A leather cutting knife is a rather unique tool that must meet certain requirements. However, some of the tools we are accustomed to also fit this business. What are the knives for cutting, scribbling, sanding and embossing? Let's look at this issue in more detail.
What is a lumber?
Tent is a type of leather treatment, during which the edges are trimmed so that you can use this area for products later. The name of this word comes from the German word “sharp”, and this reflects the essence of the operation. In the process of lining, which is also called shaving, all unnecessary is cut off, and a piece of skin is brought into proper condition.This operation is an indispensable part of working with any skin.
The resulting material is most often used to create a pleasant, beautiful and high-quality binding of the book, notebook and other similar gizmos.
The most important thing in this business is to choose the right tool. And in this case, the knife used for processing must have a characteristic feature - sharpening on one side only.
Types of knives for working with leather
There are such varieties.
- Deutsch. These are considered to be the usual type of instrument of a triangular shape. He has a strong handle, the edge is sharpened on one side. In general, it resembles a hunting knife. It is most often used for scrubbing, and this form is very important. It allows you to conveniently make cuts and remove irregularities on the material.
- French. This variation is special because it resembles something like a lemon slice or half a month. Correctly this knife is called sad. Such a tool is used for the same tent. It seems to some masters to be more convenient, however, the shape of the blade is not so important here, the main thing is that it should be very sharp.
- Turning. This type is characterized by unique small blades. It is also called embossing device. Judging by the handle, this tool looks like a big razor, however, the blade is closed with a cap and is somewhat like a marker. Such knives are often used specifically for cutting figures on a sheet of leather. If you need to get a result in the form of a heart, clover or something else, such a knife will perfectly help you in this matter.
- Cutting. With them you can make the sheet figured and depict something on its surface.
- Furrier This tool is unique both in form and in application. First of all, the master will use it for the manufacture of products related to fur. It looks like a flat metal shaped plate, at one end of which there is a very sharp blade, sharpened on one side. This tool is made of brass.
To obtain a similar result in the absence of the necessary tools, you can use the most common knife - stationery.
The only problem with such a solution may be a very rapid wear of the cutting part. To work on a permanent basis, this option is considered unsuitable.
Edging
If you work with thick skin and do not want the edges to be rough, you can cut them with a special device. Of course, it is very sharp inside and incredibly thin outside. Externally, this device resembles a tuning fork, since it consists of two dense parts, the inner surface of which is incredibly sharp. It is irreplaceable in the matter of cutting off coarseness and irregularities along the edges and is therefore actively used by masters of their craft.
In addition, it can be used to cut the upper layers into strips.
In a professional environment, he was designated a tool for descending the edge.
Special Operations Devices
There is also a roller or disc knife. This type is most like a pizza cutter because it works on the same principle.. Thanks to the rotating cutting wheel, it is possible to make cuts very smoothly and conveniently, without any special effort. Again, the form of the tool is not fundamental, but this option will be convenient for someone.
By the way, there are also toothed disks, they allow you to leave holes along the edge of the skin, similar to those left by a sewing machine. It will look aesthetically pleasing and so easy to do. In this case, the master is also provided with security, because the handle is made in such a way that in order to access the disk, it is necessary to press the lower part of the structure. In the free state, the knife is completely safe.
There is also a special mezdril knife designed for the manufacture of leather. It has an unusual shape, and, at first glance, it is not at all clear to whom and for what it is needed.
However, workers know that after skinning the animal, the material is not immediately ready for work. It must also be carved, separated from the rest of the skin. And precisely in this assistant is the described adaptation.
Conclusions and summary
So, from the foregoing it is clear that a true professional does not do anything with a straight razor or a clerical knife. In his arsenal should be present a variety of knives, helping to successfully solve various, sometimes very complex, tasks. Of course, in the household they are hardly useful. but if you decide to take up the furrier business seriously, then the information gathered from this article will be useful to you.
An overview of skin knives, see below.
