LeatherWork9/Snaps, Rivets, Eyelets 

I’ve watched 10,000 snap & rivet videos. This one is the best. Thanks for including the mistake. We learn best from those.

I thought I was going to go insane today trying to set snaps in thin-ish leather and you explained my dilemma exactly I think I have watched every leather video you've made and I think you are the best! Thank you so much for taking the time to share what you obviously love doing and passing it on so perfectly.

I appreciate the tip about sanding down the posts when they are too long. Solved my problem with bent posts. Thanks!

Appreciated.. Finally some actual close videoing everyone else is at least a meter away and despite them showing their process twice it's still a blur. Cheers finally clarity

Finally! A video that's informative with good close-up camera work when needed,and no goofy ass music. So it's true what people use to say huh? That RU-vid didn't always suck. That it use to be a good place to learn about hobbies,and trade skills without a bunch of nonsense. Thank you JDOC Custom leather P.S. Liked,and subscribed. Have a great day everyone!

Fantastic tutorial. Beginning some new projects that will have the snaps and grommets in them. Actually happy to see the one that did not come out good....this shows what not to do and was helpful. I did spend some time doing my R & D and yours was the best I found for instructions, details , supplies and the explanation of sizes. Thank you for your time to share this. 🌹

One second and I learned exactly what I was looking to make and the tools I needed to buy and where to buy it...great tutorial.

Your video is incredibly informative. Thank you so much for taking the time to thoroughly explain each set.

Thank you! no one had explained to me about shortening the posts for placing snaps on thinner leather! thank you!

Ignore the haters - people are so ungrateful. I am just thankful you are sharing your knowledge here freely for newbies like me! Thank you.

Excellent VIDEO content. Very helpful. Thank you.

100% Totally Awesome....!! Since suffering from Carpal Tunnel and hereditary arthritis I've become very reliant on securing wallets, eyeglasses etc Until you came along I wondered for years how to perform needed changes on personal items. From the bottom of my heart....."Thank You"....!! Clear, detailed and enlightened. Master Jason. That's you.

This helped me. I’m not sure why folks always find something ugly to say. Good job and thank you

This is the best rivet video I have seen yet and it was made years ago. I bought a tool set and it does not have one concave tool in it. Mostly for single rivets. Now I know what to get and how to do it, Also the post on my rivets are too long for fabric so I have to rebuy them. Thank you so much for this great video.

I really liked the circular punching when hammering, amazing tip, thank you!

Thanks for making this video, it was very well done and very helpful!

Thank you for an awesome video, I’m a beginner and you made snaps and rivets super easy to understand thank you!

Thanks. I've never done snaps, rivets or eyelets before and your video set my mind at ease.

This is probably the best video on this subject and well produced- talking about time and effort. I just liked it. Thanks.

Thank you for a great tutorial that simplifies all three applications! It answered a lot of my questions and helped me feel more confidant about trying this. Your presentation style is very good.

This is great - exactly what I wanted to know and clearly explained. Thank You!

Thank you for your videos. I've always wanted to try leather work but was too nervous. I feel extremely confident after watching your videos. You might have saved me a lot of money on my steampunk gear!

Thanks for sharing, I am so glad I viewed your video, before ruining ALL my stud fastenings! Your tip on the length of stud versus THICKNESS of LEATHER brought my problem to attention. But rather than file post - I decided to add a 2nd little piece of leather, in order to thicken larger piece. Thankfully that worked a treat. Thanks again for the tutorial.

That was educating… Thanks for simple yet detailed information…

Finally someone who can explain the L20 Snaps! I got a pack of these with no description now how to use them what-so-ever! Thank god for your video or I probably would have given up on my project and threw 25$ down the drain!

Glad you left the first try with the line 20 in the video. It’s good to show what goes wrong. Snaps are made with different length post but it’s good to mention, as you did, that they can be sanded down if need be. Good video.

Thank you so much for this very informative tutorial. I could not put the rivets properly as the leather I was using was too thin. Had to return them all. Never tried thereafter. But i am sure now i can be successful after seeing this tutorial. Thanks once again.

Great tutorial on setting snaps and rivets.

