Leather carving is a process to shape the leather objects in a desired pattern or design. Leather carving gives a 3-D appearance by stamping or cutting the surface. The quality of cutting, stamping tools is the key factor in achieving good quality results. Here you can find all the essential good quality tools for leather carving.
Essential Products For Leather Craft, Carving
Knives
Scissors
Cutting Mattress
Edge Bevelers
Maul
Mallet
Punches
Sewing Punches
Chisels
Scratch Awl
Needles
Threads
Wing Divider
Ruler
Leather GaugeOther useful Products For Leather Craft, Carving
Carving Gloves
Lace Cutter
Over Stitch Marker
Space Marker
Eyelet Setter
Rivet Setter
Sewing Machine
Carving Machine
Sharpening StoneKnives
The knives are the most essential items for leather craft and carving. The Round Knives, Curved Lip Shoe Knives, Sharp Point Knives, Swivel Knives, Bevel Point Knives, and Art Knives are mainly used for leather crat and carving.
Scissors
The scissors are a hand-held shearing tool. They are normally used to cut 3-5mm thick leather.
Cutting Mattress
A cutting mattress is used as a cutting surface. It protects the wooden, stone surface from the knife scratches.
Edge Beveler
An edge beveler is used to bevel the sharp edge line of the leather piece.
Maul
A maul is a striking tool with a round head at one end that is attached to a handle. It is used to strike nails and leather.
Mallet
A mallet is similar to a hammer in design. But its head is usually made of rubber or wood. It is a striking tool.
Punches
The punches are used to make holes, stamp a design, pattern on the leather surface.
Sewing Punches
The sewing punches are used to make holes at the boundary line of the workpiece to sew the leather workpieces together.
Chisels
The chisels are used to cut, shear the leather workpiece to make a pattern, design. The chisels have a sharp cutting edge at on end that is attached to a handle.
Scratch Awl
A scratch awl is a handheld tool with a sharp metal tip at one end. It is used to mark points, scratch lines, etc.
Needles
The needles are used in combination with laces to sew the leather workpieces together.
Threads
The thread is used to sew, bind leather workpieces together. It protects the joints from tearing out easily.
Wing Divider
The wing divider is an instrument of measuring, marking off distances, transferring measurement, etc. It has a thumb screw for fine adjustment.
Ruler
The ruler is a distance measuring tool that is used to measure, mark the distance between two points in the same direction.
Leather Gauge
The leather gauge is a measuring instrument. It is used to measure the thickness of the leather workpiece.
Carving Gloves
The carving gloves are pieces of cloth that protect hands from minor cuts and injuries.
Lace Cutter
The lace cutter is a handheld cutting, shearing tool. It is mainly designed to cut laces, threads.
Over Stitch Marker
An over stitch marker is a handheld tool with a teethed wheel attached to a curved metal rod at one end and a wooden handle at the other end. It helps to create a flawless appearance of stitching.
Space Marker
The space marker has a teethed wheel attached with a metal rod at one end and a handle at the other end. It conveniently mark on the leather prior to stitching.
Eyelet Setter
The eyelet setter is used to attach eyelets to the leather.
Rivet Setter
The rivet setter is used to attach rivets to the leather workpieces.
Sewing Machine
A sewing machine is a machine that is used to sew leather workpieces together with threads.
Carving Machine
A carving machine is used to mark the designs, patterns on the leather surface.
Sharpening Stone
The sharpening stone is a rubbing stone. It is used to sharpen the edge of the chisels, knives, and other cutting tools.