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I’ve only ever stropped that knife. But I’m confident i can make it sharp.

Cool, I may need to come by for a lesson.

@koreric75i would be willing to take a stab at that round knife, if you want. I have been sharpening things on my Kalamazoo for over a year now. I haven't tried a roundknife yet.

No, no casters for me. @Handstitched, I have played with it a little, but I'm definitely going to need a speed reducer before I chance using it on a project.

Stellar!

Rocky mountain Leather supply also carries small spools of tiger. I think they are 25 meters for 5 or 6.99. But when you buy 5 you get one free. They maybe longer than 25 but I can't remember. They carry a lot of nice stuff on their website.

Good job and welcome aboard.

@wrz0170 I do that same thing... Like years ago when I first started shooting pool. I went and got my own cue. One less variable. The reason I would do the crimson hides are the things Nigel pointed out in his review. It's a hybrid between an awl and irons. Makes perfect sense. On thin flimsy stuff just punch right thru. On thicker stuff use them as irons in conjunction with the awl. And I gotta tell ya., I don't hold the awl with the needles. I just can't do it. I mark with my irons then load the pony. Then I take my awl and wine cork backer and slice as many holes across my jaws as I can stitch. Stitch those, then move the piece forward and repeat. It is slower for sure, but then again, I'm not leaking sissy juice all over my leather. Here are some stitches from today. And I haven't done any bench time in several months. I had to use really light pulls on this leather to avoid bunching.

We didn't make up the ounce measurement in leather, we are just stuck using it. I don't even know how that started. I would much rather use fractions.

Great looking sling.

Looking good.

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I thought ETA was estimated time of arrival?

Looks awesome to me.

I will chime in on this.... The cheap sets on Amazon are great for dialing in what you want size wise. I have a set of Wuta 3.85 that I like well enough. They are nice and we'll thought out. But, if I had it to do over again I would go the crimson route. Also, keep in mind just because they are chisels doesn't mean you can't use them as irons.

I have found tokonole to be superior when it comes to slicking.

These pics wound up at the very bottom of page 2 so I'm bumping them over.

Yeah it's a slow process. But, I'm also doing other things around the house. It will take a little time.

He is worth the wait. Just touch base about once a month, and be patient.

The curved detail knife is used like a clicker knife. It is the one knife that really scares me. It is crazy sharp. I got it to cut tiny recesses in the leather. Little spots where a push cut won't work. It comes in very handy. The long detail knife is made for straight cuts on thin soft leathers. You can pretty much chop straight down with it. Then it doesn't pull the leather out of square when you cut it. I actually got it used from a forum member here who wanted to find other purchases. It wasn't a knife I set out to buy, but hey it adds to the collection.

Well, I am actually lucky enough to own 3. I have the French model, like in Mike's video. I have the long bevel point knife. And I have the curved detail knife.

And the leather storage....

Slowly making progress....

Price?

Yeah, you just have to play with some scrap of the same stuff and get your off cut thickness dialed in.