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Pricking Irons - the thinner, the better? Wuta or Kevin Lee?

Hello everyone. When I started leatherworking, I bought a set of Japanese stitching irons with diamant holes meant to punch through all layers. Very soon I found that the holes were too big for me and bought Crimson Hides and KS Blade Punch irons because of the thin teeth. The Crimsons are very nice but I dont punch through all the layers anymore instead using the awl. So in the moment I use KS Blad Punch irons to prick. I dont like it. The teeth are too sharp and I cant really controll if I want to prick 1.2-1.5 veg tan leathers. I would only use them to punch through all leyers. So when I am now looking what pricking irons to buy for me only using to prick, what should I buy? I see that Kevin Lee and others have very thin teeth and very high teeth. That makes me think, that they are meant to punch through all the way. The thinner the teeth, the better? I understand, that its bad when you punch through all layers and have huge holes is bad, but when you are using the awl, it will be the thinnest hole possible and the pricked mark is only on the surface so thickness is not too important? In the moment I tend to buy Wuta pricking irons because Blanchard is too expensive for me. But I am interested in the Kevin Lee ones if these are good for only pricking. Maybe someone owns Wuta Pricking Irons and Kevin Lee Irons and can point out the difference of these Irons? Every thought, every tipp is helpfull!

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Ivo Verhaar
Ivo Verhaar
Jan 29, 2020

This is a very interesting question and one that I find myself struggling with too. I'm curious to know if others have experience with the kevin or wuta irons and know what would work best to use an awl with :)

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