#15 Snap Fasteners / Press Studs - Leather Work For Beginners

[@deniece.anastassia]

Sir, thank you from the bottom of my heart for creating and sharing your knowledge and experience on snap fasteners. As a beginner in the use of such studs and fasteners, this video is very easy to comprehend and follow as you maintain a professionally communicated consistency as well as keep every second meaningful throughout the entire video. I envy your tools as I have just a simple 4-piece set. Though, now I understand the vastness in optional tools available. I may also be known to have a touch of OCD myself so it was hard for me to pay attention completely the first few times I watched the video as I was quite fascinated with your organizational structure of your environment as well as the neatness and clarity in how you label. You have inspired me in more ways than one, and for that I thank you ❤️

[@HobbyBloxs]

Thank you for your comment. I'm just clearing out my inbox of old comments, so there is no need to reply to this. Thanks. Geordie.

[@kathykickingwoman3157]

I agree....i had this snap fastner kit and i had no clue what went wear and what didnt go there lol...now i am dang near a pro at these snap thingies

[@viviyup3386]

Finally....someone who explains clearly with close ups. Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.

[@lylianlaw314]

This is the first time that I work with leather, and I went through a couple of videos on how to apply the snaps. Your video was the one that I could really learn from and come out with a perfect job. Thank you kindly.

[@mirtabuckley2715]

Thank you for zooming in closer when explaining. Your instructions were very useful.

[@HobbyBloxs]

Thanks for watching!

[@timbarthorpe4486]

As a snap fastener newbie your clear and compressive masterclass on snap fastener installation enabled me to replace all the snap fasteners on an expensive outdoor jacket as they had all corrroded away. Many thanks for your help.

[@HobbyBloxs]

You're welcome.

[@marab64]

I would like to thank you also for your easy demonstrations. Your video of the snaps themselves really helped. You also have a calming voice as you teach . I look forward to watching your other videos as I continue to learn. Thank you for sharing your gift of teaching with me.

[@HobbyBloxs]

Hello Mara. Thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate it.

[@BjornPettersen]

Came here after watching the manufacturers video. They didn't show which pieces went together or how hard to hammer (and a soundtrack instead of verbal instructions...). You're a life saver! Very clear instructions, great video angles too. Good to see that there are tooling options too - the plastic set I bought feels very cheap and not stable at all.

[@HobbyBloxs]

Glad I could help!

[@andyanderson4604]

Mr.Bean your voice is so smoothing and relaxing thank you

[@HobbyBloxs]

Glad you think so!

[@AinesOddities]

Holy doodle! I watched like 8 videos and it seemed so complicated! They never mentioned what tool was for what and you did! Thank youuu for a brilliant video! ♥️🤗

[@HobbyBloxs]

Hi. I'm glad I was able to make it clearer for you.

[@mundorueda9402]

Excellent video! "How To" explanation was clear, detailed and easy to follow for a beginner with an occasional leather repair. Thanks a lot.

[@HobbyBloxs]

Hello Mundo. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dlanemaet]

I enjoy your videos, as they're very informative. I'm so glad you show close-ups of the parts and tools needed. So many others don't show these things up close enough and it's hard to even know what they're using.

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[@MsSparkleyspice]

This is a brilliant video with very clear instructions, especially clearly deminstrating which components go together. Thank you.

[@supermelodia]

OMG. I feel better now knowing that is not only me that does not know how to do snaps. LOL. I am here spending 2 hours trying to figure out how to put the snap with the little teeth and attach to the other pieces, if I do wrong, my project will be ruined. My face mask envelope case, pouch in clear vinyl. It's so cute, but I will have to make another one if I mess up the snap installation. Thank you. There are still something that surprises me. One day I looked for a video to teach how to make a bow. OMG, so many people, thousand does not know how to make a bow, and still some could not figure out and had to go another video. LOL. It's too hillarious. And then I feel better after that.

[@HobbyBloxs]

Thanks for sharing.

