Tandy Leather Craftool Strap Cutter - Easy Width Adjustment for Uniform Straps Belts and Handles - Controlled Manual Cutting for Craft Leatherwork - Natural Wood

Just received this tool and within five minutes I have cut six straps of various widths and lengths, five of which are over two feet. I found this tool easy to use and, checking the pieces against my straight edge, the results are flawless. I am using 8oz vegetable tan leather, a little on the stiff side, and this tool just eats it up. I was surprised how easily it pulled through, I was expecting more resistance. With thinner leathers or suede you will likely have some trouble, but for my purposes this tool is perfect and will save a great deal of time in my work over the way I had previously been cutting straps. Set up is a bit fiddly (especially if you will be changing the thickness of the leather you are using very often during a project) but manageable. The product features a large, sturdy-feeling handle. The hardware seems somewhat cheap/flimsy, but I don't expect those parts to get much wear-and-tear during standard use. If you haven't used a strap cutter before and you find yourself wasting a lot of time wrestling with your straight-edge, give this one a shot.

THIS strap cutter works great!! It was a little more expensive than the first of this style I bought but it works great!! Exactly what I needed!!

I've been leatherworking for a couple years now and don't want to spend unnecessary amounts of money on tools, especially when cutting and tooling by hand is part of the therapeutic nature of the art these days. However for the price and ease of one of the more time-consuming tasks, this tool is quite excellent. It is no doubt a hand tool, you'll have to use a deft and patient hand to make it work in an optimal manner. However the satisfaction of finding a rhythm with this simple machine as well as the time and razors saved makes this purchase well worth the fair price. Only qualm I may have is that it doesn't come with spare blades, though I'm not even sure how soon I'll need replacements.

it worked great.

Good quality wood, blade is well made. Design is perfect. Cuts smoothly and accurately.

I am new to leather craft, and wanted to cut down a leather strip to make a belt. I was so dumb, I made a line on the leather to guide my cutting ON THE WRONG SIDE of the leather. So I had to hold the device handle pointed away from me. I was a bit nervous about starting, as this required pushing the leather, rather than pulling. But after adjusting the device to the desired width and slightly reducing the "height", I applied a little forward pressure - and two inches was immediately sliced. Easier than cutting butter! Working fairly slowly, on a table top, to keep help keep the leather strip aligned, I pulled the leather forward. And I was finished in less than a minute. Easy Peasy. There were a number of cheaper, similar, devices for sale. But their verified reviews were mixed, at best. I am very glad I paid extra and bought this model. I am still surprised how easy that was. They blade must be super sharp! I received not compensation for this review. I don't believe in paid endorsements.

This is by far my favorite leather tool. Prior to this purchased I laid out leather measured each strap and cut with a utility knife and a long ruler. This is so much faster and more consistent. I used it in leather ranging from 5 to 13 ounces, mostly chrome tanned with varying finishes for different tempers from soft to firm. Over the course of using it on some leathers it can get skewed but it’s not noticeable to the eye on the strap, occurring only after many cuts on one panel (usually it’s on leather that is from the shoulder and has more stretch anyway). I’ve already ordered more blades but with the pandemic they’ve been in the mail for several weeks now but I was able to use a whetstone and strop to sharpen it using a hemostat making it brand new. Excellent buy, I don’t know why I spent so much time and energy cutting any other way.

It works, but the blade came broken in half so I have to buy replacement blades which is frustrating. For now I can at least use it on lighter leathers, but it's useless on anything thicker until I get the new blades.

I wish I bought this tool sooner. It works very well and it's so much faster than cutting with a scalpel!

Its a strap cutter, the blade came with it was sharp, I cut through some 8oz leather that I glue together no problem at all, takes a little bit time to learn how to use it and cut a straight line, but work as described its a strap cutter.

Funktioniert wie beschrieben. Solide verarbeitet, keine ungefasten Kanten, keine ungehobelte Flächen. Die Klinge ist sicher installiert, so dass man nicht die eigenen Finger riskiert. All das fand ich nicht beim Nachbau aus Fernost. Kann ich nur weiterempfehlen. Das verwendete Leder sollte eine gewisse Festigkeit haben. Mit sehr weichem, "wabbeligen" Leder wird das Entlangführen an der Kante schwierig.

Good way to see how the principle works. Don’t expect longevity it is a budget tool and will not last for repeated use

This makes cutting straps very quick and easy!