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Preparing a Side of Leather for Cutting

No matter if you are cutting saddles out of 13/15 oz skirting leather or cutting belts and purses out of 7/8 oz latigo or chap leather, learning and developing a good cutting strategy is crucial to your success and profits in this industry.

In 2019, I created a video for our YouTube channel and website titled, “How to Cut

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