chuck123wapati Report post Posted May 3 2 hours ago, Hags said: Nice Chuck! Thank you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarshalWill Report post Posted May 3 3 hours ago, chuck123wapati said: thank you It is a bit longer than the traditional leather knives but it gives you plenty of room to see what your doing. It feels light and nimble compared to a round knife and will probably replace it in most of its chores. a heck of a lot easier to sharpen lol. If it works anything like the leather knife I made, you can run a long straight cut or a curve with ease. The advantage being it looks like you could cut quite a bit tighter inside curve. And yes, sharpening should be a breeze. It's a great idea, may have to think about making one similar to it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted May 3 39 minutes ago, MarshalWill said: If it works anything like the leather knife I made, you can run a long straight cut or a curve with ease. The advantage being it looks like you could cut quite a bit tighter inside curve. And yes, sharpening should be a breeze. It's a great idea, may have to think about making one similar to it. that's a great knife too. I've made all my knives and have plenty but I guess its one of those things a guy cant have to many of. lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mablung Report post Posted May 3 17 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said: that's a great knife too. I've made all my knives and have plenty but I guess its one of those things a guy cant have to many of. lol I think it borders on heresy to suggest one could have too many knives, so I'm glad to see you stick to orthodoxy. Gosh, now I want to get a cylinder of mapp gas and try my hand at some basic blacksmithing... A buddy of mine used to do some amateur blacksmithing on a small forge his dad built him and was going to teach me some basics one day. His coal and paper were a touch damp from rain a couple days before and bad Southern humidity, so we weren't able to, sadly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted May 3 27 minutes ago, Mablung said: I think it borders on heresy to suggest one could have too many knives, so I'm glad to see you stick to orthodoxy. Gosh, now I want to get a cylinder of mapp gas and try my hand at some basic blacksmithing... A buddy of mine used to do some amateur blacksmithing on a small forge his dad built him and was going to teach me some basics one day. His coal and paper were a touch damp from rain a couple days before and bad Southern humidity, so we weren't able to, sadly. Its very addicting lol, here is a set of carving tools I made that also work great for leather. the vee gouge and u gouge are great for skiving tight bends. the ferules are 45 acp shells i turned down on the lathe. They also 1/4" d2 rod Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarshalWill Report post Posted May 3 2 hours ago, chuck123wapati said: that's a great knife too. I've made all my knives and have plenty but I guess its one of those things a guy cant have to many of. lol 1 hour ago, Mablung said: I think it borders on heresy to suggest one could have too many knives, so I'm glad to see you stick to orthodoxy. True, one can't have too many knives. I have a good selection of them that I've made myself. I do draw the line at making an X-Acto knife, though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mablung Report post Posted May 3 2 minutes ago, MarshalWill said: True, one can't have too many knives. I have a good selection of them that I've made myself. I do draw the line at making an X-Acto knife, though. Don't blame you. That would be tough. I just resharpen my replaceable blades. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarshalWill Report post Posted May 3 19 minutes ago, Mablung said: Don't blame you. That would be tough. I just resharpen my replaceable blades. Yeah, I strop them and whatnot but when they get down some, I stick a new one in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted May 4 18 hours ago, MarshalWill said: True, one can't have too many knives. I have a good selection of them that I've made myself. I do draw the line at making an X-Acto knife, though. lol I even made my awl blade. I've never liked the flimsiness of x-acto knives, i have half a dozen of them I've collected over the years but don't use them for leather work. But then again I don't cut a lot of thin leathers. The littler 1/2" blade I made is pretty darn close and will do anything the x-acto can I'll bet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarshalWill Report post Posted May 4 4 hours ago, chuck123wapati said: lol I even made my awl blade. I've never liked the flimsiness of x-acto knives, i have half a dozen of them I've collected over the years but don't use them for leather work. But then again I don't cut a lot of thin leathers. The littler 1/2" blade I made is pretty darn close and will do anything the x-acto can I'll bet. The only thing I use an X-Acto knife for is to cut out pieces. Other than that, they really don't have much use in leather working, at least for me. Here's a video showing a guy using one much like I do. This technique really makes cutting complex pieces easy. For cutting pieces out, watch from 2:49 to 3:33. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted May 5 thats pretty slick for sure. Thanks i may have to try that technique out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarshalWill Report post Posted May 5 Before I cut with one, I punch tight inside curves with hole punches before cutting the piece. Oh, yeah, I also don't have any carpet so I just cut off the edge of the bench. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarshalWill Report post Posted May 5 Close to the edge where it's easy to nick the bench so don't do it on a kitchen table. LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted May 5 14 minutes ago, MarshalWill said: Close to the edge where it's easy to nick the bench so don't do it on a kitchen table. LOL i may have to make another knife now lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarshalWill Report post Posted May 5 35 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said: i may have to make another knife now lol. It sounds like a good excuse reason to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted May 5 I tried that cutting technique but just couldn't get the hang of it (probably just me ). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
