holes in leather

[Buzz1991]

What is the best way to put a hole in leathers like in a trad stringing.

[EastCoastDeft]

screwdriver+hammer=holes:)

[Dy3h@rD]

I use nail clippers.

[elementsk8r070]

Big nail clipper

Edit: What dyehard just said

[laxgod1790]

screwdriver+hammer=holes:)

Yeah I use that too

If you buy leathers from jima they come with holes.

He's talking about the holes in the bottom of the leather that you have to do yourself when stringing traditional.

[Hackstall]

I use a small very sharp wood chisel that my dad has. I have also used an x-acto knife.

[Buzz1991]

thanks guys I used a utility knife and ripped the leather =(

[spenny]

3/4 inch chisel, or exacto makes a blade that looks like a chisel #18, #17?

the problem with the screwdriver is that it doesnt have any cutting power and chews up the leather. the adventage of the chisel is that it make the correct length slit with one pass

[Meade Lacrosse]

i take a screwdrive, place it where i want, hammer away. then when the leathers have been cut into (actually, they only have this weak, line bored into it, so its not cut yet) then i take a knife, and poke. then i just clean up by running my xcto knife through the slit.

[gigo567]

Big nail clippers work well.

[Lionslaxer1]

i know an eazy way...........exacto kniife. it is the equivalent to a scalpal

[Wubbie]

Yeah, just a quick push of an exacto knife... No other annoyances needed.

[laxmax137]

Yeah I use that too



He's talking about the holes in the bottom of the leather that you have to do yourself when stringing traditional.
Oh my bad. I use an exacto knife.

[Buzz1991]

thanks you guys

[sailorslax88]

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[AnotherLaxFan]

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I used some sort of utility knife to cut a hole in the leathers for my first traditional. It took... well a half hour is underestimating. I'm going to try nailclippers next time.