CFM chuck123wapati Posted August 25, 2022 CFM Report Posted August 25, 2022 16 minutes ago, Leescustomleather said: I was only offering his video as a method that helped me and might help others. Perhaps posting a video of your method would help even more. your video rocks!!! i finally found it. i think it works on the same logic, its adds some room for the leather to flex instead of compressing against the blade. I'm an old guy with flip phone so I don't do videos lol. maybe i can get my son to help me out. you know i was just thinking if a guy were o cut a piece of 4" pvc in half and slide it under his leather so he was cutting on top of a convex surface it would work pretty good for long straight cuts, i'm gonna try it . Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members Leescustomleather Posted August 27, 2022 Members Report Posted August 27, 2022 On 8/25/2022 at 7:11 AM, chuck123wapati said: your video rocks!!! i finally found it. i think it works on the same logic, its adds some room for the leather to flex instead of compressing against the blade. I'm an old guy with flip phone so I don't do videos lol. maybe i can get my son to help me out. you know i was just thinking if a guy were o cut a piece of 4" pvc in half and slide it under his leather so he was cutting on top of a convex surface it would work pretty good for long straight cuts, i'm gonna try it . Good Idea! Please let me know how that works out! Quote
Members Bert03241 Posted August 28, 2022 Members Report Posted August 28, 2022 On 8/24/2022 at 3:18 PM, Leescustomleather said: There is a youtube channel called Hank strange and a video called "Carjacker holster" The man that does the leatherwork is named Andrews and he has a unique method to cut thick leather easily, making tight corners cleanly and accurately. I have never seen this done elsewhere and this is the method I use all the time now Yes I've seen him cut thick leather and he makes it look so easy. years of practice I bet. I tried its still hard to do. Quote
Members Klara Posted August 30, 2022 Members Report Posted August 30, 2022 Direct answer to the original question: There is not one easiest way, it depends on what you want to cut in which shape. Sam Andrew's method in the above-mentioned video is rather similar to Jo's from JH Leather. Except she uses a headknife, holds the point against the table and pulls the leather against the knife. The method needs a very sharp knife and a rather stiff, thick leather. For thin leather I either work with a ruler, or I rock the head knife (for lack of a rotary cutter), or I might even use scissors. As for long(ish) straps, I love my strap cutter! Quote
Contributing Member Samalan Posted August 30, 2022 Contributing Member Report Posted August 30, 2022 I use a head knife for most cutting it's always what I call crazy sharp it's the height of the knife that shows vertical position the red cut boards for clickers work best for me and are worth the investment. Sharpening maintaining a "properly" sharpened blade should take seconds not even minutes a blade is not sharp until stropped. Sharp Blades VSB very sharp blades! makes cutting easy. Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted September 4, 2022 Contributing Member Report Posted September 4, 2022 I've recently taken to using this hook blade in my Stanley knife. I find it is great for rough-out cutting of pattern pieces from a large hide, to get more manageable sized pieces for proper trimming Frodo brought our attention to them back in April Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
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