I have a bar of triple milled soap that is 11cm long 7cm wide and 4cm thick.
Best way to cut soap bar.
What would be the best way to cut a very large bar of soap in half.
Depending on the hardness of the soap you can either push down on the knife to cut through the bar or continue sawing.
They use a flat surface and a hinge to apply pressure to the thin wires that cut through a sheet of soap and they can often be purchased for relatively cheap prices.
Hold the soap with an oven mitt to avoid being cut by the knife.
Take the warm knife and begin sawing on the soap to make an indentation on the surface.
The two sides of your soap cutter should be cut to measure 6 1 2 long by 5 high.
If you don t take this step the blade won t cut all the way through your soap.
First you have to decide how wide you want your bars of soap to be.
Which one would be.
Soap makers have all kinds of ideas about items to use when it comes to cutting homemade soap.
My hands too small to hold on to this bar in the shower.
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.
Re warm the knife if you become bogged down midway through the cut.
Multi wire soap cutters are an important tool if you re making large amounts of soap.
Now about your choices of tools to use for how to cut homemade soap.
Most people choose to cut their soaps into a one inch thickness.
A soap cutter is the most efficient way to make individual bars of soap.
At this point the soap should cut smoothly without crumbling.
Here you can find a set for the soap cutting tool and the mold.
A quick video on how to take your loaf of soap and cut it down into bars.
I have a miter box and the saw that came with it or a hack saw.