tater1337

finished, images too big and I didn't want to fight with resizing for everyone in the future here is my advice please note that I am NOT an expert, but I'll explain my reasoning first, this is a box of leather you got cheap, if you screw it up trimming to store, just go get more second, I underestimated the panel sizes I mentioned, this [package is a fairly good deal, but caveat emptor third, any place that where the leather narrows, cut there, look for places where the narrow bits are already damaging your leather due to stress loads, this will help you get them into somewhat more manageable pieces. you might sacrifice some bits to make larger panels at the cost of scavenging stuff that could make straps https://imgur.com/a/PXnMJzz

one other option I thought of but I think I am just going to trim these into 36" sections, as I think I got a storage area that might be better for that size

yeah, this is a box of upholstery scraps, I think the biggest piece was a 18x18 panel, maybe another one 12x2 most of it is like the picture I posted, parts 12-20 ft long that vary from 1/2 to 6 inches wide. so not easy to store flat or roll as single pieces trying to store them flat would require a shelf that is larger than my queen bed, and I like the idea of storing them flat. some of the makerspace stuff I had stored curved (not big enough to roll) and dried to that shape(drying out is another issue I need to research for this scrap makerspace leather of unknown origin) note, if I really need a piece for something, I'll go buy it. I just am wanting to have a good gesalt of lather to start with and yeah, I think the stuff I want to work on will always be small pieces, if I want bigger I might look at my other hobby disciplines for solutions

I've been searching all of google for such things...nothing has really popped out at me I also have hobbies including 3d printing, woodworking, metal working and machining, lasercutting, and some CNC things. so I do have a lot of hammers, and have gotten to the point of not thinking of everything being a nail for one type hammer I am also learning about injection molding and latex/resin casting, so my plate gets full

I just started leatherworking a few weeks ago gimme time but yeah, strip cutters are a thing in other hobbies, and most look better than these...maybe even work better

looks like a woodworking marking gauge and it looks like it could be improves a LOT more 3d printed or even machined steel equivalents might work better, but would definitely look better yes, I do both hand tool woodworking and 3d printing, and even some machining

but I might look at it backwards, what are the common sizes I can expect so I know what storage devices to buy, and that will determine their location fredK offered a good suggestion, he determines that pieces roughly in sizes of A3, A4 & A5 should be grouped that way and stored as such. but I am looking for other suggestions

let see if I can get pictures to work yardstick for scale, red lines seem obvious, but what about the blue lines? that narrow strip, how thin before one can just turn it into sawdust instead of saving for watchbands?

I just posted a more generic post about this in "getting started" I have things like a whole (side?) that has 90% of it cut out, making an outline if I lay it flat that is bigger than my queen size bed. with total length like 20ft but width varying between 1/4 in to 6+inches I'll keep your idea in mind

Hi I got a 20 pound box of uhposldtery leather from Springfield yesterday some pieces are really nice, but then I have some pieces that are 20ft long and range in width from 1/4 inch to 6 inches what's some good guidelines to cut up these hard-to-store pieces into useable and easy to handle scrap sizes I am very new how new? 2 months ago the local makerspace gave away a lot of random leather...(I should have grabbed more) for non-leatherworking utility (gaskets, seals, vice soft jaws) then I got a stitch awl from harbor freight and made a pocket for my laptop mouse to keep the cord tangling with the power supply in my laptop bag then made another pocket for the laptop power supply thick leather so I used a dremel with drill bit for stitch lines, crooked as heck THEN I got stitching punch THEN I looked at twitch streams for leather and found a coupon code for.... THEN I got the 20lb box of upholstery leather currently working on a tool pouch for the punches and sorting out this box o leather and I might not even continue in this hobby, but my brain is on this just adding new skills to my vast array of skills I am guessing I need to determine the smallest panel size and smallest strap size and go from there. I have no end use, so matching the scraps to a finished product is not feasible

I got this package $15 for $20 sounded nice sounded better when I saw a twitch stream with a coupon code was about $15 shipping so $25 for 20 pounds of upholstery leather I came here to specifically ask about processing the scrap into more store-able and organizable sizes I was really surprised what is considered "scrap"