Getting good straight cuts and issues with stitching.

[jcuk]

On 5/3/2021 at 11:39 AM, Frodo said:

push THE BLADE. DO NOT BULL THE BLADE

CUTTING HIS ON HANDED AND HOLDING THE CAMERA WA NOT EASY !!!!

CUTTING LEATHER. PUSH, NOT PULL - YouTube

opps. cap lock stuck   

 

On 5/3/2021 at 6:19 PM, Dwight said:

That video and that visual advice was almost as dumb as the music.  

Pull the blade  . .  . you push buttons.

May God bless,

Dwight

I am with Dwight on the use of that knife in that way in that video as for the music i have an open mind to lots of different types of music but even up to this day i still cant get my head round Disco. 

JCUK

 

 

[Rahere]

They told me, a door marked "Push", you push. A door marked "Pull", you pull. Then I came to a door marked "Lift"...

Which works in English, but not in American. I had to spend years in Tibet before I could elevate er

[KevinLN]

I just line the underside of my carpenter's square with another, reasonably thin, leather. Flesh side down, since it'll have more static friction that way. Just make sure it isn't some heavily saturated stuff that'll leave dye or oil on your work piece (experience is an excellent teacher).

[Frodo]

On 5/5/2021 at 2:07 PM, jcuk said:

 

I am with Dwight on the use of that knife in that way in that video as for the music i have an open mind to lots of different types of music but even up to this day i still cant get my head round Disco. 

JCUK

 

 

LOL. disco?  

I grew up on military bases.  dad was a 30 year NCO.

So you can imagine his view on long hair.  I had long hair. but we had come to an understanding. 

One day, we puled into a quicky mart /711 type store. Some guy walks out with a spiked purple mohawk, ear, nose, lip earings and wearing lipstick.

I started laughing and my Dad said.  I understand your long hair, I do not like it but I understand it

THAT SHIT..I do not understand...  I was laughing and saying me .  either pop, Me either  

 

[TonyV]

On 5/4/2021 at 1:50 AM, Klara said:

Does anybody know what the non-slip tape is that's stuck to the back of the rulers? Because I also have a problem with cutting along a ruler.

I do however get straight enough cuts by rocking a headknife back and forth along a previously drawn line. I love my head knife, even if it's a bit of work to keep sharp. But keeping knives sharp is ine of life's essential skills (like sewing a button back on or boiling an egg) and I've just seen (once again) during breakfast preparation that even a few half-arsed strokes down a steel (or whatever) make a huge difference. 

 

Non-Slip Tape, 1" x 4' - Weaver Leathercraft (weaverleathersupply.com)

or a google search

 

[Spyros]

Move your fingers along the ruler as you're cutting to follow the blade and make sure you're keeping the ruler firmly pressed down.

Leather tends to flex and slip from under the ruler, even if the ruler has non slip tape or cork underneath.  Keep your fingers pressing down close to the cutter at all times.

[fredk]

On any thickness less that about 1.4mm (3.5 oz ?) I use a rotary knife. It helps limit any slip-out from under my straight edge 

[Sheilajeanne]

On 5/7/2021 at 9:42 AM, Frodo said:

LOL. disco?  

I grew up on military bases.  dad was a 30 year NCO.

So you can imagine his view on long hair.  I had long hair. but we had come to an understanding. 

One day, we puled into a quicky mart /711 type store. Some guy walks out with a spiked purple mohawk, ear, nose, lip earings and wearing lipstick.

I started laughing and my Dad said.  I understand your long hair, I do not like it but I understand it

THAT SHIT..I do not understand...  I was laughing and saying me .  either pop, Me either  

 

Frodo, there's a joke about that, but it's not for this thread. Going to post it in Off Topic... 

[Klara]

On 5/9/2021 at 4:18 AM, TonyV said:

Non-Slip Tape, 1" x 4' - Weaver Leathercraft (weaverleathersupply.com)

or a google search

 

Thanks!

[Rahere]

Another facet was touched on earlier, about working with intent. Uncertainty shows in an uneven cut. Another facet applies in working with heavier weight leather, where you'll likely notice the flesh side is very different from the surface, positively stringy. It may be wiser then to cut the surface layers, then come back to the lower rhubarb. There can even be a case for cutting it with scissors!