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Cutting For Beginners

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By chance, soon after I became interested in leatherwork I met a retired traditional cobbler ( In a pub, where else?! ) and we got chatting. This is a summary of his advice

Round or head knives are tricky to use and need practice. Unless you're a professional or really keen, a craft knife is a better choice for a beginner or amateur

You will need two craft knives (alright, he said Stanley knives). Choose the best and most comfortable one for cutting leather. Go through your collection of blades and pick out 3 or 4 that fit well, with no wobbling. They are supposed to be disposable, but seem to get better when they've been resharpened a few times.

Reserve this exclusively for cutting out leather shapes

Use the second knife for cutting string, opening parcels, sharpening pencils, that sort of thing. Its purpose is to make sure you use only the best knife for cutting leather

He also said that "them new green mats" are as good as anything he'd used

So far I have to agree with him

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