Syd Report post Posted January 18, 2008 Hi, Im new leathercrafting and as of yet i havnt tried any work,im trying to collect the tools and leather first. What i need to know is,what is the minimum thickness of leather that you can cut your design out on and tool on. Syd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rawhide Report post Posted January 18, 2008 You can probably tool a 2oz leather, but it's VERY delicate. It's easy to cut too deep. If you want light leather, but good tooling qualities, I'd suggest a 4-5 oz. leather. Marlon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClayB Report post Posted January 18, 2008 Marlon is right. You can tool on 2 ounce, but you probably don't want to start out with it. Are you just looking for something to practice on, or do you have a project in mind. That will help you decide what weight leather you want. Heavier leather will take deeper impressions, and you wont cut through it as easily. Thin leather is going to stretch a lot more when tooling on it, so you will want to attach it to something to keep if from stretching. I'd suggest 4-5 or 5-6, unless you have a specific project in mind that requires a certain weight of leather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
