Leather Punching Tools

Simple tools can make the leather punching process easy and effective. There are specialized tools for different punching needs. Let’s explore some of the most popular types and how they can be helpful in the shop.

Leather Hole Punch

Leather hole punch is one of the most common punching tools. With the help of a hammer or mallet, a leather hole punch can create a clean hole in the leather. The diameter of the hole differs based on the need and leather hole punch sets usually start from 1mm diameter and can go up to 40-50mm or even higher.

Leather Punch Set

Since each project requires different sizes of punches, these tools are usually sold in sets. 1 to 5 mm hollow punch set is a very popular leather punch set. Also, there are many sets that include punches for various shapes such as squares, rectangles, or irregular shapes.

Leather Punch Shapes

Cutting leather with a sharp knife is usually fun but sometimes cutting small shapes, even though they are basic shapes like a rectangle with rounded corners can be challenging and time-consuming. That’s when a basic leather punch can be really useful. These shapes are usually sold in sets and you can combine one or more basic shapes to create a more complex shape.

Leather Stitching Punch

Leather stitching punches are quite popular and often essential to make some leather products. Leather stitching punches are all commonly used for the same purpose: mark/pierce the stitch line to enable you to handstitch leather in a consistent way.

Oblong Leather Punches

If you are making belts or straps, oblong leather punches can save you a lot of time while installing the buckle. Oblong leather punches create a rectangular hole in the leather so that the buckle prong can move easily after the buckle is riveted. Choosing the right size is important however if you have a smaller oblong punch and you want to create a bigger hole in the leather, you can always use the oblong punch twice along the desired path to get bigger, clean-cut holes.  

Decorative Leather Punches

Punching the leather is not always about the functionality but sometimes it is for the looks. In some projects, you may need to add a little bit of fun to your leather product and you can use decorative leather punches to punch different shapes such as hearts, stars or some other shape depending on your project.

There are some decorative punch sets you can buy directly but if you need custom shape, you may need to consult your die cut maker or make one yourself.

Common Leather Punch Sizes (inches and mm, round and end punches)

The most common leather punch set starts from a 1 mm round hole and goes up to 10 mm. A 1 mm punch is usually used for stitching purposes but based on the thickness of the thread 2 mm punch can also be used for stitching. 3-4mm punches can be used for installing a rivet or a button. Bigger round punches can be used for installing eyelets or some other hardware.

Stitching punches have different spacing options that make the stitching finer or wider based on the selection. Most commonly used spacing options are: 2.7 / 3.0 / 3.38 / 3.85 / 4.0 / 5.0mm for stitching punches. Stitching punches usually have 1mm round tips but they may have up to 2mm depending on the thread size that will be used for stitching.

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