Cut on top of a cutting mat or other appropriate surface.
Cutting mat for leather work.
They work great for straight lines and pretty good on curves too with a bit of practice.
These green blue cutting mats are double sided with a grid on one side to line up the material to be cut.
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A few things to keep in mind.
There are 3 sizes available.
There are 173 leather cutting mat for sale on etsy and they cost 18 62 on average.
The cutting mat has a semi hard rubber like surface which allows the cutter knife to bite into it yet the cut will heal.
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Also i did end up purchasing a nice cutting board from the cutting board company and it seems to work well for cutting leather.
This feature is also what helps prolong the life of your blade.
It is a perfect surface for any work bench for leather crafting gunsmith s jewelers hobby crafts even as a base for sewing machines.
These cutting mats are heavier compared to the other models.
Cutting mats are somewhat soft and absorb the blade while you re cutting as opposed to a hard mat and the blade is just rolling across the surface.
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As a result manufacturing this type of cutting mat requires more time yet the end quality is much higher.
A rhino large cutting mat is a thicker one solid piece of polyethylene plastic available plain or with a grid.
The most popular color.
Rhino mats are available in larger sizes up to 6 x 12 feet and can be custom cut to a specific size to fit your table.
The cutting mat has 15 thin layers of a self healing material placed one over another when the previous thickness of material has been stabilized.
I haven t tried using punching tools on it because as their web page says cleavers are not made to be used on plastic cutting boards and i figured this would also apply to other tools that need to impact the.
We cut leather on those cutting mats that can be purchased at almost any craft store they are all marked out in inches and have some cutting patterns on them for doing any punch work we have those pound boards keep your tools sharp and they will treat you right.
The most common leather cutting mat material is silicone.
This prevents the blade from being deflected in the direction of the previous cut.
It is approximately 3 4 thick and made for heavy duty use with leather working tools.
Alvin healing mats cannot be custom cut.
This is a great leather work bench mat pounding board cutting mat.
Self healing cutting mats are allowing for a continuously smooth work surface.
Both mats are professional quality durable and long lasting to protect.
