Wide Strap Cutter

[Boicie]

Hey there,

I'm looking for a wide strap cutter that doesn't cost the earth. I don't mind manual or electric but I need something that will do larger than 4 inches for Bag Gussets and the like.

Any recommendations?

I live in Australia if that makes a difference so postage can be expensive.

[RockyAussie]

1 hour ago, Boicie said:

Hey there,

I'm looking for a wide strap cutter that doesn't cost the earth. I don't mind manual or electric but I need something that will do larger than 4 inches for Bag Gussets and the like.

Any recommendations?

I live in Australia if that makes a difference so postage can be expensive.

May be able to help. If you want send me a pm message with your phone number and I will give you a call or swap back my ph number.

[Doc Reaper]

Y’all don’t be stingy with that info, we like pictures 

[Boicie]

PM sent @RockyAussie 

@Doc Reaper I'm thinking about making a jig that has a skiving knife fixed and then a fence that can be walked out, kinda like a manual tablesaw. If I get there I will post pics

[Matt S]

I borrowed these pictures from Ron Edwards' excellent book on Australian bush leatherwork. It can be chucked together in minutes from common materials. It's probably as cheap as you can get if you already have the knife. A Stanley/boxcutter blade would probably also work.

He also shows an even simpler jig with a knife stuck in the benchtop and a block of wood nailed down as a fence.

[Boicie]

All.The.Yesses!

Thank you so much, that is exactly the way I was thinking. I've got a square knife I got in a kit and never used.

I now have to buy that book. Thanks