Leather cutter 30

Upholstery Leather Button Cutter for Covered Button Making

This upholstery leather button cutter is made for preparing accurately sized leather pieces for professional covered-button production.

Available in sizes 24 and 30, the cutter can be used with most suitable fabric presses or manually with a cutting block and mallet.

It is particularly useful for upholsterers, furniture manufacturers, headboard makers and restoration workshops producing covered buttons from leather and other upholstery materials.

Product Specification

• Product type: Leather button cutter
• Available sizes: 24 and 30
• Application: Cutting covering material for upholstery buttons
• Primary material: Leather
• Operation: Compatible press or manual use
• Manual use: Cutting block and suitable mallet
• Suitable for: Upholstery, furniture manufacture, headboards and restoration

What Is a Leather Button Cutter?

A leather button cutter is a shaped cutting tool used to prepare consistent pieces of leather before the material is formed around an upholstery button shell.

Leather is generally thicker and less forgiving than conventional upholstery fabric, so accurate cutting is particularly important when producing covered buttons.

A correctly sized leather blank helps provide enough material to cover the shell without creating unnecessary bulk behind the finished button.

Typical applications include:

• Leather headboard buttons
• Sofa buttons
• Chair buttons
• Footstool buttons
• Ottoman buttons
• Upholstered bed panels
• Decorative furniture panels
• Furniture restoration
• Replacement leather-covered buttons

Why Use a Dedicated Leather Button Cutter?

Cutting leather accurately by hand can be difficult when several identical button covers are required.

A dedicated cutter helps provide:

• Consistent leather pieces
• Cleaner cut edges
• Faster preparation
• Reduced variation between buttons
• Less unnecessary material around the shell
• More repeatable button production
• A neater professional finish

Consistency becomes particularly important on larger projects such as deep-buttoned headboards where many matching buttons may be visible together.

Size 24 Leather Cutter

The size 24 leather cutter is intended for smaller upholstery button applications.

It is useful where a compact covered button is required for:

• Furniture detailing
• Smaller headboard buttons
• Chair backs
• Decorative panels
• Restoration work

Use with compatible size 24 button shells and suitable button-making equipment.

Size 30 Leather Cutter

The size 30 leather cutter provides a larger covering piece for a commonly used upholstery button size.

Size 30 is suitable for applications including:

• Headboards
• Sofa backs
• Chair backs
• Ottomans
• Footstools
• Upholstered panels
• Furniture restoration

Use with compatible size 30 shells and button tooling.

Leather Cutter for Upholstery Headboards

Leather-covered buttons can create a strong decorative finish on upholstered headboards.

The leather cutter is useful for preparing consistent covers for:

• Deep-buttoned headboards
• Diamond buttoning
• Upholstered bedheads
• Bed panels
• Decorative wall panels

Using the same cutter throughout the project helps keep the covering pieces consistent from one button to the next.

Leather Cutter for Furniture Upholstery

The cutter can also be used for leather-covered buttons on:

• Sofas
• Armchairs
• Footstools
• Ottomans
• Benches
• Decorative furniture panels
• Bespoke furniture
• Restoration projects

The suitability of the material will depend on its thickness, flexibility and the button-making equipment being used.

Leather Cutter for Furniture Restoration

When reproducing missing or damaged leather-covered buttons on existing furniture, matching the original size and appearance can be important.

A leather cutter helps create repeatable covering pieces when making replacement buttons for:

• Traditional furniture
• Leather chairs
• Sofas
• Headboards
• Decorative panels
• Vintage upholstery

Before producing replacements, check the original button size, covering thickness and fixing method.

Use with Leather, Vinyl & Thick Fabric Button Dies

Cutting the covering material is only one part of producing a professional covered button.

For thicker materials, use the specialist Button Die for Leather, Vinyl & Thick Fabric.

The specialist die is made for materials that create greater bulk around the shell, including:

• Leather
• Upholstery vinyl
• Faux leather
• Heavy upholstery fabric
• Thick decorative materials

Matching the cutter, shell and die to the covering material helps improve button consistency.

