Members BlueEyedDom76 Posted January 4, 2012 Members Report Posted January 4, 2012 So, complete novice here. My first attempt at a project involved a six strand round braid over a cylindrical core. I noticed that my edges looked sloppy. I bought an edge beveller at me local leather store and tried it out with miserable success. I have a #3 beveller working on 3/4 oz finished black leather. I'm trying to bevel the raw side so the edges lay flatter, but all it does is rough up the edges, I cant get it to cut a strip out and bevel nicely. The most I've been able to do is shave bits of the fibers off in clumps without really bevelling. What am I doing wrong?? Thanks for any advise. Quote
Members Lady Roper Posted January 4, 2012 Members Report Posted January 4, 2012 Check out Bob Parks post on Beveling Edges. Very Informative. Quote
dirtclod Posted January 4, 2012 Report Posted January 4, 2012 A regular beveler isn't going to do what your wanting to do. You need a setup using a razor blade or a really sharp knife. Look in the braiding section Bevan ( search for Bevan and you should find it ) he has information on a string cutter and beveler that he makes and sells. Quote I'm old enough to know that i don't know everything.
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