I enjoyed that tutorial very much. I want to learn to use the teensie kind of metal islets and grommets for embellishments in toilet paper roll books/journals, etc but I see that the tiny kind must be utilized through the same process you showed on the big guns. (FYI Mrs. Cog on RU-vid has excellent tutorials if you're curious...) Hers are No where near man sized stuff though, but interesting and useful nonetheless. You have very nice hands! The wedding band suits you. Presentation is everything, the more refined the detail the better. I appreciate your time and expertise. Thank you so much for kindly sharing your skills and experience with me. Be well. and have a lovely day. Bye now

Thank you for posting such a great tutorial. Simple yet effective. Looking forward to using this information

Your tutorial was better than what I got from the pros at TXXXy leather. Thanks for taking the time to educate us noobs.

Super great video - thanks so much for taking the time to make this.

It makes sense when you’re discussing sanding the post for the snaps. You would think they’d sell them shorter.

This video helped me a lot I made my first leather keychain last night and was wondering y I couldn't get that snaps to work this showed me how thanks man 🙌

Thanks a million mate. Your video is pure class and helped me a lot.

At 13:10 you mentioned shortening the posts with a sander. I've messed a few snaps that had too long posts for my leather and basically crushed them a bit. The light came on and I'd like to mention a tool Brownells sells, called a Screw Gizzie.It's for shortening screws too small and short to safely hold to a grinder wheel. I use it all the time and have made several for friends. I've made them in 1/8" and 3/16" flat steel where I've drilled and tapped the flat steel so I could twist the screw or bolt in to the appropriate length, then just back it out to mostly restore the threads. I'm going to make one with the proper size holes to use with shortening the line 20 and 24 snaps and various rivets. Thanks for getting the wheels in motion again. Great 769 shows how to make a gizzie I believe. Regards.

Thanks a lot, man... I'm just now getting into leather work (Did some tooling years ago, but nothing else) and never set any snaps before... I just repaired an old biker wallet as a result of your tutorial that has some sentimental value to me, with no problem. Looking forward to moving on with my new hobby and possibly make a little extra cash some day.

Thank you for posting this. Saved me a big headache with this tutorial. I sincerely appreciate it.

Sir, good video. Thank you Sir, for your advice, and for your hard work in producing this video. Oscar

The up close camera really worked. Better look at what was going on exactly than almost all of the other videos on same subject. Great lighting too.

At least we know what type of hammer to use. LOL Great video and the close ups were very helpful.

Concave. Concave is the word you were looking for. I just made my first knife sheath, and your videos on making the template and the sheath were really helpful. Came out pretty good. A few rough looking spots here and there, but not bad. Thanks for all the help.

Nice video. Great tip on going for a smaller tighter hole when inserting fasteners. Just a couple tips on fastener selection for those watching. There is another eyelet design that is in two pieces so that you have a finished look on both sides. Would look better on a belt or adjustable bag strap where backside can be seen. Also ensures comfort on belts. The type shown here is great for projects where the eyelet backside is hidden e.g. handbag where you have a lining. The same applies for grommet design selected. For snaps or rivets if both sides are visible use double caps. Both the male and female end of the snap can be used with a domed cap.

Thank you for the excellent tutorial,clear and concise.

thanks for a great tutorial.. i've just gotten into leather and was using some random snaps and unknown sized setter that I had laying around, and they were all coming out a mess.. I went ahead and ordered the Tandy Setting set ($24) and some snaps.. Also, thanks for the tip about having to sand down the shafts to the proper lengths... should help a lot.

bro... I'm glad we have you showing us this.. niw I can finally plan on what I wanted to do

Thanks for Tandy Leather as a source for leather crafting.

Very informative video - thank you so much for taking the time to make this.

thx, learned a lot as I'm just getting started in leathering, currently making leather sheaths for my wood working chisels

Thanks for sharing this awesome tutorial, very informative!

great video - best explanation I've seen on RU-vid for how to do this. thanks!

Excellent information. Thanks!

I was glad that the line 20 snap did not work properly for you because now I know that I definitely need a line 24 for my leather work using 8 to 9 oz leather thank you

A great and informative tutorial dude, you explained things very clearly and I learnt a lot so sincerely appreciate you taking the time to share this ~Peace~

Wow. That's so much for showing how to use Rapid Rivets (5:00)! I bought some and thought they must be rubbish copies, because I could clip them together and apart again. I didn't bother using them, because I thought hammering them together wouldn't work. (I know. I should have at least tried.) Now I know I bought the right thing. Thanks.

