks is a Korean leather tool manufacturer makes an absolutely beautiful pricking iron out of solid brass. The replaceable teeth have a 2. Multiple widths are available, as well as custom orders for specialized tool sizes and configurations. Here is a look at the Sinabroks pricking irons:. KS Blade is a South Korean leather tool manufacturer that produces very solid leather working tools at affordable prices.

Their pricking irons are heat treated for rigidity, come in different blade diameters, and various tooth counts and lengths. Here is a look at the KS Blade pricking irons:. Wuta makes a standard type pricking iron out of steel. They are available for purchase online, and in various tooth counts. Vergez Blanchard has made leather working tools in France since They are often regarded as an industry standard for quality and performance.

Their pricking irons, made from steel, come in a very wide variety of tooth sizes and configurations. Custom configurations are also available if needed. They are full stainless steel, so they do not rust. Teeth are removable and replaceable, and models come in various teeth counts, as well as teeth shapes. LeKoza makes a nice pricking iron in the European style.

The bodies of the tool are made with harder machine steel and coated with a molybdenum disulfide resin to help resist corrosion over time and with use. The irons are available in various tooth counts. Nigel Armitage is a near-legendary leather worker in the leather community. He also produces an incredible amount of helpful videos reviewing leather tools, including pricking irons.

Keep reading to find out more about which specific type of pricking iron will suit your needs and level. For more information about the leather pricking iron, you can check out a previous article I dedicated to pricking irons.

I explained everything you need to know about pricking irons, how to sharpen it, and how to use them. The House of Wuta Leather has over the years being a great hub for everything leather — producing some really amazing high-quality tools. While the leatherwork industry booms in China and most parts around the world, it suffers greatly from low quality tools.

Wuta leather is a Chinese leather tools manufacturer who set out to make high-quality tools for the industry and for crafters like you and I at affordable prices. This tool can punch through up to 11 ounces of leather. This will give you the most accurate markings for your stitches. The EDM is the secret to Wuta leather being able to achieve very fine details on every inch of their tool.

The material used for this pricking iron by Wuta is the DC53 cold-work die steel. The DC53 is really hard to polish but Wuta leather has been able to do a great job on it considering the level of polish it was able to achieve on it.

Wuta leather has two models available, that is the Obverse and reverse prongs. You can use the reverse direction to make hand stitches similar to the sewing machine stitches; that is stitches that are from the button left to the top right while the obverse is the opposite standard hand stitches.

With its prong pitch, you can make various sizes of stitches depending on which ones you go for. The sizes of stitches you can make include:. Generally in leatherwork, you will apply the smaller space stitches like the 2.

What I must add here is that the smaller spaced 2. The Wuta New French Style Pricking Irons are I n 4 models, but currently there only 2 models available, which is the 2 prongs and 8 prongs. The 2 and 8 prongs are pretty much standard sets for all sorts of leatherwork and stitching.