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coolhippy80
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leather work suppliers

#1 Post by coolhippy80 » Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:48 pm

gday, i have been getting right into knife making lately, have built myself a coal forge and have been forging and grinding out a heap of knives lately, and i damn love it!!! :D :D :D
i have aqquired a fair amount of leather from a few different places, and have been making sheaths for my knifes, they are good, but i find punching 50 milion holes actually very painfull, as my hole punch digs badly into my palm, and stitching them up is just a pain when the knife slips and cuts the strings... :x
so i am after some... ummm... rivets? not sure of the name... but the two peice little button things that snap shut tightly on each side of a peice of leather to hold it together... anyone know a good local site where i can aqquire these?
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#2 Post by GrahameA » Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:07 pm

They do mail order and have an on-line catalogue.

http://www.maclace.com.au/
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#3 Post by coolhippy80 » Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:24 pm

great, thanks!
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#4 Post by piggy » Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:28 pm

Mate would love to see your work.

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#5 Post by coolhippy80 » Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:54 pm

really? will try to get some of it up :D
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Re: leather work suppliers

#6 Post by Brett Finger » Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:53 am

Hay,
you will find that most motor trimmers / upholstery business will have the rivits in the thousands and ther a lot of types of rivits.

would go ther and have a look im sure you will fond what ya seeking.
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#7 Post by coolhippy80 » Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:19 pm

ok, thanks guys :P
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