Good Looking Stitching PART 2 : How to Use Pricking Iron

[@leathertoolz]

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[@archerzahir7545]

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[@rohankylan8375]

@Archer Zahir Ehh try flixportal. you can find it thru google =) -rohan

[@archerzahir7545]

@Rohan Kylan thank you, I went there and it seems like they got a lot of movies there =) I appreciate it !

[@rohankylan8375]

@Archer Zahir You are welcome xD

[@abraxsis]

Learning exceptional skills with crappy tools is the best way to produce exceptional work with good tools.

[@leathertoolz]

hahaha wow that's a great way of putting it. Thanks for the comment. it's very true.

[@simplyrise5217]

abraxsis 😁I'm going to keep using my crappy tools😂😂😂. The saying, "You're as good as the tools you use🛠️amen👍"

[@silverwiskers7371]

after watching this video I come back and watched again, what I'm trying to say is i watched many others and found your the most helpful, this video is good as gold for the beginners, again, THANX

[@leathertoolz]

Thanks for the comment!

[@jerrycallender7604]

Agreed Gene - Very well presented...

[@MountainFisher]

l use two pieces of self adhesive vinyl floor tile and stick them together. They work very well for pricking and for punching. Also are different sizes and are quite cheap to replace, but they last a long time, just make sure to get the flexible vinyl tiles.

[@johnjude2685]

Learning a lot in minimum time. I'm using plastic cut board but will get the leather much as you teaching... Sir BIG THANKS AGAIN 😊

[@tommytitmouse]

Great advisory Tip on the sharp edges of the end blades on sides of Pricking Iron on each end. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@tevya017]

Very good advice.

[@pete.b4197]

Thank you! Good information!!👌👍✌️☺️🌞

[@lukedorny]

Just picked up the Kyoshin Elle 4mm six and two irons. Love them so far. Thanks for the videos and info.

[@leathertoolz]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheTryHardDad]

Thanks for doing these videos very helpful for beginners. Would love to see you teach how to stitch properly.

[@Amblix]

great video - I got a lot of details out of it that I just couldn't find in other people's videos.

[@leathertoolz]

Thanks for the comment! It's all about the details in my videos. I am glad you find it helpful.

[@terh7169]

Thanks for sharing your experiences n it's very helpful for beginners

[@nkosiakinlabi3135]

Thanks for taking the time to explain that. Very useful information.

[@mcorsig]

Thanks for making this video. Your videos are very informative.

[@leathertoolz]

Thank you for kind words! I am glad that my video was helpful!

[@drewmeyerhoeffer467]

I wish you had used the same thread. I can't tell how much of the difference is due to the use of the awl vs. the thinner thread. I imagine they are both causes of the superior look.

[@joebazooks]

great channel. glad you are still making videos!

[@leathertoolz]

Thank you / !

[@bushcraftbeats4556]

Thanks Leathertoolz! We really need to step up our stitching iron game. We've been getting by with Tandy's basic irons, as well as their pro irons. Those pro irons are the ones that need to be ground on the interior of the tines. Takes a long time...

[@leathertoolz]

Hello! thanks you for the comments. I've never used Tandy pro lines. I have only seen them. How is their quality compare to Craft sha or Kyoshin elle?

[@bushcraftbeats4556]

Nigel from Armitage Leather has a video review series of all of these irons. Defo worth checking out. We haven't seen in person or used the Craft Sha's or the Kyoshin Elle (we are a pro shop, but have limited resources), but our impression is that the Tandy Pros are a higher quality tool. BUT the Tandy Pro's require a lot of work on the interior tines before they are useful. There are horizontal machining lines as well as a rough finish on the steel, it makes it very difficult to draw the iron out of the leather. Once sanded and polished, they are very useful. The irons are a little small, they have thin rectangular shafts (which is good in that it allows the irons to fit into tighter spaces), but because they are shorter and thinner than lower quality irons (which usually have round, knurled shafts), they are a little more difficult to withdraw from the leather. We may modify the shafts of these Tandy Pros to make them easier to grip. All the best, we really appreciate your channel.

[@FatmaAhmed-pj8hh]

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[@madroot]

I use 1mm thread on all my projects so I just punch through the leather. Using the larger holes. Thanx for your tutorials!! Great help!!

[@leathertoolz]

my pleasure! Thanks for the comment! you are right! just making larger holes and using thicker thread makes life whole lot easy too! : )

[@FT4Freedom]

Depends on the goal of the stitch. Some bands have large stitch and double stitch. Large hole is good for that style.

