Tandy Leather Craftool Strap Cutter

This is simplicity plus, and it works as simple as it looks. It cuts straight, once you make an initial cut in the material prior to the strap cutter starting its cut. The message here is to make a small cut in the direction and the point on the material so the cutter can pick up the start of the strap cutting.

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.

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.

WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG TO BUY THIS THING??? i should have purchased this tool back when i started to work with leather making straps with a 18'' ruler is terrible compared to using this tool. you can make perfect straps the full length of a hide in seconds so you can continue on with your project instead of putzing around with a ruler for 10 minutes great tool that does its job perfectly also buy extra blades when you buy this because they are inexpensive and small and when you realize you need to replace them you basically need them now lol Thank you Tandy for this magnificent tool

works great!

I waited a long time to replace my old strap cutter, just because it served me well for so long. I finally decided to retire it and get this here new one. It is a very nice replacement and has already started servin me well. As long as ya keep the blade sharp, it cuts through leather like butter. Highly recommend this strap cutter. It ain’t fancy, but it does it’s dang job.

Having previously had access to two of these for years, I moved to another location, and have finally bought my own Tandy strap cutter. I have used this tool for 30 years, and made more belts than I can remember. The skill needed with this tool, and any like it, is to gain a feel for feeding the leather into it (if you are cutting by yourself), or pulling the tool if you are working with another who can hold the far end of the strap. Included are durable blades. The tool is virtually indestructible. You won't regret this purchase.

Works well, easy to use, cuts nice. What else can I say?

It worked for me. Should have ordered more blades at the same time

The produce itself seems good, but the problem is that I can Not see the numbers clearly which is the ruler that one would use as a guide to measure, they are burned so dark. Mind you, this is a up close picture with lots of light, so that it can be seen, now image the product on the table with the leather you are looking to cut, you can see it LESS. Then the top numbers are faded. If you look at the picture, you can make the numbers out, ONLY because I am shinning direct light onto the product while taking a picture of it. I am going to return and order it again. This is a quality control issue, hopefully the next one will not be this way, if it is, I will return it too.