Rivet & burr setter, anvil, and punch

Spiky Mochi just loves these tools: they're used to set and hammer rivets into place. The punch is used for making holes: put the punch where you want a hole and hit the back end with a hammer. The rounded edge of the tip will punch a hole in the leather and presses the edges of the hole just enough to help the rivet sit better.

The rivet setter puts rivets in place. After you cut a hole with the punch, set a rivet into the hole (with the tip pointing up) and put a washer on the tip of the rivet. Lower the setter onto the rivet, pushing the washer farther down the tip. Hammer the back end of the setter, which forces the washer into a tight fit.

Some setters also have a "dish" tool next to the "set" hole. For reasons we're not clear on, this is called a burr setter. Put the shallow depression over the tip of the rivet and hammer until the end is flattened. The tap tool is also a "dish" tool: it's looks like a smaller version of the burr setter.

To protect surfaces (like, oh, hotel room tables) from damage , use a cap anvil: a steel piece with a rounded side (concave) and a flat side. This cap goes beneath the head (flat end) of the rivet.