[@Katie-ki5be]

This was exactly what I needed!!! The snaps you demonstrated are just like mine, and now I can finally add them to my wallets. Thank you!

[@HobbyBloxs]

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[@Aussie1968]

There are not enough Thank yous in the world!!! Really REALLY appreciate you helping me!!!

[@HobbyBloxs]

Hello Aussie. Thanks. I'm pleased you found it useful.

[@Aussie1968]

@@HobbyBloxs Cheers! But the downside now..... It is going to take me months to binge watch your other videos!!! So I have written your channel in my journal so when I go in my my next surgery I will have your videos to keep me sane! And may I just say OMG! I have never had a person who has so many followers actually respond to a comment ~ ESPECIALLY from a video as old as this one!!! This tells me you are: 1. someone who has earnt my respect and 2. a new follower! Again thank you for not only making this video, but making it in a manner that was so easy to follow! Wishing for you to hit the 1 million followers ~ (as we say down under...) Lickity Split!!! Ok me shutting up now... 😊🤐

[@HobbyBloxs]

Hello Aussie. Thanks for your kind words. It means a lot to me. Good luck with your surgery and my best wishes.

[@Aussie1968]

@@HobbyBloxs Cheers!!! 😊

[@Stampinggrandma]

I’m from USA, Casey, Illinois and I have been working for days trying to figure out how to put the posts on. There were no instructions with the set I got only pictures that were not helpful. I can’t thank you enough!

[@mermaidamiable]

Yes, I agree. A lot of other leather workers don’t zoom in enough!

[@Reviewing_Playing_and_More_RPM]

Just started with these and realized the kit I bought did not include the Anvil, so guess I'll need to get another kit, needed to anyway as they only included the very smallest of size's, your video did help me to realize how all these work and was able to repair my belt, appreciate your help...only video of several that explained it properly for me...Thanks very much...I hit that button and huge like from me, looking forward to learning more...

[@HobbyBloxs]

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[@bebus1992]

Thank you! I’ve finally managed to fix the snap button on my trousers 👏

[@philipnelms2759]

Good morning , I've never fitted buttons before, you're 2mm advise on protution is a life safer , ( or rather a popper saver ) most useful video, many thanks. Phil.

[@jenwhitehead7603]

Thanks - very clear and easy to follow. You give me confidence!

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[@erikag3676]

Very nice to understand . My daughter wants a bag but the phone holder the closing button is to low so I want to put another one high so she can close it with her phone in . This video is helping me to understand what I need to do fingers crossed I manage tj do it properly and don’t damage the leather

[@HobbyBloxs]

Hello Erika. Thanks. I'm sure you'll do a good job.

[@susanhotchkiss6257]

Thank you !!! I've spent ages trying to figure it out. Then found your fabulous video. Hey presto (or press stud even !!).

[@HobbyBloxs]

Pleased you found it useful.

[@alcantarmaria]

You are a great teacher! Thank you for this video.

[@HobbyBloxs]

Thanks for your kind words.

[@btwfbtwf3753]

Just echoing what others have said. This was a really good video. It explained clearly what how to do the work, what the tools were, what they were for and how to use them. The video was clear and in focus (a few others I watched before finding this video were of such poor quality I just gave up watching them and luckily found yours before giving up - those others were blurred, obscured and not particularly informative). The only thing I'd like to know that wasn't on the video is what should I ask for when searching for a kit and/or where can I buy such a kit (I need to repair something and might have a go at doing other things as well).

[@regalsage]

Very nice. Thank you dear Sir! Regards from Los Angeles, California.

[@GreatJim54]

Very nice explanation. When I use leather too thick for my post, I will skive the inner side of where the hole is.

[@HobbyBloxs]

Thanks for the comment.

[@ceceliabradshaw4383]

Your video on how to install snap fasteners is the best that I have found. I appreciate that you showed each piece and how they go together, which for a beginner is not always easy! Thank you so much, you did a great job in explaining how to do this. Now I can go back and install the snaps to the project I was working on!

