Tophee Report post Posted Friday at 04:37 AM I was looking at some videos on patterns I am planning on trying to make. I noticed that some cut the pattern out of their leather while wet and some did not is there any benefit to cutting wet? I am not talking tooling or stamping or anything, just cutting the shapes you need out of your piece of peather for a pattern. I have been cutting my beginner projects out from dry leather but was curious on if I should be wetting the leather for an easier or cleaner cut? Also sorry if this was already a thread, I either am blind or not searching it correctly if it is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwight Report post Posted Friday at 05:39 AM In many cases . . . yes . . . it is easier to cut that way. It is also easier to stick your pattern with a thumbnail . . . scratch it with the knife . . . or smudge the devil out of a complicated cut. The above are the reasons I cut mine dry. May God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted Friday at 10:42 AM I've never considered it. I've always cut dry. I might damp/wet cutting Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomE Report post Posted Friday at 11:19 AM (edited) Covering my bench with HDPE was a big help for cutting out projects. Menards has 4x8 x 1/4" sheets in a white color that brightens up my shop. @Northmount taught me that a Google search of this site using the syntax below is more efficient than using the internal search engine. Type in the Google search bar: site leatherworker.net <your search terms here> Edited Friday at 11:22 AM by TomE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tophee Report post Posted 5 hours ago I see, thank you all for your inputs. Ill give that search method a try next time I wanna check something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites