Leatherwork Tools
Starter Kit
Hand-stitching clamp
Edge beveller
Scratch awl
Linen thread 50 gms each of black and brown
25 saddlers needles
Awl - diamond shape
Beeswax
General purpose knife
Hole punch rotary type
Wing dividers
Stitch marker rotary type
Total Price £86.00
MORE TOOLS
The following list of tools would be needed to complete a good quality professional looking project. Please enquire about prices.
| General tools Hole punch (Maun) rotary type Clicking knife and blade General purpose knife Hide mallet Hammer Ruler Dividers 100mm Cutting board Edge beveller Adhesive Paring tool Bulldog clips Thong cutter |
Hand stitching Linen thread 50g unwaxed – variety of colours Blunt saddlers needles Stitch marker rotary type Beeswax Scissors Awl Stitching clamp Cork block |
| Fixings Tubular rivets 7mm cap 9mm cap Fixing tool Press Studs 10mm dia nickel or brass plate and gunmetal. Fixing tool |
Other supplies Leather dyes 4oz Resolene 4oz. Books Leatherworking Handbook by Valerie Michael |
A limited supply of excellent quality second hand saddlers hand tools are available from time to time please ask for a list.
These ones are the best!
ORDER
TOOLS and LEATHER
Until we have the shop set up please e mail with your requirements.
p&p is extra and will be quoted at cost
To place an order e mail info@tannerbates.co.uk
Agents for C.S.Osborne leather tools. Delivered post free or 10% discount collection from Dartington Workshop
LEATHER
For the home leatherworker choosing the right leather is an important decision. If you want to do better than get by on off-cuts you normally have to buy whole hides. At 15 sq ft for a shoulder it becomes expensive and difficult to store especially if you want a choice of leather to work with.
A Tanner Bates Selection Pack It consists of 4 roughly rectangular smaller sections of 2 sq ft each which means you can have a variety to work with, you dont have to invest a large amount and storage is simpler.
The pack is made up of 1 black 2 shades of brown and 1 natural (undyed). The leather is good quality firm cowhide, cut from the shoulder and is between 2.5 and 3.5mm thick. There will be a selection of bridle finish (smooth and waxy) and case finish.
Price £48 p&p £6
Belt Leather
We can offer a Selection Pack suitable for belts. It would be cut across the shoulder. A 2 sq ft section would be about 5" wide by 50" long. The thickness would be around 3.5mm.
Bridle leather
We stock oak-bark tanned leather from J & F J Baker in Colyton. This really is the best bridle leather we have come across. It takes between a year and 2 years to tan in huge pits in the ground steeping in the soft water from the River Coly which runs alongside the tannery and strips of oak bark. Its supple, strong and extremely tactile. Its also quite a bit more expensive than shoulder a 5" x 50" section would be £52.50. The Oak Bark Leather Belt is made from this same leather.
Price £52.50 p&p £6 Bakers oak bark tanned bridle butt 5'' x 50" £52.50
Colours mid brown, very dark brown, black. Thickness 4 - 4.5mm