"Warren Witkowski" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Does anybody here cut their own Crosscut Strips and regular strips
from whole hide? If so what is the best way to do that?
There are some colors that I haven't been able to find except on whole
hides.

Thanks in advance for the info.

Warren.


Hold the skin taut, ( either two people, or nail one edge of the hide to a
board etc), and cut from the skin side. You can make a "multi"-cutter quite
easily. Glue strips of wood alternating with razor blades together, with a
handle in the middle.

If you use this method, it is better to draw the skin, ( skin side to
blades) over the cutter. Practice a bit with old cotton rags or similar,
before you do it on a hide.

Lastly, you can buy a cheap document shredder, and modify it somewhat. (
That is what I now use). I merely removed the blades I did not require, and
substituted washers. Comb or brush the hair before you start cutting. This
reduces damage to the hair on the strip sides.

TL
MC