Tooling and Supply Orders

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Documented October 21 orders from Amazon and Talas, including precision measuring tools, chipboard for standardized templates, millimeter grid paper, mallet and punch for controlled impact testing, and 18/3 linen thread with needles and awls. These materials form the next required set for template development and stitching trials.

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Date: Tuesday October 21, 2025

Classification: Week 4 Day 2 | Admin Day

Amazon Orders

• Shinwa Sokutei 10653 Silver Curb Scale Masterpiece (50 cm / 19.7 in)

• → Metric precision square for accurate layout and squaring of signatures and covers.

• Heavy-Duty Chipboard Sheets 16 × 20 in – 80 PT (2 mm)

• → Base material for durable, uniform punching templates.

• Multi-Color Millimeter Graph Paper Notebook

• → 1 mm / 5 mm / 10 mm grids for precise station spacing.

Tooling

• Halder Simplex Soft-Face Mallet 3013.040 (40 mm / 1.4 lb)

• → Dual-insert mallet (soft and mid) chosen to protect delicate surfaces while maintaining impact precision during punching and forming.

• CoCud Leather Hole Punch – 1 mm Button Dia., 6 mm Shank

• → Precision punch for initial trials on soft leather; will serve as baseline for comparison once larger awl set arrives.

• Tandy Leather Waxed Thread (Black 25 yds)

• → Testing this popular choice in pre-waxed thread.

Talas Orders

• Irish Linen Thread (Black 18/3)

• Curved Sewing Needles

• Bookbinding Awls (#1, #2, and Bookbinders)