I cut leather the same way, but I strop the blade on a cheap-o 1X30 inch belt sander from Harbor Freight ($50 ish). When the leather belt wears out I cut a new one from 2-3 ounce veg-tan, glue it together with contact glue, put some rouge on it and away we go. I get mucho use from a blade and I think it may be sharper than out of the box. If I need to, I can swap out the leather strap for a sanding belt. Thanks for all your videos.
FYI: cutting straight edges with a plastic straight-edge runs the risk of the blade jumping and taking off a finger tip. It can be don't, as is obviously shown, but using a metal straight edge. I used to do paste-up graphic design, prior to desktop publishing. Of all the hand me down triangles I used for cutting, ALL of them had scratched down the length, with a gap where someone's finger was. The trick is to angle the cutting edge just ever so slightly away from the edge, so it doesn't catch and jump up. Also, once you position the edge, back your fingers away from the edge, like a bad habit. If you're a big fan of severed digits, lots of blood and stitches, then never-mind.
You make that look so easy - amazing - thank you.
I cut leather the same way, but I strop the blade on a cheap-o 1X30 inch belt sander from Harbor Freight ($50 ish). When the leather belt wears out I cut a new one from 2-3 ounce veg-tan, glue it together with contact glue, put some rouge on it and away we go. I get mucho use from a blade and I think it may be sharper than out of the box. If I need to, I can swap out the leather strap for a sanding belt. Thanks for all your videos.
I use my swivel knife to make the first cut then use my case cutter. I have a shakey hand.
Very nîce! Thank you for the video
Thank you Joe. Learn something useful every time I watch one of your videos. Much appreciated.
Always awesome help thanks
I thought it was just me having a hard time cutting Hermann Oak. At least now I know why, and what to do about it. Thanks for the tips!
FYI: cutting straight edges with a plastic straight-edge runs the risk of the blade jumping and taking off a finger tip. It can be don't, as is obviously shown, but using a metal straight edge. I used to do paste-up graphic design, prior to desktop publishing. Of all the hand me down triangles I used for cutting, ALL of them had scratched down the length, with a gap where someone's finger was. The trick is to angle the cutting edge just ever so slightly away from the edge, so it doesn't catch and jump up. Also, once you position the edge, back your fingers away from the edge, like a bad habit.
If you're a big fan of severed digits, lots of blood and stitches, then never-mind.
Thank you, Joe, this looks very helpful, I'm anxious to try it tomorrow!
When are you going to come out with more tooling kits!!!!
They’re on the way. Should be in stock in a week or two.
What? No round or head knife?
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