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Hello. I didn't know this topic was on. I made Japanese knives for my leather work. Working on round knife, It's not finished yet.

Thanks John! I will contact him!

Does anyone know what happended to the J cook blades? the website has been not working for weeks. http://www.jcookblades.com/ Did he stopped making knives?

Thank you for the comment. it's skill that matters! : )

Thank you zuludog for the reply. I would like to see that stone! Is it natural stone? or old Norton maybe? I bet It would so meaningful to you. Thank you electrathon for the reply. that makes sense. There were no S30Vs back then : )

Thanks TinkerTailor for sharing such a wonderful documents. : )

Thank you for the reply. I knew about the Belgium Sharpening stones but I was stupid to not think about it for this topic! : ) "Sharpening stones have been around for as long as metal tools." that make sense. they wouldn't have developed it if it's useless!

Using Round/Head knife, I know that I have to sharpen the knives very very sharp. I use Ceramic stones and White and Green Compound on strop. I just had a curiosity about How the people in the past Sharpened their Round/Head knives to scary sharp? I am sure they didn't have any good stones in the 1800s and early 1900s. only Arkansas stones maybe? Was it enough for their knives? Anyone knows the story?

Hello I am interested in this awls. Can you send me an email : leathertoolz@gmail.com Thanks

Hello Thanks for the comment. for the Japanese "Nen"s , you can make very thin, crisp lines on the leather. and the steel is much away from the handle, so that you can prevent the wood from being burnt, cracked etc. and the tip is very thin, so you can draw more easily etc.

Thanks for the comment, Matt No. these tools are available in Japan. They have been around in Japanese Leather craft industry for a long time. They are also availale in right handed use. Tell me if you are interested. I can buy them for you and send it to you.

Thanks for the comment, Matt No. these tools are available in Japan. They have been around in Japanese Leather craft industry for a long time. They are also availale in right handed use. Tell me if you are interested. I can buy them for you and send it to you.

Hello Guys! I just wanted to introduce you Japanese hot iron leather creaser. some of you guys never seen before maybe. I just uploaded two videos about them, so please check them out. more videos on my youtube channel : www.youtube.com/user/leathertoolz Thanks!

please go check out my sharpening awl videos this might help you. Part 1: Part 2 : my youtube channel : youtube.com/user/leathertoolz

Thank you Mr. Johnson for such a good explanation. I wish there were written history about tool markings. I would love to here those stories.

Thank you for the reply. Yes, I sent them a e-mail about the knives I have and There is no answer. I might try to call them.

Hello. I need a help from tool gurus here in the forum. I googled to find a history about C.S. Osborne Round/Head stamp order. I believe they started 1826. and their stamps have been changed since that time. Is there anyone who can tell me every stamp on the Round/Head knife in chronicle order? As far as I know, Half Round stamp on front and EST.1826 in a box is their first stamp and probably the oldest.

Thank you for the comment! I would like to share the knowledge about Japanese leather tools since this is a western leather forum. and I would love to learn from you guys. Thank you!

Hello I am a new guy here in the forum, I started leather work back in 2009. I fell in love with the leather since then. I really like hand tools so I started to review them on my youtube channel. I use both Asian and Western leather tools. if you are interested, please go check them out. youtube.com/user/leathertoolz I am happy to be part of this wonderful leather worker's forum. Thank you