Re: [flasah] Tap off question from LCSJ

 

Lui,
 
Using one side as a tap-off for the other side is and has been standard paractice in a saddle shops for years. How you deal with leather moisture is a personal preference. If you let the first piece dry before tapping it off, you lose all the casing.....the down side is if you use the first piece as a tap-off while it is ready to tool, the the process closes up the cuts somewhat on the first piece. Most of the toolers I know, just deal with the cuts being closed up a little. It makes the first piece a little harder to bevel but it is not the end of the world!
 
Hope this helps....
 
Bobby
 
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Luis Rayon
To: flasah ; IILG
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 9:41 AM
Subject: [flasah] Tap off question from LCSJ

 

 After reading in the LCSJ the article by Jesse Smith,I have a question.
If I understand correctly and it works it would seriously speed up  work.
He does not go into the details but it concerns with picture 4 and 5 on page 29.
He cuts one side and uses it as a tap-of for the other side. Does this work? Does anyone here use it? I have used cut tap offs and stuff but I never thought this could be done.
Is the cut side allowed to dry before using as a tap off?
It may seem dumb but till now everytime I needed mirrored sides, I got my tracing pattern trace it on the other side of the paper and erase the side I used first.
 
Thank you
 
Lui

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