KimRulien Report post Posted December 11, 2008 Hi here is another question for ya'll I make guitar straps with inlay stones and cut outs etc... to do this I make my design and then score the leather with a box cutter knife, then I go in and cut it with scissors. My question is this I am using regular dress makers Fiskars scissors...my hand gets tired and I was thinking there must me a better really REALLY sharp clipper type of thing for cutting the details that I need with a lot of control and less squeezing on the scissors. Any idea of a scissor that would work for me? I will try to attach pictures of the detail I need to acomplish. thanks in advance for any help! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke Hatley Report post Posted December 11, 2008 have you tried an xacto knife on a ofla cutting surface ? it will work for the inlays that you are doing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rawhide Report post Posted December 11, 2008 A #3 surgeon's scalpel with a #11 blade. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KimRulien Report post Posted December 12, 2008 A #3 surgeon's scalpel with a #11 blade. well I use an olfa mat and I guess my blade can cut thru easily but the buffalo is soft and to be exact I definately like just scoring with a scapel or blade...it is the scissors I am really needing...but some special kind that works on thicker leathers as well and allows me more power for less squeeze so to speak. I just thought there might be a special type for leather! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rawhide Report post Posted December 12, 2008 well I use an olfa mat and I guess my blade can cut thru easily but the buffalo is soft and to be exact I definately like just scoring with a scapel or blade...it is the scissors I am really needing...but some special kind that works on thicker leathers as well and allows me more power for less squeeze so to speak. I just thought there might be a special type for leather! Tandy just started carrying a pair of Gingher scissors that are razor sharp and they cut leather very well. I'm not sure what weight you are trying to cut though. Another side note, I stopped cutting on a self healing mat, because the mat tends to grab the blade and make the cutting a little harder. I use a poly cutting board now and it's soft enough not to damage the blade, but hard enough, not to collapse on the blade and grab it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Papa Leather Report post Posted December 13, 2008 Check out this post: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?s...&hl=scissor Allen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
