Tool Recommendations For Getting Started with Leather Working

I have yet to find a decent "beginners kit" for leatherworking on Amazon, so here is the list of tools I have students use in our Intro to Leather Working Workshop. All of them can be purchased from Amazon and nothing here will break the bank

• Cutting Mat
• Stitch Pony
• #1 (0.8mm) & #3 (1.2mm) Edge Bevelers
• Large & Small Slickers (or you can use a piece of canvas)
• 004 Harness Needles (you can also use 003 Harness Needles, which are a little bit larger)
• Sand Paper (220, 400, & 1000 grits will get you very far. I'm partial to 3M)
• Smooth faced hammer (optional)
  • You can also use a cheap upholstery hammer from any hardware store
• Tokonole (for burnishing your edges)
• Edge Kote
  • A sharp pencil or golf tee for applying the Edge Kote
• 0.6mm Ritza Tiger Thread 
• Thread Snips
• A cheap lighter (you can pick this up at any gas station)
• Pricking Irons
  • We use between a 3.85 - 4mm tooth spacing on our designs. You can find an affordable set of 4mm irons here
• Leather Punch Mat
  
• If you have access to a 3D Printer, here is the tool caddy we created

Happy Making!
-Tim