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My husband just asked the same thing. He's a cabinet maker and he said that part of the blade isn't sharp.

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UKRay, ruthless

I always just used them as they come with the centering spike left on. When ya wack it with a rawhide mallet it will drive right thru. I reckon a person could grind it off with no harm being done.

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iF THAT'S ALL IT TAKES, JUST GO AND BUY A CHEAP CHISEL!

Tony.

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well I reckon ya can go buy whatever ya want!

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I have a pamphlet book with those in it, it's by Ron Edwards I don't have it in front of me now but I think they are called Trinity Knots. Birdsall Leather in Sydney stock the Ron Edwards hardcover books and I think it may of been in one of those as well, possibly More Bush Leathercraft.

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"...iF THAT'S ALL IT TAKES, JUST GO AND BUY A CHEAP CHISEL!..."

A chisel has a one-sided bevel. Speaking from experience, the chisel will drift in the cut toward the bevel. That's not a big deal for thin leather, but it would be noticeable on something thicker like a dog leash. You'd need to regrind the chisel to have a bevel on both sides to make it work right. Not the end of the world to do, but it's not an off-the-shelf solution. --DeeAnna

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I'm speaking from experience. If you push on the chisel firmly, the beveled side of the chisel will just push the leather away from the cut, it will spring back!!!

Tony.

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