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Knight
 
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| I've been using stanley's for years, get yourself a good one (the titan range is good) i don't like retractables as we only ever use the point. Change the blades regulary, we get through hundreds. I use scappells (spelling!!) for inticate cuts. For suede and softer leather spend 35 to 40 quid on a decent pair of leather shears (le prevo is a good bet for these) and never let anyone borrow them!! Getting knives or Dies made is probably only worth while if your a trader but see Keith Lyons if your interested. But the main thing to remember is that speed isn't everything and spend time to get your cuts right and buy good quality leather as this will be generally easier to work with but will always give a better finish.
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Heroic Knight
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If you are cutting out clothing weight leather, then I love my Fiscars rotary cutting blade, I use it for general dressmaking too, and it is alot easier on the wrists for large pieces. For thicker leather, then you do need to press on a little harder, but the motion is nice and smooth.
It can be a pain for really fiddly bits though, but they do have a smaller version for those.
www.absintheskiss.com - Alternative, Goth and LRP Design. Fuller figure specialist.
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Heroic Knight
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| lead scissors will cut pretty much any leather. I think I got mine from either Tandy Pearce or B&Q for about £20 if I remember rightly. They're reasonably accurate to cut with as well although you do have to go round with a scalpel afterwards and trim as they tend to cut at a bit of an angle.
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Knight
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| RJ coleman in Northampton also will make press knives to order. Just worth noting that the more holes they punch the more they cost. The press knife I had made to cut the lames for a 16c set of Japanese armour cost way more than the one to make arm manica, due to the 20 odd holes it has.
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Initiate
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| I mainly do small quantities of items, and for medium to thick leather I mainly use a large Rotary cutter for straight lines , and gentle curves (still using the same blade after about 3 years), then a craft knife that uses the break off sections disposal blades for intermediate curves, and for the fine details cutting a craft knife. For thin leather a heavy weight pair of scissors. As mentioned afore - if needing vast quantities of a pattern cut - go for a cutting die
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