Leathercraft Tool

Hank Staley wrote:
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> We all have run into the tracing film problem I'm sure. Unroll it and
> roll it the opposite
> direction. Small plastic clamps help hold the film to the leather,
> clothes pins might work.
> Don't sweat the small cuts, do them last with a #1 X-acto craft knife.
> What I do when tracing the pattern from the film to the leather is
> make marks in three or four places near
> the edge of the pattern. Once this is done, you will have reference
> marks to keep the
> film and leather lined up...Hank

Actually, making the small cuts wasn't the problem. It was beveling
them. In fact, I surprised myself in being able to make all those
intricate cuts with a straight blade. All of our clothespins are
plastic, I think I'll try that.

I have another question, but I guess I should start another thread for that.

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