Re: [flasah] Oak Leaf

 

Dale:
This is good advice that you received from Hank. I personally use masking tape or scotch tape. I always tape across to the back side of the leather to avoid any issues with the tooling surface. I also cut my leather larger than the picture that I am making. This also helps me if there is any unforeseen stretching of the leather in the tooling or embossing process.
I hope this helps.
James Geigan


From: Dale Erwin <dale@casaerwin.org>
To: flasah@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2009 8:35:33 AM
Subject: Re: [flasah] Oak Leaf

 

Hank Staley wrote:
>
>
>
> 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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