The front stop which keeps your soap from sliding out to ensure bars are all cut the same size should measure 5 long by 2 high.
Best way to cut soap bar.
First you have to decide how wide you want your bars of soap to be.
I have a miter box and the saw that came with it or a hack saw.
Most people choose to cut their soaps into a one inch thickness.
Some use guitar strings the wire ones.
Here you can find a set for the soap cutting tool and the mold.
Multi wire soap cutters are an important tool if you re making large amounts of soap.
Depending on the hardness of the soap you can either push down on the knife to cut through the bar or continue sawing.
I have a bar of triple milled soap that is 11cm long 7cm wide and 4cm thick.
If you don t take this step the blade won t cut all the way through your soap.
At this point the soap should cut smoothly without crumbling.
Take the warm knife and begin sawing on the soap to make an indentation on the surface.
Now about your choices of tools to use for how to cut homemade soap.
A soap cutter is the most efficient way to make individual bars of soap.
The two sides of your soap cutter should be cut to measure 6 1 2 long by 5 high.
Hold the soap with an oven mitt to avoid being cut by the knife.
My hands too small to hold on to this bar in the shower.
Re warm the knife if you become bogged down midway through the cut.
A quick video on how to take your loaf of soap and cut it down into bars.
Make your soap one day and then make sure you can cut it the next.
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Soap makers have all kinds of ideas about items to use when it comes to cutting homemade soap.