How to use a leather hole punch
If you want to learn how to punch holes in leather, or for a tool used to punch holes in leather, you’ve come to the right place! Learning how to use a leather hole punch will increase the quality of your work, so listen up, grab your favorite beverage and start learning!
In this video we’ll help you learn how to use a leather hole punch. Leather hole punches come in various models, shapes and sizes. For this demonstration, we’ll being using our favorite rotary hole punch by Knipex. Knipex has a wide range of professional grade tools that have been precision machined to perfection. They are some of the strongest tools we’ve found. The Knipex leather punch is very strong and durable and holds up well to repeated use. This hole punch is a revolving punch with six interchangeable punches sized at: 2.0 / 2.5 / 3.0 / 3.5 / 4.0 / 5.0 mm diameter.
Choose a Leather Hole Punch
We recommend the Knipex Rotary Punch we mentioned above, but there are other leather hole punches available too. If you are looking for a cheaper option, we’d suggest looking at some of the suggestions below.
Tandy Leather: Craftool Pro Rotary Leather Punch, Deluxe Rotary Leather Punch, Economy Rotary Leather Punch.
Harbor Freight: Leather Punch Tool
Tips and Tricks
We’ve been using leather hole punches and other leather working tools for decades and have come up with a few pieces of advice for you if you’re interested in learning. So we’d like to document and share some of these tips and tricks with you!
- Press firmly until you hear the punch go through the leather.
- Rotate the hole punch while pressing to ensure it cuts through the leather fully.
