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About a month ago, a user posted that he didn't have access to the Tutorials. It was fixed later, but I'm having the same issues now myself. Is anyone else having this issue as well?

Hi Everyone, Well I'm kind of a new to the leather craft, and I think I'm really into it. I love Peter's products and the way he creates them. I'm learning so much more then I expected from this website. I really appreciate it. Anyhow my question is, I'm still on the fence at best what is the best way of stitching thick panels. The way I've learned is punch each leather(front panel and side panel) with a pricking iron, and precisely glue them to align the each punch hole, and then do hand stitch. Well, I think it gives nice and beautiful stitch for both panels, but the thing is, for me, it's quite hard to glue the panels evenly. When I do stitch after glue both panels, the punching hole is not perfectly matched between the front panel and the side panel, so when I finish the stitch, I found out the stitched panel is not straight at all since I sometimes twisted the panels to find the punch hole on the opposite side. So I'm thinking of trying the way that Peter taught me through his tutorial, using diamond awl. But I'm still worried because I don't know if I can make a very straight and linear stitch line by using the awl. I need your advice and want to know how you guys are doing it.

What is the best magnet specification for a leather covered/concealed magnet fastener for a handbag flap? See image below for the type of fastener I am enquiring about.

Do you line your bags with leather? What thickness would you recommend? I'm making a satchel and wanted to line the inside of the bag with leather. I've only ever done fabric.