Start Making Your Own Watch Straps. Affordable Tools for Beginners: Leather Crafting Essentials

The tools you need to get started producing small leather goods. In this video, I try to give you an idea of what you'll need if you'd like to make your own leather watch straps, among other things. I'll be listing the cheaper end but still perfectly OK tools below. Obviously, if you can support a local tool maker, then do so. However, if you're just trying out the hobby, then the tools listed below will get you started. STL Strap Template: you can use this for whatever you'd like you should be able to resize it in your slicer saving-time.link/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/for-yo… -- Needles John James Tapestry Needles, Size 24 -- Cutting Knife OLFA SAC-1 9mm olfa.com/collections/professional/products/9mm-sac… AK-4 Cushion Grip Art Knife olfa.com/collections/craft/products/olfa-ak-4-grap… --Paint pens www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005901140179.html --Skiving knives www.aliexpress.com/item/32845624634.html www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005164654973.html --Edge Beveler - Very good www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002449180844.html --Edge Beveler - Good value www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005069048477.html --Punches - French expensive www.aliexpress.com/item/32856254322.html --Punches - Diamond cheap but fine. www.aliexpress.com/item/32838012352.html --Awl www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006066533017.html --Marking tool www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006460158236.html --Bone www.aliexpress.com/item/4000058033027.html --Thread - Wexin alleather.com/collections/weixin-polyester-threads --Thread Linen alleather.com/collections/meisi-linen-threads --Edge Paint alleather.com/collections/edge-paints-dyes/product…