Use with Aluminium Button Shells

Leather-covered buttons can be produced using compatible Aluminium Button Shells.

The aluminium shell forms the visible shape of the finished button while the leather wraps around the shell.

The correct shell size should be matched with the appropriate cutter and button die.

Compatible Button Back Options

The rear fixing depends on how the button will be attached to the furniture.

Wire Backs

Button Wire Backs provide a metal loop for upholstery twine and traditional deep buttoning.

Prong Backs

Button Prong Backs provide long prongs for suitable mechanical through-upholstery fixing.

Hook Backs

Hook Backs produce covered buttons that can attach to a prepared twine loop.

Tape Backs

Tape Backs accept long and short button tapes for suitable cushion and bedding applications.

Choose the button back according to the furniture construction and fixing method.

Leather Cutter for Press Use

The cutter is compatible with most suitable fabric presses.

For workshops producing buttons regularly, a press provides a controlled way to apply cutting force across the tool.

The D-3 Fabric & Button Press is particularly relevant where both cutting and button production form part of regular workshop work.

Manual Leather Cutting with a Cutting Block

The cutter can also be used manually where a dedicated fabric press is not available.

A suitable cutting block and mallet allow the cutter to be used independently for smaller production runs, furniture repairs or occasional button-making work.

The Teflon Cutting Block provides a suitable sacrificial cutting surface and is specifically intended to help keep cutting tools sharp.

Why Use a Teflon Cutting Block?

A good cutting surface helps protect both the cutter and the workbench.

The Teflon Cutting Block helps:

• Protect cutting edges
• Provide a consistent cutting surface
• Reduce damage to the workbench
• Improve cutter life
• Support clean material cutting

Avoid cutting directly onto hard workshop surfaces that could damage or blunt the cutting edge.

Leather Cutter or Standard Fabric Cutter?

The standard Fabric Cutter is intended for conventional upholstery fabric and is available in a wider range of sizes.

The Leather Cutter is better suited where the covering material is leather or another heavier material requiring more specialised preparation.

Choose the Leather Cutter for:

• Leather
• Heavier button-cover material
• Leather furniture restoration
• Leather-covered headboards

Choose the Fabric Cutter for conventional upholstery cloth and general fabric-covered button production.

Leather Cutter or Osborne Fabric Cutter?

The Osborne Fabric Cutter provides a professional cutting option for workshops using Osborne button-making equipment.

The Leather Cutter provides a practical alternative where sizes 24 or 30 suit the button system being used.

The best choice depends on the workshop tooling already in use and the covering material being cut.

Professional Leather Button Cutter for Upholstery Workshops

This cutter is suitable for:

• Professional upholsterers
• Leather furniture repairers
• Furniture manufacturers
• Headboard makers
• Furniture restoration workshops
• Bespoke furniture businesses
• Contract upholstery workshops
• Soft furnishing manufacturers

For heavier-material button production, pair the cutter with the specialist Button Die for Leather, Vinyl & Thick Fabric.

For press-operated cutting, use a compatible press such as the D-3 Fabric & Button Press.

For manual cutting, use a Teflon Cutting Block.

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For help choosing the correct cutter, die or covered-button components, contact us.

Professional leather button cutter for preparing accurately sized leather pieces for fabric-covered and leather-covered upholstery buttons.

• Available in sizes 24 and 30
• made for leather button-cover preparation
• Compatible with most suitable fabric presses
• Can also be used manually with a cutting block and mallet
• Helps produce consistent covering pieces for button making
• Suitable for furniture, headboards and decorative upholstery
• Use it for professional upholsterers, furniture manufacturers and restoration workshops

For press-operated cutting, pair with the D-3 Fabric & Button Press.

For manual use, work against a Teflon Cutting Block to help protect the cutting edge.

For forming leather, vinyl and other thicker covering materials into finished buttons, use the specialist Button Die for Leather, Vinyl & Thick Fabric.