Can you offer us the names of places to order custom cutters and stamps?

Too many people shy away from discussing money unless they are trying to talk you into buying their course on “How to make $$$!!!”. This is great content and I vote for you to keep it up.

Love the transparency from this channel. It's important!

Here's a tip for bag making: make a shallow hole somewhere on your bench to fit exactly the bottom die of your rivet setter. Then get a couple of rivet setting punches from buckleguy and voila, you can set rivets anywhere on a panel or hide of leather (because that benchtop rivet setter only has a small depth)

So great to see a video like this talking about the realities and business side of leather. Nobody seems to want to talk about this kind of thing.

That buckle guy press is a godsent. I love mine. I had a bought a little wonder press first and just spent too much time trying to dial the thing. I ended up sending it back buying this cheaper press and being way happier. It just works. Sets things straight every time.

More videos on the business side of leather craft would be great!

Really appreciate that you made this video. A great insight & very informative. I would like to see more of this kind of thing from you. So far I'm doing everything by hand & contemplating making the jump from hobby leather maker to small enterprise. I've had more & more requests for products (I only do small things as I dont have the "heavy equipment"). I am about to invest in equipment, but here in the UK we just dont have the access to the goodies you have in the US. I will get there. Well, I best get back to the Xmas orders I have had in. Thank you for sharing some of your business acumen its greatly appreciated.

Where do you get the magnesium stamps?

Any suggestions on where to get the magnesium stamps?

Where do you get your magnesium stamps?

Yes please do more business minded videos. Extremely helpful and informative.

This is super helpful. I’m still in the stage of taking too long on each project and not profiting as a result. This gives me some good ideas for funding my own progression by approaching local companies for promo items.

Can you share your source for the magnesium stamps?

Whew, I'm glad you clarified everything in the end of the video because for a while there I thought you were leading people down the primrose path. It's important to figure everything into your pricing down to the amount of dye used for each piece, otherwise leather workers would find themselves out of business quick. Then there's the leg work finding shops to carry product and bulk orders are not common. I think AC/DC said it best. It's a long way to the top if you want to Rock N Roll.

Could you recommend somewhere that I could get those magnesium stamps?

Your honesty and insight are much appreciated. The business end of things is a huge part of this craft for those of us that are not independently wealthy. 😁

Where do you have your custom dyes and stamps made?

This was really helpful. Just to talk out a bulk order like this on a financial level is so good.

This is such a great video and exceptional timing for me personally.

Love this style video! Feel free to make similar videos in the future, because I found this very helpful and educational!

Thank you so much for this video. This content is exactly what needs to be talked about for those wanting to start a business. Thank you :)

Excellent video! Would love to see more of these! 🙌🏻

Love the more business minded videos y’all do-as a leathercrafter who’s contemplating starting their own business, videos like this are so incredibly helpful! I’m definitely looking to invest in leathercrafting hand presses but I have no idea where to go to learn more/compare and contrast the machines/how to know which one is right for me. Any suggestions on where to look to learn?

Excellent video I’ve learned a lot. I’d love to try it. Please keep the videos coming

Great actionable info, thanks Corter Leather!

Great video! You are spot on about how to make money in just about any craft business. Thank you!

I always enjoy the videos on the business end of leather working.

Awesome info. Appreciate your sharing.

You are sofa king awesome!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! ❤️

This was great! More please!

I actually WANT to make small stuff, so win win! Excited to watch this one. Thanks! 😄

thanks for this video, I found it really informative as I'm struggling to make a profit with my handmade business. This is a great idea starter to keep me encouraged and find ways to be more productive

Great video thanks for posting!

Great detailing! Thank you. One day I need to pick up a press!

Great information! Where do you get your magnesium leather dies from?

This was a great, informative video. I am just starting in the leather working Hobbie, because honestly that is what it is for me at this point in time but videos like this help me understand where I could take this hobby in the future. Now, I'm not sure how much of your business you care to share but I think a video about how you figured out where to have some of your tools of the trade made and a tutorial on the backend of that process would be great. I am atech dummy so when it comes to computers and doing custom designs, I'm pretty much lost but something to help guide me and others in a similar struggle would be so appreciated. Cheers, I honestly have learned so much in rhe short time I've been watching your videos.

More videos like this please!

Was at a brick wall. Thank you for helping.

Love this video style!

What a great video, thank you!

Thanks for the video. Can you tell us who you use to make the magnesium stamp. Thanks! Also maybe the custom split ring.

Business videos are good :) Feel free to do more of them

A wealth of information for us new guys! where is a good place to get cutting dies and the stamps that go with them? keep up the great work guys, your inspiration, creativity and craftsmanship is greatly appreciated!

Excellent video having a background in foundery work in most ways it is very similar on these large run smaller items. The cost of the tooling can easily be amortized into the final product cost as was our casting pattern costs

Another great video sir. The amount of detail you provide is awesome. May I ask what companies made the cutting die and stamp?

Excellent insights, it's always interesting to know how the background business works! Here, you see that diversification is very important, or at least to have a "cash cow" to get the cash flow and a "star product" to advertise the business and still be creative (BCG Matrix). That's also what makes the difference between a local american producer and an mass-producer -> Mass will win at low costs but another can take over any time (see Amazon products). As a brand, you communicate about "values", "quality", "history"... Whether true or fake, it conveys a feeling to the customer, hence he might be more appealed by an 8$ American Made chain, instead of a 2$ "Designed in USA" chain.

