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Thanks, both of you. Straight it is. Now I'm ready to drop a few bucks on two (or maaaaaybe 3) Bisonette edgers.

Hi folks I'm a novice, making my first belt. (That was mentioned back on the "How Do I Do That" forum). I'd like to get a couple/few edgers. I like the bisonettes (sp?) because I like the idea of being able to both push and pull it. The Osborne ones I've seen online can be bought with either a straight shank (127.5S) or a bent shank (127.5B). My questions: What Size(s) do I need? Eventually I will be making more than just belts, and the leather will be anywhere from 5-6oz to 11-13 oz. Should I get the straight shank or the bent one? The straight one seems to be the one offered on most leatherworking sites. Any tricks of the trade to using an edger, besides practicing a lot? Any cautions? Thanks

OK, I'm back with another question. Edging the belt. I know there are tools for doing that called [surprise!] edgers. The way I read it is, the larger the number, the more leather is trimmed off. I'd like to get a few different sizes just to see what happens with different thicknesses of leather . Leather will be not just for belts but anything from say, 5-6 oz to 11-12 oz. So what are some good "beginner/starter" sizes for a novice? And any advice, i.e., tricks of the trade in using one ? I mean besides practice, practice, practice? Except I don't want to keep practicing one way if I'm doing it wrong. ("Insanity"= doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result) Thanks

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Thanks all, for the replies. Gotta practice a bit, what ever method I use. Second question about the Great Belt Project: I'm buying the belt blanks that are already Skivved(? right word?) and punched with holes for the snaps. Are the snap holes standardized? If standardized is a typical diameter hole so I can order the right size snaps? And I may want to use Chicago screws intead of snaps so I'd still need to know the [standard?] hole diameter. Chicago screws the way to go? or stick to the snaps? Thanks

Hi folks, I'm new to leatherworking. I'd like to make a belt. Saw this belt with the double groove and thought it looked really elegant. I'd like to make one with a single groove. So how do you make the groove? Thanks Gooved edge belt.bmp Gooved edge belt.bmp