Die for Leather Work

A friend of mine makes these really nice looking wallets by hand.  He and I were talking and I asked what could make that easier?

He talked about how he wanted some template dies to make cutting the pieces out easier.

So using a vector file for the drawing, some plexiglass, and laster cutter I make them for him.

I made this at TechShop. www.techshop.ws
 

I used inkscape to draw up the design and then imported it into CorelDraw to print directly to the Laser cutter. I added some text and I was ready to go.
Some cutters have different requirement for line cuting and etching. Be sure you consult your manual.

I was using some .075" thick plexiglass I found in the scrap bin. I placed it in the cutter bay and was ready to print.

So after hitting print in CorelDraw and sending the design to the printers control panel I double check my desing placement, moved it arround as need and hit the go button to let the laser do all the work.*not is your adding text or a rastered image you will want to take off 1 side of film that it will etch on.

Here is the finish product to the spec he required and check out these wallet made using the template die.

This was quick, easy, and really benifited a friend.