5 New Leather Tools That I Can't Get Enough Of!

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

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[@dperisty1]

They are awesome - great quality!

[@philipmcdaniel7104]

I'm still very new into the craft, but so far my Morakniv Companion is one of the best blades I've found for cutting leather.

[@WadeWilson-b1d]

I use those squares for woodworking, almost a must have.

[@ciscokidfab7595]

Real world needs quality and function of tools. Thank you.

[@slappymchappy]

Love your content. You have a cool and calm demeanor that makes it easy to listen while I'm high

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Haha glad you like it, brother.

[@Stevieboy7]

So happy we can help bring in some cool tools that you can't find anywhere else in North America!

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

You definitely do that! I'm going to have to make it to your store in person soon.

[@charleslakejr.6542]

I enjoy the glue up but I love the smell of barge cement 😅

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Just talking about Barge gives me a headache 😂

[@james2592OldLeatherSmith]

OLD Leather Smith here, nice video. I use a old water bottle with different holes drilled into the caps, my most popular is 1/8" but you can go smaller. Dental tools also work very well. I personally like a round knife that I strop . Just some of the things I use in my shop. GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️⚾🙃

[@SmallS.World.]

What do u use the water bottles for ?

[@james2592OldLeatherSmith]

I put my glue in 2 spread on large projects or just a drop or 2 . GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️🥎🙃​@@SmallS.World.

[@james2592OldLeatherSmith]

OLD Leather Smith here, I put glue in the bottle. The cap either spreads the glue or a drop at a time, works great in my shop. GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️🥎🙃 ​@@SmallS.World.

[@Brian-hx9wy]

I use those 50 cc bottle for paint (as well tokolnole) and they’re great for precise paint lines when outlining stamped letters and numbers. Came with different gauge tips and the 25 gauge was the smallest and worked very well for that application. Just have to wash those particular sizes after each use or the paint will dry and clog. I do like the idea of using for glue as well.

[@funk4ever]

You're out here living the good leather life. Thanks. I subscribed.

[@oldhollywoodbriar]

I joined when you had like 500 subs, good job man keep bumpin!

[@KafubaCosmas-qv1ot]

Great innovation

[@Smajtastic]

Hey, this is the first video of yours I've come across and absolutely love how earnest you were, I've been working with leather for coming up to a decade and still managed to find lots of value in this, thank you

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Oh man thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it!

[@kevinorr6880]

Well done, sir. Thank you for giving. I am turning a pair of old boots into a card wallet from your inspiration. I appreciate it.

[@bigstacksshop]

Thank you for sharing the skiving knife. Gonna look into this.

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

You won't regret it!

[@taylorbrown2320]

Where do I buy the canvas for burnishing

[@grarglejobber7941]

Bro why'd you stop posting? You're a good channel, better than most.

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Hey man. My wife has been battling cancer for the last year. Chemo and surgeries, etc. I don't really have the time or motivation to make videos right now. I will definitely be back! But I'm not sure when. I appreciate you.

[@NickyFr33ze]

Will be sending prayers y'all's way... that is not a fair fight. Stay strong. @@BlackFlagLeatherGoods

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Thank you. I really appreciate it.

[@HaiderAli-rw8nq]

Great tips! The silicon brush and needle bottle are truly must have items for leather work. save a ton of headache too. I don't have use for the jigs and the punches as the ones I use are working great as I mostly make watch straps. But I am planning on getting a high quality knife overall, not just for skiving as I've seen that they are worth it. The thing I do with my knives is, since they dull easily as I think the hardening has done been done to a good degree (what was I expecting from a 5$ knife) I sharpen them every day or before every time I am starting a project, helps a lot.

[@erinchurch2522]

What kind of glue do you use in the bottle? Thanks!

[@StrummerDesign]

Great video. I am definitely tempted to get those bump jigs. Maybe some day you could review my stitching iron jigs.

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Thank you! I actually just came across your video on those jigs this afternoon! It's a really cool idea!

[@kcg3927]

Thanks for sharing!

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Thanks for watching!

[@greeneyedcatwink]

Great tips!

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Thank you!

