Tools that cut, stamp, punch and polish leather, including the swivel knife that outlines a carving, the seeder that stamps small circles, the glazing jack that polishes the surface and the punch that cuts clean holes. A tool belongs here when its cited source describes it as a leatherworking tool. It excludes the lasts and measuring devices of shoemaking. Most of the stamping tools are struck with a mallet on damp leather, and a leatherworker usually builds a collection of them over years, adding one stamp at a time.
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Dictionary.com: Awl definition
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a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.
Tandy Leather: Basic Tools for Beginning Leatherworkers by Jim Linnell
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Instead, we use the toe, or the sharper edge, of the beveler stamp to compress leather fibers, effectively removing that section.
Has Member: Veiner (Leathercraft), Stamp descriptions
The veiner is used to create some of the more defined leaf textures in floral designs, however, it has a variety of uses creating borders and patterns as well.
Has Member: Pear Shader (Leathercraft), Stamp descriptions
When your leather has the appropriate level of moisture, the pear shader can be used to create depth and a burnished impression in your design, often creating a 3-D effect.
Has Member: Camouflage Tool (Leathercraft), Stamp descriptions
When following basic floral patterns, often you’ll start with the camouflage stamp.
Has Member: Background Tool (Leathercraft), Stamp descriptions
The purpose of background stamps are to matt down the leather in the openings to create the final depth and dimension, typically one of the last steps in the leather tooling sequence.
View the Source Pricking iron (Wikipedia)
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In leathercraft, a pricking iron is a handheld tool resembling a fork that is used to create dimples in leather a fixed distance apart that can then be pierced with an awl and stitched.
Seeder (Wikipedia)
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A seeder is a stamp-type leatherworking tool used in leather carving.
Swivel knife (Wikipedia)
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A swivel knife is a chisel-edged blade held upright and mounted on a pivot with a saddle for a finger.
Glazing Jack (Wikipedia)
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A glazing jack or glazing machine is a type of machine used for polishing leather.
Leather Punch (Wikipedia)
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A leather punch is a hole punch specifically for making holes in leather.
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