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Leather craft tool

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Leather Craft tool (26th June 17) In any hobby there are various type of tool / equipment is required and so the challenge is what type of tool to buy to start a leather craft hobby? That is a very big question for those who have no basic idea and not sure how to start off and goes about it. As for those new to this hobby it can be very confusing , time consuming , numerous reading materials to read, try and error effort and at time frustrating if you are first timer. What to do next and how to start off as soon as possible. There are a few basic tool to acquire for leather craft, please bear with me as there is no hard and fast rule to follow on what tool to acquire first. However in any leather craft tool they are need to be sharp, clean cut, with pointed part hence safety first is one area you need to always keep in mind. So many type of cutting tool on the market and each have it pro and con. Let start off with punch hole tool for leather. Always keep in mind we are learning as eac...
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Shoe and Zipper Repair . Today to share what I have learn how to replace CLARKE shoe sole. Learning from other expert/master (sifu) on shoe repair. ++++++++  2018 Jan ++++++ Not much inform or update on this subject as the moment. Still in the learning mode and gather information as move forward. So far after this repair notice there are weakness in the repair method I am using and also have yet to attain some basic skill on shoe repair. Found the sole part on certain side is showing sign of detach the insole part and sole have gap, which is not good news.  Here are article of interest which provide some basic inform on shoe construction.  Understanding Shoe Construction (Goodyear Welt, Blake Stitch & Cementing) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/understanding-shoe-construction-goodyear-welt-blake-stitch-rahman = =============== Year 2018 ============ Update 14th Jan 2018 Update on new skill learn. HOW to replace broken zip slider on hand bag. With help from Luen Wah's l...