[@custerranch]

Thank you for the video! I've been wondering which size Ritza thread will look good for 3mm and 4mm irons. I bought several sizes.

[@cdesfusa]

What a great video. Thank you

[@Lim_]

Hey man thank you for this video, very helpful for a beginnner like me :)

[@Tzazilas]

Thanks for the nice little tutorial. Now, Iemme ask, why did you use a flat/oblique awl (french type) for awling, instead of a diamond shaped (japanese) awl? Shouldn't one use flat awls only with pricking irons (french style)? Oh, and a bonus question: where did you get this leather? It has a nice bright color and texture. Thanks!

[@Benjix13]

Great info my friend...

[@uldisberzins2263]

Thank you- that was very heplful!

[@leathertoolz]

Thank you for kind words! Thanks for watching!

[@tobychye6582]

I use my granite slab together with a soft foam (underneath). Do agree with tools on a budget, but eventually if one is doing for a long time, like years, quality tools will always find its way into workspaces :)

[@leathertoolz]

Hello,Toby! good to see your comment! keep buying new cheap tools or using good tools over and over. Both have good and bad. : ) Using soft foams underneath the granite slab? why? to reduce noise?

[@tobychye6582]

Yes, part of the reason, the other is not to scuff up my table, just in case.

[@leathertoolz]

oh I see. that would help alot.

[@gwynneclark6372]

Stiching very good I can see you must have done a lot ,and I'm glad to see the ritza 25 some call it Tigre thread ,you use is the best thread I use a lot of the 1mm thread

[@leathertoolz]

Hello Mr. Clark. your comment always gives me smile. Thank you for kind words. Yeah I do think Ritza 25 is really the BEST thread for handing stitching.

[@prepperjonpnw6482]

Another great video!!

[@leathertoolz]

Thank you! : )

[@silverwiskers7371]

very helpful tips bro

[@leathertoolz]

Thanks for watching! : )

[@squidyboy7188]

is it oke to use like a wooden board for my punch base?

[@lmso7682]

Hi. How to reduce the noise when bunching leather? Any tips will help. I don't have workshop and my family not happy with the noise.

[@luceafarul579]

Also I really hate tiger thread (I have 0.8mm), because the over saturated wax makes it even harder to pull the threads through because the wax would create more friction. I don’t understand how people like this thread so much (I find the mesi threads without the wax much better because there is little to no friction), am I doing something wrong?

[@livewiya]

9:20 You mention the sharp edge along the sides of the pricking iron. If you don't intend to use it as a punch-through 'diamond chisel' why don't you just take those side edges down with a file/sand-paper/water stone? I'm guessing they don't really need to be sharp, since it's really only the tips of the teeth that are doing any cutting. Now I'm getting beyond my depth, but I can't help but think that if if these were punched all the way through, the side-edges don't have to be sharp much above the tips of the teeth. Again, I'm only guessing here but it may even be better if the side edges aren't sharp - they would still widen to hole (to be hammered closed again later) but the side edges seem as though they may over-cut the diamond-holes if they were left sharp, especially if there's any rocking/difficulty getting the chisel out of the leather.

[@charlibravo371]

I was thinking the same. 👍

[@livewiya]

@@charlibravo371 I actually ended up doing this on my own set of diamond chisels with a Dremel tool, various shapes of buffing attachments, and green honing compound: the holes definitely came out neater in leather. This was still after I sharpened the tips of the diamond chisels as described in this video. I had also emailed English Leatherworker Nigel Armitage to get his perspective: he recommended softening the edges above the chisel tips as well. Hope this helps!!

[@TheLupulalb]

When I started in the leather I used a kitchen fork :) :) :) I have several sets now and I say I do not :) :)

[@leathertoolz]

that is a good start! it is a good tool in the beginning! great alternative way. great job!

[@luceafarul579]

Hi there, I have a lot of trouble pulling threads through the holes because of the needle butts + the thread of which a smaller diameter hole makes it really hard to pull through and a larger hole would make it look not neat and nice, do you have any advice on this? Thanks

[@leathercritic3151]

Your videos are great. I like your content and passion. Do you offer any condensed videos? I noticed it took 4 mins to tell people to use a cutting board or soft surface to not damage their iron. I imagine you could trim portions of the vid down. Otherwise, great job and thanks!