[@bbrachman]

Tim: I was just turned onto a new kind of tool from Crimson Hides. It looks like a cocktail fork but isn't a cocktail fork. It is a dedicated stitch line marker. It only has two tines and they sell all kinds of different widths. You can use it to mark stitching lines from the edge of the leather or you can turn it over and use to to make a decorative 'trough'. Basically, these tools do the same thing as calipers but never need adjustment. I just bought a 3mm tool for my common stitch lines. Check it out. Nigel Armitage has a KZbin video showing what they do.

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Whoa! Thanks Bruce! Those look super slick. I'm going to get some.

[@bbrachman]

@@BlackFlagLeatherGoods Two things. One, you sound like you are ok. I do miss your videos. Two, finding new, unique tools is so much fun. I trust Nigel. I learned most of my really early techniques from him and adapted to my own style. This marking tool will now get me to make the decorative line on my edges. I have two other tools that do the same thing but I cannot use them well. These new ones are Bruce-Proof.

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Thanks, Bruce! I'm doing OK. Trying to get back into it.

[@lowspeak]

Bump ji..ohh.

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Haha just poking fun. I've been watching Mascon since before I started leather working. He does good work.

[@MartinGrabovac]

🤣🤣🤣

[@oakridgereview1359]

@@BlackFlagLeatherGoods he’s been a ghost lately

[@reapersritehand]

​@Black Flag Leather Goods I absolutely love his designs and videos, but imo his "custom" tools are stupidly over priced last I checked, especially if you aint making a bazillion dollars off of youtube

[@thenordicwizard]

I personally love gluing! Great video 🔥

[@freakofnatureco]

Dooppppe pretty much need to get all those things!! 🙌🏼 great video!

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Thank you! You wouldn't regret buying any of them.

[@tedblackburn8679]

Wuta has a great and very sharp out of the box skiving knife. Only like 20 bucks CDN on E-Bay. I love it. Cheers from Montreal.

[@MajidAlQassimi]

Love the vids! Straight up and honest. Also, did i spot a Prompt on your wrist?

[@1911-Loaded]

Hi Tim, Thanks for your great videos. I wanted to say I'm a knife guy and do all kinds of sharpening everything from a hapstone R2 to Japanese whetstones to diamond plates. I use Arkansas stones on my cheap Amazon skiving knife. Most often I strop with gunny juice and Beaver craft yellow compound. Long story short the cheap skiver is normally the sharpest knife I have. It's more important to strop often than it is to spend a lot of money on a nice skiver with basically the same steel. Unless you know the steel is a good steel like 14c28n D2 etc. It's probably just another version of stainless with a moderate 57 hrc. All that said it's just nice to have a luxury item. Your point I assume. Stay on the strop with that new knife and enjoy.

[@canadiantrucker79]

Hey Tim. Love to see the slab is still working for ya lol. Mine is too. I'll be upgrading a lot of my tools soon, especially the skiving knife. I got an Amazon special also and I'm pretty sure your putty knife is sharper lol

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Roger! It is going strong, man! Thank you! Hahaha I think you're right about the Amazon knife. Probably would have been easier skiving with the putty knife 😂

[@whiskyonthewestcoast]

Specialized tools for specialized work. Makes sense to me! 😄👌

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Haha true! It's also just like any craft where you're making stuff. We just like buying more tools too 😂

[@sasquatchleatherco]

Love this, those positioning squares are awesome. Great for lining up stamps and about a million other things. Being a broke leather crafter I’ve sharpened my Amazon Skiving knife so much and it still couldn’t cut through butter on a hot day 😂

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Man the positioning squares are so handy. They have a million uses!

[@adriansolis5362]

Excellent recommendations. I was definitely looking to upgrade a few of these items and this just saved me a whole bunch of time and research (and probably money too).

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad to hear it was helpful.

[@BK33REVIEWS]

How do you sale your goods, did you start a website, Etsy ?

[@darkskyleather]

I just switched from the bottles back to the tub because i was tired of my glue, hardened in the nozzle😅 Theyre elite for Tokonole though!

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Mine was doing that but masking tape on the nozzle seems to have stopped it for now.

[@md236]

Hi, very interesting Video! Wich glue do you use with this bottles?

