SE 6-Piece Hollow Leather Punch Set - Stainless Steel with Precision Cutting Edges, 1/8" to 5/16" Sizes - Includes Storage Pouch for Leatherworking and Gasket Making -790LP

These are simple punches that you hit with a hammer. It drives into your material and whatever may be below. Please find some scrap of wood or other thick material that you can sacrifice.This set of 9 comes in some very useful sizes. I used the smallest punch to create a new hole in the straps of an old pair of sandals where the leather had stretched out. Just the right size for this purpose. Then the next larger size was exactly the right size for belts. I used it on two belts, one of regular weight leather and the other very heavy weight leather. It worked easily both times. Darned useful for those embarrassing moments when you've lost 16 lbs, don't feel like buy new cloths but still have more lbs to go before your old/cute wardrobe works again.I do have a pair of dress sandals with super fine holes but there was no punch in this set small enough to match that hole. Perhaps a large leather needle will match that size instead.These are hollow punches and the hollow fills up as you use the punch. Eventually, you'll need a needle, tweezers or something to get that material out of the hollow.These are very sturdy punches and should stand up to some heavy use. It is pretty clear that it will work on a variety of materials, leather, paper, pliable plastics. You might be able to use it on very thin sheets of metal or wood. If you do use it on metal, you'll have to figure out how to sharpen the punch eventually.The punches themselves are fine although they have smudges of grease/graphite/other lubricant on them.The plastic case is better than a plastic baggie but not by much. Everytime I open the case, the punches fall out.Update - I obviously use these for belts and shoe straps but since I gained 50 lbs then lost 50 lbs in the last 7 years, this punch set is reasonably active. It hasn't needed sharpening yet. As for those fine holes for dress sandals, it's easier to grab a very large leather needle and a small hammer and punch those out.

I purchased this set so that I could punch some holes in my leather belts. What I didn't want to do was use something that would just split the leather, but would actually cut a whole. These tools do exactly that and do a great job at it! With a light weight mallet I was able to easily cut my holes into some pretty thick leather. What I also like is that there are relief notches that allow for the cut leather to be taken out so as to not plug the cutting hole.The sizes of the punches are great and they are exceptionally "heavy duty." I didn't go wrong buying this set and it saved me a bunch of money. Just one of the leather belts I own would have cost $80 to replace. For ten bucks I have belts that fit again without added costs.

Price good,need more sizes

Lost some weight recently, and didn't want to get rid of my favorite belt, so I tried this leather punch set to add a couple of notches, and they worked like a charm. Have since made modifications to a leather guitar strap, and created a new eyelet for the laces of a well-worn boot that still had plenty of life left in it. Very solid tools, easy to use, and more practical than I'd expected. Glad I got 'em.

For the money great value. Quality made

Love the case (something I wanted). But, some of the punches are not sharp. I am using an old cutting board as my work surface and a standard hammer to hit the punch with, and several just do NOT go through all the way around the circle, leaving it attached in places and not leaving a clean line. I am going to see if my husband can sharpen the edges of the ones that won't punch through even paper thoroughly. Also, it is not that easy getting the paper or card stock pushed out of the channel. I discovered I needed to stop after two or three punches and clean out the channel with a paperclip. On other punches I've purchased, the paper or card stock can freely move into that open space and then begins to fall out and cleaning out the channel is not difficult. In these, the channel narrows between the punch end and the open "window" channel, causing the punches to get stuck and then compress into a dense plug the more punches you make. It is NOT easy digging them out of the channel, especially in the smaller punches. So, I punch, punch, clean, punch, punch, clean. Tedious.

These are just plan old heat tempered steel so they really are only going to stay sharp if you use them on soft materials such as leather, wood, paper stock, poster-board, vinyl sheeting, very thin tin or aluminum etc. I used them on the Vinyl Carbon Fiber sheeting (sold here on amazon link below)I used them around the bolt holes so the vinyl was not under the bolt twisting wrinkles into my project and they worked perfect. A piece of pine or poster-board behind and you will get a great cut. The pouch they come in is a joke its made of thin plastic that cracks so keep that in mind your going to need tape or a new storage bag. Fast shipping, no packing in box so not good; they got loose in the box and were rattling around during shipping. Highly recommend requesting seller to bubble wrap and tape so you don't get any dull ones.I purchased from seller: KO Tool Supplyhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0070Y36FK/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I discovered that when you need to cut a hole in leather, vinyl or heavy fabric, that the scissors just don't work. This set of punches does the job extremely well. There is a size for just about everything I need.