[@leathertoolz]

I will try! ; )

[@dirtmcgirt44]

You should make videos on how to make leather goods

[@scottanon5466]

looks great buddy only thing you are starting with wrong hand your stitches should be at the same slant angle as your hole

[@muffemod]

where is part 1?

[@christinenorriss9675]

Mick Norris, I'm interested to know what you recommend for a light souce, I've been learning some stitching and stamping and find the shadow from hands gets in the way and can't see very well what I'm doing, could be a subject for another video. Keep up your tutorials, I'm sure many of us beginners are getting much value from them..

[@MohammedSaeedAwad]

i have a problem when iam using it, i hummer the chisel hard, until it make a big hole hole, but the chisel take big effort to take it off the leather, so i need to twist as you mentioned, then damage the hole, and the stitching condition before awful , how could i avoid it?

[@leathertoolz]

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[@pcar5]

Straight lines are easy. Show us what to do on curves.

[@leathertoolz]

okay!

[@paulchi99]

You have great videos! I watch them all the way through for all the good information even though your camera is very distracting with the focus problems. Please, please, please get a decent camera with better auto focus. :)

[@leathertoolz]

okay! Thanks for the comment!

[@surfearth1]

Canon M50 would serve you well.

[@David-bf6vt]

I heard that adding beeswax to stitching chisels could help it from getting stuck in the leather. What's your take? Thank you!

[@keirambelli6394]

I’ve heard of that too, and I’m pretty sure it works. I think it also helps when you’re stitching the leather, because if there is wax in the hole, the thread stays in better.

[@David-bf6vt]

@@keirambelli6394 awesome thanks!

[@leathertoolz]

it could but It's not the best way to make it smooth.

[@DavidGarcia-sx8th]

Does anyone know any kind of videos on life jackets with patches...stiched on.?????

[@michaelbartley9572]

Those are stitching chisel not picking irons. I use 3mm on small items like wallets and 5 mm on holsters and belts.

[@asdfqwerty271]

But if you don't go all the way through, how does the leather on the other side get those slanted holes? Only the top would get slanted holes, and the bottom/opposite side would just get punched holes from the awl. What am I missing?

[@leathertoolz]

even though small hole, it has slanted hole shape.

[@asdfqwerty271]

@@leathertoolz how is it a slanted hole if you use an awl to go through? It'll be whatever shape the awl is, won't it?

[@leathertoolz]

​@@asdfqwerty271 if you use "star" shaped awl into that hole, the other end will have a "circular" hole. leather doesn't carve out its hold shape. leather moves around the object to follow the shape of it. if you use diamond awl, it will have slanted hole in the shape of diamond. just try your thoughts into practice. you will get clear understanding

[@asdfqwerty271]

@@leathertoolz ah that makes sense, thank you. I think I need a different shaped awl

[@Joelprimas]

Which size awl you use sir?

[@lyubaev]

"Put it up to the sky" )))))))

[@leathertoolz]

lol! Thank you for kind words! Thanks for watching!

[@CrepitusRex]

What size is your iron? I mean what is the distance between the teeth?

[@leathertoolz]

4.0mm

[@JIMI291]

What mm pricking iron is this

[@hcwl3162]

Have you ever read the desc?

[@bollichen]

What are the hole distance?

[@leathertoolz]

4.0mm!

[@Pimentel-Kreations]

I use a lead hammer. You have power but wont mar the tool.

[@mgurbulak]

I appreciate your effort in this video but you started the video as if you would like to show the difference between going all the way down with the pricking iron vs pricking and finishing with awl. In the end you used different threads for different stitching holes and you showed us two fine stitches. I think you got confused a little bit :D And what as the point of cutting the leather in two pieces before stitching :D Anyway still I appreciate your effort to produce content and serve us for free.

[@garcialove5930]

=) great. .

[@leathertoolz]

Gracias!

[@martinuzunov9346]

"When you pull it out, don't twist it" 1 second later *Pulls it out with twisting* :)

[@prepperjonpnw6482]

The Japanese pricking irons are the best. The Tandy irons are not good at all. If you can only afford one Seiwa iron or a set of four from Tandy then get the single Seiwa and save up for the next one lol. Don’t buy the Tandy irons. They’re rough and cheaply made and just aren’t made very well. Also, there are a lot of places to get tools and materials besides Tandy. You just have to look around. Thank goodness for the Internet lol

[@leathertoolz]

Yes, I agree with that. Japanese know how to make tools right. The Internet is the blessing for sure.

[@user-gc1yg6ku9h]

fucking long long video

[@bakdrft2009]

Talk much less and do much more