A tool that cuts a clean round hole through leather: either a simple handheld punch struck with a mallet, or a spring-loaded turret of pliers carrying several punch sizes on a revolving head so the worker dials up the diameter needed, commonly from about 1 to 6 millimeters, for a buckle, eyelet or rivet. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Introduced When (Circa)The revolving turret-punch pliers were patented in 1865 by Peter Bauer of Newark, New York 1 OriginBauer's 1865 patent described a means for punching holes of different sizes into leather, paper or similar material, and for inserting and heading eyelets, essentially the same job the turret punch still does. 1 Connections
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Common "Turret Pliers" pictured above were first Patented in 1865, by Peter Bauer of Newark, New York, as a Spring Punch, being a means for "punching holes of different sizes into leather, paper, or any other substance or material of a similar nature, and for inserting and heading eyelets"; as described in the patent.
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1. Leather Punch (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead and Design sections
a hollow steel cylinder with a sharp circular knife-like edge
History section
punching holes of different sizes into leather, paper, or any other substance or material of a similar nature, and for inserting and heading eyelets
- Design section
Used In: Leather Crafting, Lead section
A leather punch is a hole punch specifically for making holes in leather.
In Group: Leather Carving and Finishing Tools, Lead section
A leather punch is a hole punch specifically for making holes in leather.
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