Swivel Knife Question

[Swivel Knife Question]

Hello, I bought a "Midas" 7 piece tool set (with Swivel Knife) from the Zach White Leather company that turned out to be a Craftool Basic Seven Tool Set. Anyway the swivel knife blade is so dull I cant even cut my finger if I tried. My question is how sharp should the Swivel knife be? I plan to use my 800 and 1200 grit diamond sharpeners to sharpen the blade, is this ok?

Also, I see a lot of references to strop the swivel knife blade on cardboard (which I find somewhat humorous) instead of leather - Why not a leather strop? I have several for my Bushcraft and wood carving blades and leather seems to work well.

Thanks in advance

Dave S

[What Is The Way To Store Leather Hides And Leftover Leather?]

Thanks for the replies, I have it rolled up right now but plan to make some kind of contraption to hang it up in the spare bedroom and hopefully not take up too much space.

[What Is The Way To Store Leather Hides And Leftover Leather?]

Hi, I am getting back into the Leather craft hobby to make some Bushcraft Items and some holsters. I purchased a couple of half shoulders last weekend and was wondering what is the best way to store these until I use them? Also what about scrap pieces? I'm not sure if they should be stored in plastic, rolled up (that is how I got them from the store), laid flat etc.

Does humidity (or lack of) affect the leather?

How do you guys store your leather?

Thanks

Dave S