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Crazy A$$ Question - JASON 7 - 03-09-2007
does anybody know how i can thin down leather strapping easily? i\'m going to do some part 8 mask and with the buckles and the other piece of leather going through it seem kind of bunchy to me. the straps are .125 to .1875 . closer to .1875 and I\'d like to cut them down to .09375. and ideas would be appreciated.
Crazy A$$ Question - Crash - 03-09-2007
That\'s just a crazy a$$ question! :biggrin: Nah . . . I\'d like to know that myself actually.
Crazy A$$ Question - jonl - 03-09-2007
thickness and width are important, I need a set of straps made myself, so once you get the figured out lemme know cause I am gonna buy a set off ya
Crazy A$$ Question - JDF - 03-09-2007
I make my own straps from scratch. I have a bunch of tools I use to cut and tool the leather hides I use, I\'ve never seen a tool that lets you "split" the thickness of a piece of leather. Not say it doesn\'t exist but I would sure like to know myself.
Crazy A$$ Question - Ruste Dowg - 03-09-2007
I\'m pretty sure they used faux leather on the P8 Hockey Mask, not the cheap neca x straps but the expensive stuff they use for dentist chairs, i got some off ebay to do my P8\'s with, not cheap for a large piece but you can sometimes get off cuts at a good price, let me know if you have any problems Dean as i could always spare you some of mine. :thumbsup:
Crazy A$$ Question - travsall - 03-09-2007
I actually did this once years ago, used a bench sander, held the leather on with a press that kept my hands back and just held the back side on, moving it back and forth a bit till it was thinned down, took a while and made a mess, but it did work.
Crazy A$$ Question - mayney - 03-09-2007
Quote:I actually did this once years ago, used a bench sander, held the leather on with a press that kept my hands back and just held the back side on, moving it back and forth a bit till it was thinned down, took a while and made a mess, but it did work.
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Exactly, thats the technique we use in the forge. I used it for my dagger handle wrapping.. I forget the name for it....hmmm
Crazy A$$ Question - adam - 03-10-2007
Buy more leather..
Crazy A$$ Question - JASON 7 - 03-17-2007
travsall was dead on with this tip. but i used my drill press with a sanding drum. worked great but made one hell of a mess.thx bro