Members Sylvia Posted May 3, 2012 Members Report Posted May 3, 2012 Interesting observation. I to have experienced this curve. I had assumed it was because of my actions with the strap cutter. ie the user placed sideways pressure whilst cutting to keep the leather hard up to the straight edge of the cutter. Regards. At first I thought it was something that I was doing too. The first strap was cut with a straight edge and utility knife and it curved. Subsequent cuts have been with the strap cutter and a draw gauge. Then I thought it might be because of tooling but it doesn't seem to matter whether or not it is tooled heavily. The only thing I mould is guitar pick pouches....and the leather I use is the off cuts and fringe cuts that would not be nice for a strap. They are often very stretchy and flexible. I imagine that is the reason some exclusively buy the bellies but truthfully I wouldn't know much about that. Quote A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
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