Tools for working with skin

Products made of leather handmade have always been in demand both in economic needs and as accessories and ornaments. Each specialist-tanner has special tools for manual work with leather, both industrial production, and self-made. The master himself selects the cutters and punch holes necessary for him, which correspond to the specifics of his work.

The necessary tool for working with the skin

On sale it is possible to meet both the piece tools which can be selected at own discretion, and a set of tools for working with the skin. Such sets can have in their composition various stamps or punches of different diameters, as well as other groups of necessary adaptations. So, what are the tools for working with the skin?

1. Cutting the skin of different thicknesses uses sharp homemade cutters, round knives, as well as special cutters for the manufacture of belts , with which it is easy to cut the shape and size of the part.
2. As with machining, with manual processing, waxed yarns of various color variations are used.
3. It is very convenient for sewing pieces of skin to use a surgical needle, which can be purchased at a specialized medical equipment store.
4. As with other manual work, tools for working with natural leather will require polymeric and metal hammers of different rigidity.
5. To decorate a leather product using an impression, sets of stamps of various configurations are used.
6. To create holes of different diameters, you need powerful piercers and an awl.
7. To decorate a leather product, most often a belt, use a set of step piercing tools. Each of these tools has a certain number of teeth, as well as a different distance between them.
8. Kanavkorez for the skin can be simple and with a special holder for replaceable blades. This is a tool very necessary in tanning, which should not be saved. You can buy a set of such trenches of different sizes or one, but with different blades-nozzles.
9. In order to clean the underside of the leather fabric from the bahtarma, a plane with replaceable blades is required.
10. With the help of a conventional thread cutter or a seam breaker, an unsuccessful seam or repair of a leather product can be disbanded.
11. The edges of the skin are treated with special wooden ironing.
12. In some cases, you can do without a punch and a hammer, using a hole punch for making a hole. For the same purpose, there is a revolving punch, which can be made several holes in a row at a certain distance.
13. To chart the place where the line will pass, you will need a suture draft with different nozzles.
14. When several layers of rough leather can not be pierced, a miniature drill with drill bits of different diameters is used.
15. For miter work of belt business, a master will need a kit with tools of various diameters - for narrow and wide belts.
16. With the help of a multifunctional silk, which is provided with a spool for the thread, it is possible to pierce the holes immediately, and to sew parts of the leather article.
17. A special knife is often used for grinding and polishing the skin. The handle is made of wood - oak or beech.
18. Sometimes, especially when sewing bags, you need to make a sharp edge. This can be achieved with the help of a controlled chisel.
19. With a set of chisels, you can perform many necessary operations when working with the skin.