Ringer

Many thanks all for the great feedback, it's much appreciated. Ringer

Chrij, thanks. I've seen the Pro edge website, not as flat inside as the Armatige one but nearly half price. Def got me interested. Cheers Eglideride, I'm going to track down a woodturner and see what he can do. A belt is a good trade

Hello, I'm looking for a wooden burnisher to fit my bench grinder. I've seen the Armitage Leather burnisher, and it looks great, but with exchange rate on the Aussie dollar + shipping it's a bit of a killer. Just after a few other options / recommendations ? Anyone in Australia making them ? Any feedback is much appreciated. Cheers

Surely someone must know how to sharpen one of these.. ?

Hi there, I have a Punching Chisel (not pricking iron) that I want to sharpen. Can anyone tell me how to do this? It doesn't seem to have angled prongs like a pricking iron, they just seem to lay straight. It's a F & J Dixon. What would that make it age wise ? Many thanks for your help

Thanks CL, I ended up buying the Chinese one he reviewed, for the simple reason that they were the only ones I could find that were 6mm with ten prongs Cheers

Thanks for your help CrazedLemming. I'll go the 6mm. Was looking at the variety on google images and found loads of 10 pronged 6mm but they were all from China, very cheap though. Have you had any experience with Chinese tools ? I couldn't find anyone in the US or Australia that sold 10 pronged 6mm..

Hi there, I'm making a shoulder gear bag and want to make the stitches about 5mm apart, roughly 1/4 inch My question is, are there pricking irons or something similar with large spaces to make stitches this distance ? Look forward to hearing some great wisdom from knowledgable people on this site:) Regards

I was shown with a stick and some wool tied on the end. I've found this really messy! I always end up with a few stray fibres straying and dyeing where I didn't want to. Very frustrating! To me, this in ingenious!! Thanks so much for sharing

Well after picking up my Dixon edgers and doing some extensive work with them over the last week, I feel somewhat qualified to review them.. They didn't have an edge on them when they arrived but I don't find that to be much of a problem. Although they did take a lot of work to get going well. No makers mark, which would make it hard for resale I'm presuming. The groove was quite short compared to old Dixons. But the most disappointing fact was the groove is crooked !! I managed to pick up an old No. 3 and after comparing the new to old I was so shocked at the difference in quality that I rang the place of purchase, had a chat to them about it and they offered a refund, which I thought was quite generous considering they'd been sharpened and used. Thanks for all your feedback Regards

Hi all, thanks for all your feedback, much appreciated! I ended up doing a bit of a backflip and picking up Dixon grooved edgers # 1, 2, 3 locally. Has anyone else used these? Interested in your thoughts.. Regards

Hi there all, looking at BK edgers and was after some feedback on what leaves a more rounded edge out of the 3 on offer ? The Grooved The Common The Bissonnette It's for bridle and saddle work. Or does anyone have another brand that gives a more rounded edge? This is my first post, so a big hello to you all at Leatherworker! Look forward to conversing