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Title: installing eyelets in leather
Post by: woodsman1031 on September 17, 2008, 03:08:00 AM

Hello,

  I just got some 3/16" eyelets from Jantz. I thought they would be a 2 piece thing that fit together. I was wrong. Can someone please tell me how I can install these?


Thanks

Title: Re: installing eyelets in leather
Post by: Mechslasher on September 17, 2008, 06:58:00 AM

you can buy the tool at just about any cloth store or punch a 3/16 hole in your leather, insert eyelet, place the eyelet on a hardwood surface, and peen over with the rounded end of a small ballpeen hammer.  i use two hammers for a neater look.

Title: Re: installing eyelets in leather
Post by: woodsman1031 on September 17, 2008, 07:38:00 AM

thanks!