Sharpening A Stitching Groover

[Crimson Hides]

I did the same as what BDAZ did. Running the tip of my groover along a white "rouge" leather surface. Do note that you are going the opposite direction as how you would normally groove the leather. When you see a mirror finish, it is going to cut like butter. Tried doing the same on a grit 1000 sandpaper and end up ruining the tip.

[Boriqua]

I got the tandy and was using it correctly but it acted like a creaser. It was stone dull and tandy has decided they will paint over all their cutting edges so you have to remove the paint first before you can actually work on the edge.

I started with a fine emery board to profile the tip since mine came all uneven. Then I had to push it several times along the three sides on a black stone. Once I had a usable, starting to cut tool, I took a toothpick and loaded it in my dremel. I then loaded it up with Rouge inserted in the hole and polished away. I took a small dremel buffing wheel and polished the outside three sides of the cutting tool. Then as a last step I loaded up a fairly soft thick piece of leather with rouge and pushed it across further polishing the cutting edge from the outside. It now slides through the leather effortlessly. At this point an occasional hit with the toothpick and some pushing on the outside against my rouge loaded leather strip and it stays lickety split sharp.

[5 Spice]

I got the tandy and was using it correctly but it acted like a creaser. It was stone dull and tandy has decided they will paint over all their cutting edges so you have to remove the paint first before you can actually work on the edge.

I started with a fine emery board to profile the tip since mine came all uneven. Then I had to push it several times along the three sides on a black stone. Once I had a usable, starting to cut tool, I took a toothpick and loaded it in my dremel. I then loaded it up with Rouge inserted in the hole and polished away. I took a small dremel buffing wheel and polished the outside three sides of the cutting tool. Then as a last step I loaded up a fairly soft thick piece of leather with rouge and pushed it across further polishing the cutting edge from the outside. It now slides through the leather effortlessly. At this point an occasional hit with the toothpick and some pushing on the outside against my rouge loaded leather strip and it stays lickety split sharp.

Toothpick.....brilliant.