Tnoisaw Report post Posted March 18, 2010 I got a new blade for my stitch groover and it last just long enough for a couple groves. All it does now is mark. I got it from Mainline but it is a Tandy and I'm heading there this weekend for a class so I'll talk to them about it. Is there a better groover out in leather land? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chouinardragon Report post Posted March 18, 2010 Hi, Try Versa Groover from Douglas tools,Sheridan,WY. I just received mine, it's gorgeous. The Versa Groover is $80 which includes a tip of your choice. Additional tips are $15 each. Tips come in Small, Medium andrge sizes. You can contact them through 307.737.2222 or e-mail dsctools@rangeweb.net Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tnoisaw Report post Posted March 18, 2010 Hi, Try Versa Groover from Douglas tools,Sheridan,WY. I just received mine, it's gorgeous. The Versa Groover is $80 which includes a tip of your choice. Additional tips are $15 each. Tips come in Small, Medium andrge sizes. You can contact them through 307.737.2222 or e-mail dsctools@rangeweb.net Chris Do they have a web site? The one I found didn't go anywhere. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cgleather Report post Posted March 18, 2010 No web site for them, give them a call or email. It is worth the money. I used a tandy one for years and up graded about a year ago, took a little bit to get used to it but I wouldn't use anything else. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Report post Posted March 18, 2010 I too have the Versa Groover, I also had one of Jeremiah Watt's patent leather groovers which was pretty good also, it had legs and I got the Douglas. I like both. However.........Them little Tandy ones (the ones with the hex screw in the end) have their own little function. I use them for decoration. I mean decorating leather. I have 4 of them (probably more than that) set to different distances from the edge and use them to cut a little border decoration in back of the stitch groove. You have to use your imagination in tight places or where transitioning from one part to another, but they can be handy. To sharpen them just drag them across your strop board a few strokes. When they get really dull, you may need to use 600 grit sandpaper with a little oil on it. You can use a Dremel with a fine, really small wheel for the inside, but I use the smallest sandcord or crocus cord I can get to fit through the hole and give it a few swipes. If just doing decoration and not trying to plow a trough they stay sharp pretty long with the occasional touch-up. Art I got a new blade for my stitch groover and it last just long enough for a couple groves. All it does now is mark. I got it from Mainline but it is a Tandy and I'm heading there this weekend for a class so I'll talk to them about it. Is there a better groover out in leather land? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outcast Report post Posted March 18, 2010 Art, can you show us a pic of a piece you have decorated with your tandy groover? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Report post Posted March 18, 2010 No, But I can make something up over the weekend, maybe; work (real work) has been keeping me quite busy. Art Art, can you show us a pic of a piece you have decorated with your tandy groover? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
