Eye punch for Confederate soldier

[bcarvings]

Hi,
In my book Carving the Civil War with Tom Wolfe, it tells me that I need an eye punch to use for the buttons for on the hat and his cote. Does anyone know where I can buy one? I can post a picture here of what it looks like if no one knows where to get it. The book also said their are differ sizes of it.

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

you can buy a regular set of cheap punches and do the same, we have a discount store here, I bought a set for something like 2.00, Harbor Freight has them also.....offical name is "Hollow Punch Set" this one is a 6 piece made in china set.Bouncing S

[Cut_Fingers]

Little Shavers has 3 different sizes. You can buy them individually or the set. There are in his on-line catalouge.

[Plain_Ol_Ed]

Or you can use a nail set, back end of a ball point pen refill, and empty 22 shell, etc. etc. etc.

[big_Wayne_P]

I think just about all of the suppliers of tools sells them.
I posted a question here on the site a few weeks back asking about the eye punches
I was thinking of buying a set
Just about everyone that responded and had used them said they do not use them for the eyes but for buttons.

You can also use a # 11 gouge or a veiner to make the buttons
just gouge it in the wood and turn


Wal Mart and Hobby Lobby also sell hole punches. They are for punching holes in leather but are cheap and will work for the buttons. You can also get some cheap hollow tubing and it will do the same thing.

[bcarvings]

Hi,
I went to Walmart's website and couldn't find the eye punches. Does anyone know of any store that sells them? I don't want to buy them from a website because I don't want to pay shipping charges. Thanks again

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

try home depot or lowes or any hardware store

[Mitchell]

And don't ask for an "eye punch", but for a "leather hole punch".

[big_Wayne_P]

Wal Mart, Hobby Lobby, Michaels
all sell
Leather Hole Punches

Look in the craft department at Wal Mart

[Kenny_S]

Like Plain Ed said, use a ball point pen, If it is small carving,use the point end and if bigger then the middle. Can't get any cheaper than that.