Swivel Knife Tips & Tricks - Swallow Pattern

In this video, Daniel goes over a few helpful tips and tricks for properly using a swivel knife, from stropping your blade to tapering your cuts. And for a fun twist, we have a swallow design you can practice with, rather than your typical lines and curves. Practice this piece every few days and watch how much you've progressed as time goes on!

[jrtime]

Heck yeah. A video on Weaver Wednesday. A video i need to watch again when i go to start using my swivel

[opiekun_bigosu]

Great content. Thumbs up. As a creator, doing my homework first, I just love the idea of the difficulty indicator. It just help AAaaaa lot to find my way through the process. Cheers.

[jamesOldLeatherSmith]

OLD Leather Smith here, very good David, a comment, this is 4 when I teach, ALWAYS TAPE THE REVERSE OF THE LEATHER 2 PREVENT STRETCHING, even practicing 2 get in the habit. This video is very good 4 beginners, THANK YOU. GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️⚾🙃

[richardkatzman]

I agree! Doing this type of exercise is much better than the old fashion one.

[tammyromatko]

Thanks for another great video, time to go practice...

[nathank]

Thanks. I also just sit back and look at the work and think. There is nothing like putting a mark (finger nail) or upside down stamp. Yep done both. 😄 i got my dads leather tools after he passed. He made some amazing work. I hope to pass it all to my daughters. Some of his old tools was from the 70s. 😄

[th.burggraf]

It's fascinating to watch and I'd love to be able to do it myself, but I'm just too clumsy for it... 😔

[tobedetermined]

Thank you for producing these videos for all of us to learn. I am learning and don’t have any experience, my question is, if the purpose of the swivel knife is to cut into the leather, could one achieve the same results cutting it with a exacto knife? I guess I will know the answer until I try a swivel knife myself. But I’m interested on your insight, or whoever else for that matter. Thank you

[markedis]

An alternative to tracing film is to cover the leather in cling film (Saran wrap) put a paper print on top and trace along the print with a red ball point pen.

[Lorddanielrushton]

Hey Daniel, are you still looking for a name for these segments? How about "Elements of the Leatherverse "

[jrtime]

This video brings up a question. The xmas ornament project i mentioned to you last year is going to feature a name at the bottom of the project. I DONT want to letter stap but cut and bevel the name on the project. How would i go about beveling letters if i dont have a beveler?

[hillbillydan]

Ok, so I've got a newbie question, what purpose does cutting decorative lines in the leather serve, is there another step to add like a 3D look? I made a bible cover that I want to put praying hands and a cross on the front that my son drew !

[katiepierce]

I have a difficult time keeping my blade on the trace lines. Am I looking at things from the wrong angle?

[benjammin]

Thank you, i notice your blade is not a standard one, could you tell us what type of blade it is please.