Need info on round knife

[Silver_Rings]

Any comments on the quality of a Midas Pro round knife?  I've never used a head knife.  What size head is best for cutting out holsters?

Silver Rings

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

Howdy Silver_Rings

      I think most of us use a good utility knife for cutting out holster patterns, I use my round knife for longer straight cuts, there are those that are skilled with the head/round knifes that do a great job of cutting out smaller patterns, and maybe they will chime in, I'm not familiar with the Midas Pro, so I can't help you with that, I use an ANGLED utility knife that Tandy leather sells, I find it to be the best for me when cutting patterns or cutting in general. Here's a link   http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/home/department/Tools/3953-00.aspx?feature=Product_231


                            Regards

                        tEN wOLVES 

[Silver_Rings]

Thanks for the info.  Sounds like a round knife may not be the way too go.

SR

[Slowhand Bob]

After some years I decided healing from skived fingers was no longer quick or fun anymore and went back to the utility knife myself.  That last time I cut myself really bad and thought I would end up with a skinny thumb but the Lord must truly look after the lowest of us as it did not even leave a scar that I can see???

[Freedom]

You know, getting cut with the head/round knife has got to be the scariest thing I can think of !!!.. Never lead with your free hand!!

I almost hate to answer, cause  I use my round knives all day, every day, and this can cause a certain "comfort" level ,,, and I know this comfort is a very dangerous thing! God have mercy as I hope to never...well you know...

I am not familiar with the brand you listed, but I can say that with out a doubt, the head knife is the very best way to cut skirting.(course, I'd rather use a butter knife and a copeing saw if I thought I was going to kerf myself with a head knife) Tight corners are harder if the knife has a swept back design.... I usually use the proper sized punch for inside corners.

Straight lines are most easily cut straight with a rotary knife and good clear, wide ruler.

I just cut the parts to a saddle today and all the pieces were very heavy 16oz skirting and just about everything was cut in one  fluid pass with the very little effort. It did take some practice to learn to use the knife right. As I was cutting the saddle parts today, I actually thought of some of you guys in here and wondered "how in the world can those guys get good enough to do this with a razor knife?" ... from the work posted here, it is obvious that you are...so I guess practice is the answer with anything...

If you have to push then the knife needs shapened and stropped....until I learned this the head knife was completely useless to me and I wondered how guys even use them... then I got it sharp WOW!..now I cut with less pressure than I use to run my stitching layout wheel..