curious question about cutting leather
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For me it depends on the type of leather it is. Typically leather with more stretch, or softer, I like to angle the blade a little. With a stiffer I usually hold it more up and down. I always have a little angle, but not as much with stiffer leather.bruin70 said:
Now I always use method A in two cuts. Back when I cut the right through both pieces of leather in one cut I used method B some.
Chris
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Chris
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cueman said:
I don't understand "B", but I use "A" & I sand the edge to a little angle. The edges fit together better for me, that way...JER
BLACKHEARTCUES said:
with all the posts about raised seams etc etc....
this is old junior high handicrafts class, JER. by cutting leather at an angle, the overlapping leather, because it tapers thin, blends into the bottom piece better, so instead of a hard edge cut created by two butting ends(A), it becomes a "melding" of the two pieces.
another way to look at it, if you could microscopically look straight down A, you see a crevice that extends to the base,,,whereas in B, the top layer tissues over the bottom and you don't look down into a crevice.
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If you overlap the two pieces of leather and cut through both at once. The top piece of leather is longer than the bottom. Cutting a slight angle will shorten the top piece. The angle in drawing in "B" is exagerated but makes the point. Two straight cuts instead of one eliminates that problem but requires some kind of jig to accomplish. Cutting through both pieces at once using method A leaves the top piece longer, but that is not that big of a problem with stretchy leather. Get the stiff stuff and it is a major problem.BLACKHEARTCUES said:
Chris
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