lzvagias Report post Posted March 5, 2009 I'm a newbe here and to leather work and trying to build up my tool quiver. I'm curious as to what bevelers I need to achieve these kind of small, tight lines. I realize that the guy that made this seat has a ton of experience and skill which is makes a huge difference but I am pretty sure that the bevelers I have are not going to render this kind of result. thanks in advance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Go2Tex Report post Posted March 5, 2009 Yeah, you need steep bevelers and or a push beader. Try Barry King tools. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lzvagias Report post Posted March 5, 2009 Yeah, you need steep bevelers and or a push beader. Try Barry King tools. thank you very much! is a push beader like a groove maker? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Go2Tex Report post Posted March 5, 2009 thank you very much! is a push beader like a groove maker? Well yeah, it depends on what you mean by groove maker. It has a bent shaft with a groove at the end ground to the size bead you want to make. You run it down your cut line and it gives you a parallel line that you can cut, or just keep working the beader until you get your bead looking the way you want. It makes perfect beads. An edge groover slides along the edge of your leather piece and makes a single line, or I guess in a way, it makes a bead with the edge being the first line, like the Tandy adjustable one or the CS Osborne groover. I will use the CS Osborne edge groover to line my straps. I don't bevel the edge first, just get it moist enough to take the impression and hold it, and then work the groover up and down the edge of the strap as it dries. It will round the edge and put a fairly durable line down the edge of the strap. Here is a pic showing a bead made with Barry King's 1/8" beader: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