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Thank you! I'm using Ecostick 1816b

[@dperisty1]

What do you put on the top of your squeeze bottles to prevent the glue from drying in the needle?

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

It's just a piece of masking tape. It works great!

[@dperisty1]

@@BlackFlagLeatherGoods Haha thanks! I was researching cork and rubbers and erasers, etc! :P

[@MrArchiinak]

Question. How do you get the Tokonole into the squeeze bottle without making a mess?

[@brendanmccreesh5112]

I have a question I'm at the point where I'm starting to sell some of my leather work and I was wondering where you had your Maker's Mark made for you please and thank you from the Canadian Rockies.

[@michaels2208]

What glue are you using? I used fieblings at first, then barge. The odor on large stuff is a bit much. Just trying to see what other people are doing.

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

I'm using Ecostick 1816b. I really like it.

[@mattm5472]

Hey your videos are awesome!! I like how you explain why you like a product and how it's helped either in time or ease. One of your older videos you talked about the Sinabroks stitching punches. I have a bicep injury and using chisels hurts when punching and trying to pull out of 5oz and sometimes stacked three layers. Would those punches still work good or would the slanted irons from them be better ? I use 1mm thread now but would switch to a smaller if it would help as well. Thank you, and keep the videos coming !!

[@johnnyc.5979]

Cool, now I see new tools I have to buy. I've seen the Mascon bump jigs, but the price for those are off the charts, locally made or not. I would definitely go for the cheaper option. Thanks for the recommendations.

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

The cheaper ones are great. They could be a it heavier but they're aluminum. I was thinking this morning though if you were making a big batch of wallets or whatever. If you clamped one of those to your table, it'd be perfect for rapid fire gluing and lining up a bunch of pieces.

[@robertduguay689]

I did not see that set of punch’s on his site

[@greggbrown0]

I didn’t see any links to the tools

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

All the links are in the description. Here's the one for the punch leathertools.ca/collections/cutting-and-punching/products/boehm-twinnable-washer-and-hole-punch

[@pepleatherlab3872]

Completely empathize. I've been using the small squeeze bottles for quite some time for both glue and Tokonole. When it comes to glue application I removed the needle nose because it kept getting clogged. (shrugs) But yeah, if people can find them without the metal tip,..even better. Cheers BFLG! 🍺👍

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Thanks brother! I was having that issue and found a simple solution! I just toss some asking tape on the tip when I'm done. Hasn't clogged since!

[@bethsolomon7695]

@@BlackFlagLeatherGoods This answers the question I had about those bottles! Thanks!

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Probably if you could find some with a cap, it'd be better but the tapetrick seems to work great

[@mitchblackmore5230]

Although I have a version of those bottles with little silicone covers for the tip, I found that after dispensing the glue, if you set the bottle down for a couple minutes and then slowly squeeze it until air comes out, it clears any glue that might remain in the needle tip. Also, you can clear them with a fine sewing needle if they are really clogged.

[@Annalorraine2x]

What kind of glue do you use? I recommend.

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

I use Ecostick 1816b right now. I love it. I've heard Renia Aquilim 315 is the best from multiple people, but I've never used it. Lonsdale Leather does a nice glue in house too. Good price on that one.

[@mamaduck424]

Steven and Joe are great! Happy Hand & Sew is getting a shout out. Are you based in Vancouver?

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Agreed! Close! I'm out in Chilliwack.

[@christopherchapman8893]

Why is everyone so freaked out over saying bump ji…. (Ahem)…. I noticed that recently on a couple other crafter’s videos I have seen as well. I know where the term came from, bourbon dude, but I’m guessing I missed some kind of suit or something…. ANYWAYS, GREAT videos! Only seen a couple as I type this, but hitting that subscribe button as soon as I hit send…. Cheers from Florida!

[@taylorcortes9384]

Bump jig 😂😂 iykyk

[@stephenkorthals1803]

What do you do to sharpen your skiving knife? I just got a stone (400g and 1000g). I think I have that same amazon special knife haha. It can be sharpened and it works for maybe a project before it needs to be sharpened again. Very soft metal and dulls quickly.

