MB1 Report post Posted December 9 Hi leather friends, I'm struggling a bit to find the best tool to make the bleed knot cuts on fat leather (4cm / 1,5inch). Which tool would you suggest to make clean cuts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1hp Report post Posted December 9 (edited) Check out Bruce Johnson's web page Edited December 9 by Northmount replace non-standard webp file with jpeg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted December 9 @1hp Please avoid use of webp files. Non-standard, don't show picture automatically. Many members will not download strange files they have no idea if they are safe or not. WEBP files are something google has come up with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarshalWill Report post Posted Tuesday at 04:27 AM Thanks for replacing the image, Northmount. I'm sure others appreciate it, too. I use one of these knives for bleed knots. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruce johnson Report post Posted Wednesday at 04:34 AM On 12/9/2024 at 10:33 AM, Northmount said: @1hp Please avoid use of webp files. Non-standard, don't show picture automatically. Many members will not download strange files they have no idea if they are safe or not. WEBP files are something google has come up with. That picture is from my current website. Please don't throw the baby out with the bathwater here regarding webp pictures. Eight months ago I had never heard of webp. Much as I didn't like to change initially, I was backed into using webp pictures with my new website. The old site was built on a platform version that passed support after 8 or 9 years and the new site had to built from scratch on a new platform. With a 1000+ pictures/files on my site and constant expansion in inventory the webhost said he could not carry my site anymore unless we drastically cut it down. It quadrupled in bandwidth since the start (BTW - thanks to all who made that happen!). Less pictures wasn't an option for me. He said webp was basically our best option to continue on. A typical jpeg used on the last site version was around 400 kb, the same picture in webp is about 50 kb. That is a huge difference in server space multiplied out. It was an acceptable trade off for me to have a site that works for my business. The bigger plus is that I still get support from the same web designer/webhost/business advisor I have established a relationship with for years. I was not relishing time away from shop stuff to stare at a screen though. For a few weeks after Sheridan I was doing nothing but converting pictures from jpeg to webp and then having to recaption them as well. Interestingly enough, I am seeing more webp pictures now in my downloads from other sites I frequent, especially the big time on-line suppliers. I can't find anything on the front side here as to what formats are supported for pictures. This may be something we need to address. On 12/9/2024 at 3:43 AM, MB1 said: Hi leather friends, I'm struggling a bit to find the best tool to make the bleed knot cuts on fat leather (4cm / 1,5inch). Which tool would you suggest to make clean cuts? Other than the string bleeders, there are some other options for bleed knots in general. Some people use chisels, some use a flat blade knife, Some use end nippers. They all work but the advantage of the string bleeder is because of the large cross section on blade, the hole stays open a bit to feed the tag end through. Making bleed knots in 1.5 inch leather is going to come down to a chisel or slot punch/bag punch as the choice for the best and cleanest results. What length to use will depend on the temper of the leather and how easily it will spread and "roll". It will take some trial and error to figure the length of the slit and make it look good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted Wednesday at 01:51 PM 9 hours ago, bruce johnson said: That picture is from my current website. Please don't throw the baby out with the bathwater here regarding webp pictures. Eight months ago I had never heard of webp. I looked up webp a few months ago to see what it was. Supposedly a lossless type of compression. That is great compared to tiff and jpeg files. The problem with using them here is as I stated, this site doesn't automatically display webp files. Many members won't download 'unknown' file types. Thus those who post webp files here limit their audience. So until this site upgrades its software to automatically display webp files, I stand behind my comments. @Johanna Maybe it is in the next software version? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johanna Report post Posted Thursday at 12:48 PM I’ll check into that. I can see the benefits of compression because LW is clunky on the server side after 18 years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