[@HobbyBloxs]

Thanks for your comment. I appreciate your feedback.

[@CB-zw4jf]

super helpful video thanks so much :) fixed a purse i loved thanks to you!

[@HobbyBloxs]

Glad it helped!

[@Slyfaerie]

Thank you so much for this detailed video. I truly appreciate the explanation of how all the pieces go together and the tool to use with it. It made it very easy for me to successfully install my first snap without one mistake! Brilliant video! 💜

[@HobbyBloxs]

Hi Sylvia. Glad it was helpful!

[@plowmensclocks]

Thanks, that was just what I needed to see! Well explained and demonstrated.

[@HobbyBloxs]

You're welcome.

[@paullacey3946]

Brilliant! Thank you Geordie's Workshop.

[@casper1240]

Good lesson just a question how would you use the little round anvil with a point in the middle ? thanks

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[@louisel.sinniger2057]

Wow, you are organized! Like that very much. I just seem to have trouble finding the right boxes to organize and keep my tools in. I live in USA

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[@vb7856]

Thank you for explaining it thoroughly! Finally was able to do it by watching your video!

[@HobbyBloxs]

Great to hear!

[@tatyanadelcarmencaballerol8490]

Thank you very much. I gad problema with the snaps but now it's clear. Where can I find the set of tools needed to do that manually?

[@tatyanadelcarmencaballerol8490]

**had I meant

[@HobbyBloxs]

Hello Tatyana. There are links in the description.

[@Myouchan88]

Thanks so much. I was wracking my brain on how to use these!

[@HobbyBloxs]

Thanks for your comment. I appreciate your feedback.

[@christinepatch2654]

Many thanks for this excellent video - so clear and easy to follow,

[@HobbyBloxs]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Annalorraine2x]

Thankyou you You think like I do much easer for me to learn

[@HobbyBloxs]

Thanks.

[@karenb8561]

Excellent video. Thank you.

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[@nengatajar864]

Thanks for showing how to do it!

[@HobbyBloxs]

No problem!

[@maryb.9391]

Yesss !! I was looking for you ! I'm trying to make sense of fasteners, and was thinking Geordie would know. Thank you !!

[@HobbyBloxs]

Hello Mary. I’m pleased you found it useful.

[@jamesw1229]

Very clear video and good use of angles, nice one. 👍

[@HobbyBloxs]

Glad you liked it!

[@pierrot9749]

Thank you Geordie your video was a huge help for me, very easy to understand. I must say you are a great teacher. I will happilly check out your other videos to try to learn more.

[@HobbyBloxs]

Glad it was helpful!

[@GenieLab]

Simply brilliant! You are master and scholar. Thank you

[@HobbyBloxs]

Glad it was helpful!

[@normanmullen6634]

Hi, thank you for your snap video. The tool sets l see for sale online do not have a domed setting post tool for the non-button 1/2 side of the snap. I think they use the same setting post tool, but with an anvil that has a small centering "pin" that holds the non-button side still. Do I need the domed setting post tool?

[@davebland8489]

Great overview, thank you.

[@HobbyBloxs]

Glad it was helpful!

[@swee2003]

This video just save me and my business a few hundred pounds. Thanks 😊 😅

[@serenabuffagni8870]

So useful and detailed! Thank you so much!!

[@HobbyBloxs]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tammy_silver]

Thank you! I've been trying to figure this out for ages

[@HobbyBloxs]

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[@stellah1643]

Thank you thank you. Your tutorial is perfect!

[@HobbyBloxs]

Thanks. I’m pleased you found it useful.

[@RUDEROSSY]

Very well explained and I could see every detail. Now I know what parts go together. Thank you

[@HobbyBloxs]

I'm pleased you found the video useful.

[@charlesc6011]

Thank you much.Very helpful.

[@HobbyBloxs]

You're welcome!