Love the video, I have had a very hard time however finding magnesium stamps.

Appreciate it! Yes do more.

The video is very appreciated!

thank u for sharing that pls make more videos like that

Can you guys recommend a good spot to get custom dies made that aren't crazy expensive?

What is a good site to get a custom stamp cutout from and magnesium stamp from?

I worked as a machinist and did large quantity orders that required assembly. I tried to show some others how to do things like you described in this video. They never listened and never understood how I could assemble more in a shorter time than they did. I'd laugh and tell them, " It's an ancient Japanese secret.... eat more rice!!". They'd get so mad at when when I said that. LOL I tried to show them several times, but they wouldn't listen, so figure it out on your own.

Once again thank for the inside information at the end of the business, it's very helpful, but where do you get you dye cut and stamp made. Do I have to check in the state I live in to find it for myself. please advices us on that, and the cost for a small one to a bigger on like let say a bag. keep the video coming. thank you.

Hi Corter Leather. I know many others have asked, will you share you stamp maker please? I don't understand how to properly size the artwork from the BG die you are using to send to a maker if I have to source my own. Thanks for all the sweet videos!

Love the information. Would like to learn more about the business side of the craft.

Love the business videos

You are creating your own competition

Please more of these videos. There are lots of how to make a bag but not a lot of how to make money with leathercraft

Can you share where you got your custom split rings?

I'm curious as to what companies you have found that are reliable and affordable to have the custom made Mg press dies made? Thanks for the straight talk and great video :)

hey there, i had a question, what leather do you use from buckle guy, the vachetta or the tooling? for your wallets and stuff

Love your channel...😎

Thank you for this

So where did you get the stamp made?

It’s business time. Very helpful. Do more.

More business minded videos!!! Great vid 👍

Where do you get your dice and stamped made? I am extremely interested in trying this

this is such an oddly perfect video im just about to make batch of key rings

Where did you get your custom die cutters from? The best i can find are ones made on etsy, which im not too fond of.

Where do you recommend getting magnesium stamps from?

It's very hard to sell in this economy. I picked a bad time to start selling. But I did have a bazzar that did make some money. Spring clip wallets were my best seller.

Where can I buy custom stamps like that?

Hey, ive seen your leather piping video. But i really want to make a bag that is inspired to the LV Pochette Kassak bag, which requires 360 degrees leather piping. I was wondering how you would tackles this problem

You made a “Giant Leather Wallet (our biggest ever) a while back. Will you ever release the pattern. I know it was on a utube from your previous patron. Is there any way to get it?

I enjoy these videos that pertain to the business side of things. I'm just a hobbyist but in case it turns into something more it's good info to have. I'd be curious where you get your stamps from. I have an design idea I'd like to try, but no idea where to buy them.

How do you factor in the cost of the custom die? You menioned the cost of leather, rivets, and split rings, but do you charge a set up front fee to get the custom die made for each order?

who did you go too for the clicker die and stamp

Where do we get the custom rings?

How much does the four ton clicker cost and how thick of leather will it cut?

Thank you!! I am so interested. I just started working with leather. How do I start selling my brand? How do make a brand.

Where can I order the magnesium click dies?

Do you have any suggestions for a company that can make the stamps?

Very good idea to all the 🌎. I have one of these keychains. Lasts forever.

Who makes the embossing dies?

I scanned through the comments, but never saw a response to it. Who do you use for your magnesium stamps? I've had some issues with etsy, so prefer to go another route unless referred to them. Thanks!

so 4x20=80-10=70-20=50-3.40=46.60 profit. Plus you have to ship them.I hope they pay shipping as well.

More business videos please!

For a small piece, medium piece and a large piece, what is your price breakdown.

Have you tried using a 3D Printer to make stamps? Should work for a small run at least.

This video leaves me with more questions than answers, where can I get customized split rings made, where do you get custom dies made? If you're going to make a video like this you need to link where all the parts come from not just those from your sponsor....

I thought it was a very relevant topic covered

I like business minded videos :)

What about a laser cutter?

I guess I'll make some keychains and see what happens. Imagine you could do something similar with earrings.

You didn't count your time to acquire the stamps or the depreciated cost of the tooling. Those hidden cost are going to change the actual time per hour cost.

I would think that you would need to sell for more like 60 percent profit. Like $5 per. Or so.

Good videos, however you did NOT talk about the die prices or the labor to pay yourself the first two days or whatever you think your breakeven is.Also the electricity to keep the shop going, advertising costs or sales methods for the piece and maybe website costs. However these are expenses it all goes into your gross profit. So your net profit will be lower but yes you are correct with pumping out these in large quantities is the key. However with each new client you probably will have to buy new die pieces unless your customer buys those upfront for you. But it all takes money for several months to break even before you start making $ 100 per hour LOL. Plus your clients have to consistently purchase those products an ongoing basis in large quantities. Other than that love to watch your videos even though I am retired.

the question is, where to sell these stuff, my country is small