Selvedge

What do you guys use to cut the selvedge of a woven carpet prior to joining?

 

2m straight edge with a brand new straight blade

 

I cut woven carpets free hand or use a loop pile top cutter, they make a pukka join

 

Freehand with a lightsaber blade lol

 

Lol, good one. But me lightsabers ran out o batteries.

 

cant you charge them in taxis now

 

Follow the white woven cotton on the back with a new straight or hook blade,I always copydex after I have cut the join too

 

that must be some blade on the hooker to be able to follow a selvidge, i would only do it with a straight blade myself
mark and slice or saw action etc

 

Yeah, not tried it with a hook blade.

 

Try superhooks about £20 a box

 

I dont think much of super hooks mate, the sweeny todd ones I had were crap. I was using the Janser ones the other day and they were ok

 

Will find out tomorrow the ones I use and let you know

 

well im getting some blades sent up to try out......
well unless they got lost with postman pat in the fields and lynched by the sheep im surrounded by?

 

Same as Kevin.

 

New straight blade and follow the line.

I use super hook blades from a German company I think and there brilliant but I think I'd struggle with cut a woven from the back

 

large shears then dex edges

 

Going old school on us

 

Concave Blades for me I can't use straights on carpet

 

Not me was it??

 

Well according to my old boss and mentor you should never trim a selvedge.LOL