Sjm1027 Report post Posted September 8, 2007 So I spent the evening cutting some leather, and really trying to do some sharp turns. I am using a swivel knife with a hollow ground blade. While I draw the knife towards me and I start a turn sometimes I find myself stopping turning the leather and moving on... trouble with that is I can see a bump in the line. Should I be stopping or just completing the line? Sometimes the corner just clicks and I swivel the blade and all is well with the world. I don't know anyone in my area, it would sure be great to just watch someone... so I am asking if any of you can explain what you do. Do you spin the blade or the leather or both... How often do you strop? Do you use the flesh side of scrap or do you use something else? Thanks, Steve Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rawhide Report post Posted September 8, 2007 (edited) Steve, I wouldn't worry about the bump in the line. You're going to have these as well as other nicks as you progress your work. However, you will have several opportunities to smooth these out and you'll never know that they existed. The first opportunity to fix it is with the beveler, you can round up or square off just about anything with this tool. Another opportunity is with the backgrounder. Once all of your tooling is done, this should be the last stamping tool you use and you can fix trouble spots as well. Lastly, you can use your modeling tool to smooth out the inconsistencies in the cut lines. As far as how I use my swivel knife, I never put my hand in an uncomfortable position. You can (and will) turn the work to cut in different directions, but if I stop my knife to turn the work, I take it off of the work, turn it, then start about 1/2 inch back from the end of the last cut (where I already cut), and pull until it begins cutting again. This should minimize your "bumps", but you will still have some. Cheers. Marlon Edited September 8, 2007 by Rawhide Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