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

I go through a series of sandpaper from around 400 grit up to 12,000 for a mirror finish. I haven't had to full sharpen the Ibex knife yet. Stropping regularly seems to make you have to sharpen less. You're right though that Amazon knife metal is crazy soft!

[@stephenkorthals1803]

@@BlackFlagLeatherGoods nice! Might be taking that upgrade advice!

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

You definitely wouldn't regret it!

[@1911-Loaded]

That was my comment. I have wood carving knives and about 50+ pocket knives and the cheap skiver really takes an incredibly sharp edge with a strop and compound. I take the chips and dings out on some Arkansas stones and the strop to polished mirror with 1 micron gunny juice. I have up to 8000k whetstones and diamond venevs but honestly the Arkansas stones work great on cheap china steel.

[@1911-Loaded]

Every leather worker has everything to make a great strop. Buy a stick of green compound and put away the 1000g stone. You want a polished edge.

[@Staren01]

I think I have that exact same set of red squares. Yeah I'd love the nice brass set, but I just can't justify that price.

[@stephengent9974]

Positioning square? set squares. They have been around for ever. A blunt knife can be sharpened and becomes sharp. No big deal. I tend to look for vintage Osborne punches. You can get great deals. I have bought several sets cheap. They should be sharpened also

[@maryellen0514]

What’s your opinion on vegan leather? Is it less expensive? I love leather but thought I’d start with the most affordable for my first project (book covers, currently using Kraft paper). Do you know where I can get it vegan leather?

[@derrapf]

If you are interested how to pronounce "Boehm": If this is a german name (and it's a common surname in Germany) then the "oe" stands for the Umlaut "ö". You use "oe" if you don't have an "ö" on your keyboard. And it's pronounced like shown in kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGbGgGmZfJ54kLc

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Thank you!

[@kcstott]

As to the skiving knife. The best piece of advice I can give anyone is learn how to sharpen your blades. Nothing with a factory edge is good enough

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Definitely! And strop regularly.

[@1977ajax]

Boehm - 'Berm' (sort of).

[@handmade83]

The cheap Amazon skive knives dull too easy. Ive gone through 2 knives with only few uses. I use Owden punches. I also use different plastic applicators for glue. I have yet to.use bump jigs and a needle bottle and or the marker for the Tokomole.

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

Which glue applicator do you use??

[@handmade83]

@@BlackFlagLeatherGoods platic ones with various sizes from Amazon. Theyre triangular stiff plastic pieces that work well. You want a pic sent to uour messenger on fb?

[@landmarkleather]

Mascon... Mask Off.

[@leather_brother_52]

Soon there be 3K+ 👍 under that comment I proud being 3rd😊

[@Lutherman_edc]

I wholeheartedly eager you to checkout junlin's tools based on Singapore he really has some good stuff including the skiving knife which he personally sharpens himself and other premium tools he sell like edgers

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

I've heard great things about him! I just haven't had a chance to check out his stuff yet.

[@tacticalskiffs8134]

Sounds like your skiving knife just needs sharpening. It can occur that knives are hardly sharpenable, often cheap stainless tools with high chromium. Some leather knives are for good reason designed to be stropped every cut or so. This is a real thing with many knives from scythes and razors to head knives for leather. It is also the case that there are alternatives to all these tools that have fierce edge holding. So in the case of razors and scythes, there are Japanese versions with tremendous edge holding, but then they lack certain other qualities, and one has to be able to sharpen their extremely hard steel. I use one of those break-off knives for certain leather jobs. Just bought a pack of 10 for 3 dollars. To keep them on point I don't break off the blade, I sharpen it when it gets dull with diamond lapping compound, on leather. A few strokes and it is good to go again. One has to sharpen the moment the knife starts to feel dull, or the sound of the cut changes.

[@shawnholton5182]

How about telling us how much this pricey Skiving knife cost.

[@johnrisher3007]

Make your skiving knife. You make knives why not make the skiving knife

[@leather_brother_52]

R you Alive?

[@BlackFlagLeatherGoods]

I'm alive! But my wife has been battling cancer for the last year and I just don't have time for leather right now. I promise I'll be back. I appreciate you.

[@jimhuskins8506]

So much talk, so little information.