[@themadam1804]

Thank you very much for this video. It will be very helpful if you give me the link in order to buy the complete set of this tool.

[@HobbyBloxs]

Hi Them. This is my own collection of tools, but the best place to get them is AliExpress.

[@spookybaba]

Can you use a smaller diameter button with a wider post diameter base? Or will the shaft of the post be too wide to flatten inside the button? I am talking of the male side bits, and not the spring/cap pieces.

[@sleepzz]

Nice and clear, thanks!

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[@knitntea1672]

Thank you very much for this video. I appreciate you taking your time and explaining each part and the technique you are using. This is a new venture for me and your demonstration was extremely helpful :-)

[@tuvansoykan]

Thanks for the helpful instructions! One question though: what was the reason you used the pin tool with a hammer to punch a hole to make a hole on the first part but used a different tool, a puncher, to pierce the second part? Can we not use only one tool to pierce both parts?

[@NelHas2Now]

Hi! Thank you soooooo much for posting this video! So informative and the close ups were just what I needed! Also learned I need to use a reinforcement material for my coat.

[@HobbyBloxs]

Glad it was helpful!

[@johnparker2636]

Great lesson - thanks. Where did you get your anvil from?

[@facekids1717]

Thank you very much for this video. Please, could you give us the link, so that to buy the set of this components?

[@HobbyBloxs]

Hi Joee. This is my own collection of tools, but the best place to get them is AliExpress.

[@fizzknit9446]

Thank you for the helpful tutorial.

[@HobbyBloxs]

You're welcome!

[@daveeden2220]

I like your videos thank you!

[@HobbyBloxs]

Hello Dave. Thanks for watching!

[@0zelena6kriza4]

How to take off bigger part of the button? Mine got scratched so i want to replace it or paint it and put it back if possibile!

[@HobbyBloxs]

Hi. You can carefully cut the button off with snips.

[@mabel6046]

Thanks for your video

[@HobbyBloxs]

Most welcome

[@JJ-mm3sd]

Thank you very much. Thank you.

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[@ruthrankin3542]

Great video, thank you!

[@gall_blader_works]

Blessed to find your channel. I've always wondered about the best ways to install such hardware. Thank you for sharing!

[@HobbyBloxs]

Welcome!

[@christopherrobinson8676]

Very well explained. My question is I see you need special setters to do stainless steel snaps, but no one talks about why? Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks

[@HobbyBloxs]

Hi. Regular snaps are made of soft brass or tin, so they will crimp easily with regular snap setting tools. Stainless steel snaps are usually designed for more heavy-duty applications and therefore are made from harder metal and require setting tools that are up to the job. Also, they are usually 15mm diameter, rather than the small size of standard snaps, so the setting tools are a different shape to accommodate this. Hope this helps to answer your question.

[@christopherrobinson8676]

@@HobbyBloxs thanks, that's great

[@nordicofitness]

Thank you for clearing this out!!:))

[@HobbyBloxs]

Any time!

[@eusebioluna4901]

Excelente trabajo!!!

[@marie4638]

Thank you!! You’re a very good teacher! :)

[@HobbyBloxs]

You're very welcome!

[@phee1143]

Thank you so much for this. 🥰

[@AdeToz]

Life saver. Thanks

[@HobbyBloxs]

My pleasure. I'm pleased you found it useful.

[@hypernoid2556]

Geordie, Very nice presentation. Very helpful, especially the close up's. Thank you!

[@HobbyBloxs]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ventsislavdochev9256]

Really nice video

[@kathykickingwoman3157]

Thank u so much for this video...i learned what i needed to know...you rock!

[@HobbyBloxs]

Glad it was helpful!

[@PolarisDesigns]

Thank you this was really helpful!

[@HobbyBloxs]

You're so welcome!

[@skywarrior3508]

Thank you,Brother. Give more info please.

[@HobbyBloxs]

Hi. Thanks for your comment. I'm planning a more in-depth video on this topic in the coming week or so.

