Little messy with the paint but honestly i think it gives it a bit of character

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    1 year ago

    What do you use to get such clean edges? Even with a fresh blade, I’m still making 2 or 3 passes on thicker leather (or 1 slow halting pass as I readjust my grip) and end up with rough edges. Burnishing settles them in, but only as long as they aren’t disturbed. Which feels likely on a cosplay piece.

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      1 year ago

      Cheap retractable razor knives are what I use to cut it but I’ll take a few passes as well, I find I get much cleaner results that way. This is only about 8oz leather so not super thick either. Maybe its because the black leather there has a kinda plasticky finish on it and that’ll leave a super clean line even after beveling the edges and burnishing?