Hello, All,
I am new here, and thought I would just jump right in. Hope that is OK.
I'm from Oregon and have recently returned to my childhood love of leathercraft.
My sister the quilter turned me onto those clear rulers--being able to see through the transparent rule helps me keep everything aligned and alerts me to any straying that I might introduce...They are designed to work with a rotary cutter--As mentioned above, using a regular knife can chew up the edge quickly. But the sharp edge of a rotary cutter's wheel is never in contact with the ruler's edge.
Rotary cutters work great with lighter leathers, just make sure to hold the blade flush against and perpendicular to the ruler. Last year my mom sent me an extremely heavy-duty rotary cutter with a side handle-- from Italy I think--that I have found cuts easily on up to 9-10 ounce leather!
Thanks for the wealth of information on the board!
Moosedog
