tool
Halfmoon knife
The halfmoon knife is used by leatherworkers and in particular by the
saddler, to cut rigid leather to size. It has a semicircular blade (approx.
20 cm) and a straight handle attached exactly above the center of the
blade. With the medieval halfmoon knife, the handle is horizontal to the
top of the blade. You can make a long, beautiful cut with this knife, while
the hand exerts full pressure force. The angle of the halfmoon knife is
placed on the leather and according to the circumference of the knife, the
leather is cut through on the marked line. At the end point, the knife is
repositioned until the entire cut has been completed. Keeping the knife
horizontal, you cut into the thickness of the leather or bevel the edge.
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