Hi all! I've bought a closure that came with nails : The tool needed for the installation is called "peening tool", very hard to find in the leather craft sphere and expensive (130$ at Rm leather). After research and diggings, i've found that this tool is used in two spheres essentially : - Jewelry / Watches making - Eyewear (glasses making). In jewelry, the tool is called "Perloir", very cheap (about 2$) with hard steel, high gloss and polished calotte, but the largest diameter is 1,35mm, which is not what we need.. https://www.vallorbe.com/file.cfm?cmsfile=&contentid=5112 In Eyewear, the tool is called "Bouterolle" (this term exists in jewelry but for a different tool), prices vary from 2$ to 15 : https://www.otelo.fr/bouterolles-rivets/64111005/SF-ID-00101912/ref-25871.html + https://www.materiel-optique.fr/pointeaux/614-assortiment-outils-de-choc-sur-socle-en-bois.html + https://www.essishop.fr/bouterolle-bruni-d-2mm The last one looks like the one used by Hermès at 25mn in this video : Have some of you tried these tools? What would be the best size between 2mm and and 3mm? And last but not least, how do you manage to protect the front piece of the lock while peening the nails in the back? I thought about doing it on a mattress.. Should i flatten them? They will be under the lining. Any tips would be great as this subject being not very documented.. Thank you all!

Hi all! Does someone know how Armani managed to combine fur and leather without visible stitches? How would you do that? Glue seems the obvious answer but i don't like this solution, maybe the "invisible stitches technique ? But i'm not sure if that would work for leather / fur combinations.. Thank you!

Hello all! Have some of you tried skiving chrome tanned leather with a woodworking block plane like this ? (Lie Nielsen No. 101 Violin Maker's Plane) I know some cheap leather planes exist but they are nowhere near the quality of a proper woodworking block plane. Some people successfully tried, but they had to heavily sharpen the blade because of its angle i guess (block planes exist in low and standard angle depending on the task) : here : https://www.reddit.com/r/Leathercraft/comments/ju4kdv/a_very_sharp_block_plane_makes_for_an_excellent/ here also : https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/56645-block-plane/ And a very interesting DIY project here : https://jeffpeachey.com/2011/09/05/razor-blade-planes-a-new-plane-designed-for-leather/ What do you guys think?

Hi all! I would like to discuss the Hermès technique for gussets, here is a video showing their perfectly rectangular ones, not trimmed at the angles to give it a round aspect like many do: And here is what i call the most mathematically accurate technique, trimmed angle in reverse (@3mn24s + @12mn15s) : Aesthetically wise, i really love the Hermès result, slick and stitches close to the borders, but i don't understand how can you not trim the angles and obtain these sooth edges. Accuracy wise, i prefer the "angle reverse" technique above as everything falls into place precisely, but can i obtain the Hermès result with this above technique? I do not consider the rounded angles as it does not fit my way of doing things.. Thank you all!