What is the main purpose of a pricking iron in leathercraft?

Punching regularly arranged holes.

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  1. Punching regularly arranged holes ✔
  2. Polishing the leather edge
  3. Measuring the hide thickness

Why: A pricking iron punches a row of evenly spaced holes for stitching or decoration.

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Answer: Punching regularly arranged holes. A pricking iron punches a row of evenly spaced holes for stitching or decoration.

  1. Leather crafting en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leather_crafting
    punching with a pricking iron or chisel that is provided for the manufacture of a large number of regularly arranged holes
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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