Members McJeep Posted January 30, 2012 Members Report Posted January 30, 2012 These guys - made by olfa - no good for round corners but work very well for straight cuts and doesn't pull the leather as yer doing the cut - get the biggest ya can find ;0) Sorry for the pic size - it's the only one I could find quickly and I gotta run Quote "I gotta have more cowbell!" Cristopher Walken - SNL
mlapaglia Posted January 31, 2012 Report Posted January 31, 2012 I use a 45mm rotary blade knife like the quilters use for all my straight lines and rough cuts. I lay a straight edge on the leather and use it as a guide to cut. With cased leather it takes one cut. For tight curves I use a utility knife with a stropped blade. One thing nice about the rotary knife is I can use it to trim down the edge of one piece of leather using the other edge as a guide. Even for gentle curves. Mine is a Fiskars 9521 You can get them at hobby lobby and other craft stores. They go for about $15.00 and a pack of 5 replacement blades is about $10.00. TLF has one for 19.99 that is not as good as the Fiskars model. Give it a try. It wont do everything but for most cuts it does a great job. Get at least a 44mm blade Quote The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering. Bruce Lee
Members Dwight Posted January 31, 2012 Members Report Posted January 31, 2012 Hey, BigGriff, . . . another thing you can do that you will pat yourself on the back for, . . . and really enjoy, . . . buy some cork. Flat, maybe 1/16 of an inch thick, . . . use your strap cutter to cut it about 1/16" narrower than your piece of STAINLESS STEEL you bought for your straight edge. Contact cement the cork to one side of the STAINLESS STEEL straight edge. Cork will not mark your leather, . . . and the straight edge will not move if you have any pressure hardly at all on it. I emphasize STAINLESS STEEL because regular steel rusts and can leave residue on your leather that can ruin you whole day, . . . as well as aluminum can get a coating on it that rubs off on your leather too, . . . and it's nasty to try to work around that stain. I bought my 48 inch stainless rule (cork backed of course) from ST Leather, in Saint Louis several years ago. Love it. May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members Mongo Posted February 7, 2012 Members Report Posted February 7, 2012 The long ruler is the way to go. I was able to use a long dry-wall T-square I had from working on the house. Once you get one side nice and straight, the rest is easy. Quote
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