Best Edge Bevelers for the money? DC53? D2?

[Tim Schroeder]

I have a set of the Craftool Pro Classic's with the big fat black handles. I just sharpened them (every grit of sandpaper from (800 to 10,000)and they cut very smooth. I just bought a set of the Kemovan Round D2. #2 thru #7. They are very sharp and cut super smooth on veg tan. I bought the Kemovans because I like the Cocobolo handles and the small steps between sizes.  In a set they were $43 each shipped to the house.

The Craftool #0 is the same size as the Kemovan #5, 1.6mm. The Kemovans only go up to #7, 2.0mm so I bought a Wuta M390 #5, 2.2mm.

 I also bought a Diudus #4, .7mm off of Amazon ($16) and it was very sharp so I decided to try the chinese stuff because I can't afford the Ron's Tools edgers. They are very expensive. There's a local leather shop here and when I looked at the bevelers they were all Ron's Tools and they love them. 

 I was always trying to use the Craftool #0 but it always wanted to dig in. After close inspection you could see it was bent from the factory. I took it to the local Tandy and they said just tough luck they couldn't do anything. Took it to Tandy headquarters in Ft. Worth and they said SOL. They don't warranty their tools. I bought a new one and wanted to see how sharp they are from the factory. After sharpening the new one with 800,1000,1200,1500,2000,2500,3000,5000, 7000, 10,000 it wasn't even close. From the factory they were OK but not even close to the sharpened one. IMHO the sharpened Craftool is noticeably sharper than even the new Kemovans.  

[SUP]

12 hours ago, Tigweldor said:

Who up to now didn´t even know what a cuticle trimmer was

😄 Most people don't. And what fun it is to try different things around the house and put them to new uses. Think of how one can use orange sticks - again a tool for nails that have a million non-nail uses.

Just one thing - I do leatherwork as a hobby, so anything that I say is from that point of view. it will be different, many times, from the point of view of a leather professional. Please consider any information that I provide with that in mind!

Edited April 29 by SUP

[SUP]

12 hours ago, Tigweldor said:

Bruce Johnson has a pretty detailed tutorial on how to sharpen edge-bevelers :

https://brucejohnsonleather.com/links-resources/tutorials/tutorial-edge-beveler-sharpening

I know. And its good. His site has some great information and excellent tools. And he guides you well on what you need.

[Tigweldor]

Think of how one can use orange sticks - again a tool for nails that have a million non-nail uses.

 

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Even though I am not a nail technician - I know what those are.

I use them to clean my ears (not the pointy side) :)

[Ledhep]

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