Hey thanks tapping in a circle makes sense good job keep em coming

Thanks for putting this one up. Very good info, especially for a beginner like me.

thank you for showing me these tips ,great very helpful now i know what tools i need

Thanks for the detailed explanation.

pretty nice that you showed the QR Barcode. I scanned it and it went to the website for the catalog that you showed.

Thank you, this was really helpful. I am using rivets for a costume, this was perfect.

you explain and teach pretty well. Thank you.

That "long post" thing makes a lot of sense don't you worry about it)) that's why I am watching your video,and this video is only one outta 5 that I just watched given me the whole idea of what to do ,the other 4 was just stupid junk and waist of time. Thanks man, you know what you doing.

Thank you!

this was exactly what I needed, thank you so much!!

Good tutorial! Clear and interesting!

Awesome video thanks for taking the time

Great Video! Ignore the rude comments, your video was very informative and you speak just fine. I learned a lot thank you very much. I will definitely subscribe.

Springfield Leather sells "baby dot short snaps" with shorter posts.

This video is very helpful... Thanks

Thank you for the great tutorial. I know its an old one but I would like to ask a question about snaps. If the post is the same thickness as the leather is that ok or should I use a longer post? Thank you.

tq so much for the effort of making this video. it gave me a better understanding on leather tools 101. thank again☺

Thank you so much for this!

excellent photography

You solved my snaps problem at 13:18! Thank you!

Thank you so much for this tutorial !:)

Thanks for the video, I bought a set of these on wish to do some work on my battle jacket and I had no idea what to do with them.

I'm thinking about using those type of double cap rivets/round rivet fasteners to attach looped nylon straps together to make a "pull-up loop ladder" instead stitching them with a sewing device. Do you think the rivets will be strong enough to hold the nylon loop ladder together so that it doesn't come apart if force was applied? Thanks and nice tutorial you have there.

Thank you very much for the very useful video! :-)

Perfect!!! Thank you for sharing. Would this be the same process using copper rivets? Or do you need different tools being that copper is softer? Thanks again

Thanks for the great video!

Great video for those of us starting out...thanks

Excellent, thanks, i was looking exactly for that 😉👍🏼🇧🇷🇧🇷

Pretty good info on this video. Thanks.

Hi great video... Watched again... Also, have been searching for the 22 shotgun rivet "how to" Can't seem to set them .. The bullets pops out when you set so I think you seat the top of river. Once the bullet shows then shoots out rivet to set. Do you know where I can find some help? Thanjs

Best leather tutorials!

I wish I had seen this before I set my first snap. I would have known to shorten my post. Thanks for the video.

yeah I've been struggling with those post lengths for a while. those posts do just fold over. The guts at Tandy leather never underestimated what I'm taking about. I even showed the manager some of the work I did and they acted as tho I was doing it wrong. your using the right tools and hardware. they should make some smaller hardware. thanks great video

That was a good video even though I knew how to do everything I still watch the entire video well explained. I also buy all my stuff from Tandy leather.

Precious video :) Liked n subscribed.

I actually like the fact you made a mistake at around 21:00. I think it illustrates a great point. Thanks.

Does the Tandy leather tool make the hole in the leather first, or do I have to put a hole in the leather before using the tool. I guess that I would.

Very helpful, thank you

Excellent. Thanks

I learned alot from you. Even the little mistake helped to. And the'hammer'lol

Good tutorial thanks. Maybe it is overkill, but generally I also use a small drop of CA glue just prior to setting with the punch. If you work quickly it seems to work very well.

great video thanks very much!!!

I like it, Thank you so much

I am doing a project where I adhere two pieces of leather back to back (3-5 oz pieces) and am not finding eyelets that are thick enough. It looks like you have the ideal eyelet considering the thickness of the leather you used. Where can I find these? I am as green to this craft as they come. Thank you and btw your video is great!

im going to start making newsboy hats with snap buttons to open/close the brim. I don't want something cheap but can you recommend a machine that will go through heavy tweed wool and also, what is the basic snap size on a newsboy hat? I have no idea on how to size up those snap buttons.thanks