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  1. Tree Reaper
    How do you maintain an even depth?
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    You can dress a water stone pretty quick with a carbide flattening stone.
  3. Tree Reaper
    Have you tried sanding by hand?
  4. Tree Reaper
    Japanese water stones are what I use for sharpening planer blades. For swivel knife blades, I just keep them sharp with green compound.
  5. Tree Reaper
    Give this a read, it's fairly recent ... http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=53674&hl=
  6. Tree Reaper
    Sounds like it's too wet or/and your stamping surface is not hard and solid.
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    Renee;They work very well for items like belts. I clamp one end of the belt to a board and shave the far end. If you have trouble and aren't getting good results let me know and I'll help you with it. Kevin.
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    Thanks for posting your efforts, looks good. I stumbled on one today for $4 like the one I wanted to make so I bought it. http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/ODNYMzUw/z/GacAAOxyFPNSJjC~/$T2eC16dHJGIFFoqWmqOjBSJjC-mEhw~~60_1.JPG
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    Looks good, nice contrast, well done!
  10. Tree Reaper
    It may not be acid but salt because pickling salt is also used. It shouldn't bother the hides but it will cause a rash on bare skin with something like a watch strap. Bronze and stainless steel hardware will be more resistant to corrosion.
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    You can use a little heat from a hair dryer and wipe the white off but neutralizing the chemicals in the hide might be more of a challenge. When I was chrome tanning I used baking soda for that purpose and tested the Ph with test strips but the hides were still wet and submersed in the tanning solution.
  12. Tree Reaper
    Tallow is a natural product from an animal as far as I know and it shouldn't cause corrosion. It could be the tanning salts from chrome tanning but I couldn't say if your leather is chrome tanned or not.
  13. Tree Reaper
    Is this chrome tanned leather?
  14. Tree Reaper
    I wouldn't use a stone for swivel knife blades. Green compound on card stock is all you need to keep them razor sharp. For other leather tools, (not swivel knives) you can use a dremel with emery and the felt discs with green compound.
  15. Tree Reaper
    If it doesn't work to your expectations it most likely could be corrected by simply having the blade reground to a different angle but before you do that I would suggest having the blade sharpened by a professional. I wouldn't expect it to be perfect coming from Tandy but that doesn't mean you can't fix it.
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    My next awl will be made with a pin vise to get into tight places. I'll use a wooden handle that the pin vise can be set into but leave three or four inches of the vise outside the handle.
  17. Tree Reaper
    How do you plan on shaping the blade?
  18. Tree Reaper
    A finished Osborne awl blade is 7/64" wide, 3/64" on the flatter side and my preference for a blade length would be about 1 1/4" outside the handle, the Osborne is only 1".
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    Nicely done Nige. Thanks for your time and effort in making these videos. Kevin.
  20. Tree Reaper
    The flat side is handy when you are stitching something with high sides, it allows you to get closer so the blade enters straight and not at an angle. I made a handle but buy the blades. I haven't made a blade but I think you'll be looking at shaping, hardening and tempering prior to sharpening.
  21. Tree Reaper
    Using a nylon toothbrush lightly will help clean the stubborn ones but be sure to wear safety glasses if using the brush with chemicals.
  22. Tree Reaper
    I would wash them and try soaking them in CLR for a few minutes then wash them again.
  23. Tree Reaper
    The thing is, you are only spreading the leather apart, you aren't removing it like a drill bit would so it will work itself back together so I'm betting it won't be an issue for you.
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    A round awl blade will run about 2mm at the center. The problem with making a small hole is getting two thicknesses of thread through that small hole. You can use a 2mm awl blade and if you don't like the size of the holes just hammer the thread down after you're done stitching.
  25. Tree Reaper
    You could hand stitch it to the edge or stitch it to a piece of fabric and put the fabric between the layers of leather and machine stitch it.
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