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Slicking Edge On Tight Concave Edges

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I'm a newbie to leatherworking. I have one of those round nylon slickers widely available at leather supply places. It does the job decently (at least, I'm happy with it). Now, I need to slick some concaves edges with a fairly tight radius (smaller than the diameter of the nylon slicker). What could I use for that?

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When I can't get my dremel burnisher in there, I use either my bone folder, a sharpie, or a thinner marks-alot dry erase marker. basically anything that's smooth plastic.

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You can also go to a real hardware store and look in their specialty bins for door and window hardware. You'll often find small plastic pulleys that will work on some curves

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That turned wood burnisher is one of my most-used tools. Here's the same thing for less than 1/2 the price;

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251258189872&item=251258189872&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466

I LOVE a 6-inch piece of deer antler tip that I polished up. You'd be amazed at how many things I use it for besides burnishing tight radiuses (exceptionally useful for wet forming, turning stitched pockets outside-in...).

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You can just wrap some denim or canvas around your finger or an object and use that. It works rather well, and with it on your finger(s) it will conform to most curves anyways.

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