[@BlueWren027]

Thank you! Now I can fix my husband's jacket.

[@michaeljameslawrence2965]

Cheers gonna give a motorcycle google strap a go with my helmets snap fasteners but might take it to a Taylor 😊 Can I please 🙏 ask though if anyone would know would this work on an elastic fabric band that is attached to my motorcycle street mask 😷 or is it likely to tear?, I have seen one of those star shaped stud fastener tools in a local store but I am unsure if it would work!? Cheers 👋 🙌👏

[@manoloramirez6456]

Good video

[@HobbyBloxs]

Glad you enjoyed

[@joaquinmijangos1797]

Im sorry, only speak spanish, deseo comprar las herramientas, donde las puedo adquirir y su precio, por fabor en español. Tank you.

[@HobbyBloxs]

Gracias por tu comentario. Tu mejor lugar para comprar estas herramientas es en AliExpress.

[@joaquinmijangos1797]

Muchas gracias.

[@darkonlondon]

Just what I needed

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[@andreamonk3464]

Superb, clear video. Thank you sir 🙏 ☺

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[@mr123roberty]

Fantastic, thank you so much!

[@HobbyBloxs]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JessicaWells1]

Can I use a regular hammer?

[@HobbyBloxs]

You can but it's not recommended.

[@JessicaWells1]

@@HobbyBloxs ok so I only had a regular hammer but I couldn't get the things to stick in the leather wrist band I'm trying to attach snaps to. My kit is a smaller version of yours but looks the same. It came with the little anvil disc

[@alb673]

Hi, do you know what size snaps fit into what tools? I have a set of 633, 655 and 831. Cheers

[@HobbyBloxs]

Hi. Yes: The 633 is for 12.5mm snaps. The 655 is for 10mm snaps and the 831 is for 15mm snaps. I hope this helps.

[@alb673]

@@HobbyBloxs Thanks for the reply.

[@Monopodmansdad]

Thanks for that. A very good explanation.

[@HobbyBloxs]

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[@scoutmass]

Your Punch hole chart is genius!!!

[@HobbyBloxs]

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[@seanditch4419]

thank you for posting this video. I know how this is supposed to be done and have done it in the past, but recently i've been having a problem with the 2 parts @6mins 45mins on the video, the longer posted cap and its button receiver part. I do everything you do but after i've hit it and gone around in a circle exactly like you have done the button part doesn't stay connected to its post and i can either flick it off with a bit of nail, or it stays connected to its opposing connector. I have about 2mm of the long post sticking out through the leather for the button cap piece to connect to, is this enough? Thx for any advice

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[@radumerkin]

Thanks mate! Exactly what I needed to know!

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[@kathydalgleish7974]

How do you tighten a snap that has a loose grip? Enjoyed learning how to install using the hand tool method. I successfully installed the snaps onto a wallet but when I snapped both sides together the grip was a bit loose.

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[@stevelewis7263]

Excellent video, who are you suppliers

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[@joaquinmijangos1797]

Donde puedo comprar est herramienta y cuanto cuesta, porfabor, muchas gracias por su colaboracion.

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[@leticialoya6504]

Donde se compra ese estuche ?

[@HobbyBloxs]

Hola. ¿A qué caso te refieres?

[@sebastianwithers1886]

Very helpful thanks a lot

[@HobbyBloxs]

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[@sandricabello2608]

thank you , much appreciated

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[@dawniellealden6102]

Thanks. Where did you get the holder for your plastic boxes?

[@HobbyBloxs]

Hi. I made the holder myself. I intend making a video on how to make it when things return to normal and I can get supplies again.

[@dawniellealden6102]

@@HobbyBloxs Wonderful. Thank you. Look forward to seeing it.

[@tobleroni]

Thank you!

[@HobbyBloxs]

You're welcome!

[@thefoodproject]

Thanks!

[@HobbyBloxs]

Welcome!