ruinbliss Report post Posted June 29, 2016 Tried this last night, and it looked good to me. Took a 10 by 10 approx and sandwiched in between two pieces of plywood and I clamped the plywood down on the by sliding compound miter saw and very slowly started scoring the top and cutting through little by little until I got all the way to the bottom. I opened the two pieces up and I had a beautifully cut piece of leather that was clean and squarely cut Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 Haven't tried that, yet. Thanks . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msdeluca Report post Posted June 29, 2016 Well, I've often been accused of over complicating things, but you may have outdone even me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruinbliss Report post Posted June 29, 2016 6 hours ago, msdeluca said: Well, I've often been accused of over complicating things, but you may have outdone even me. In my defense, I can't use my thumbs or wrists well enough to grab a knife or manual cutter and I dont have any cutting dies for my 12 ton press Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msdeluca Report post Posted June 30, 2016 9 hours ago, ruinbliss said: In my defense, I can't use my thumbs or wrists well enough to grab a knife or manual cutter and I dont have any cutting dies for my 12 ton press Would have been interesting to note with your opening post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colt W Knight Report post Posted June 30, 2016 I have actually done something similar, but used a template and a bearing guided router bit to cut out a complex pickguard for a guitar. There was a lot of fuzzies made, but it cut the shape out right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken G Report post Posted July 1, 2016 Try your method with a single pass of the saw, or even on a band saw. Might save you a lot of time with the same results. Any extra "fuzzies" could probably be removed on a belt sander. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruinbliss Report post Posted July 2, 2016 On June 30, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Colt W Knight said: I have actually done something similar, but used a template and a bearing guided router bit to cut out a complex pickguard for a guitar. There was a lot of fuzzies made, but it cut the shape out right. Nice idea!!! On June 30, 2016 at 0:52 AM, msdeluca said: Would have been interesting to note with your opening post. I never come close to writing what I am actually thinking Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruinbliss Report post Posted July 2, 2016 12 hours ago, Ken G said: Try your method with a single pass of the saw, or even on a band saw. Might save you a lot of time with the same results. Any extra "fuzzies" could probably be removed on a belt sander. I run a thin kerf finishing blade, freud. It cuts it without any fuzzies, and takes no time, plus , that's how I tend to cut wood anyway ,to avoid a messy cut Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
