Heading To Tandy Tomorrow - But Need Advise. Want To Make Carved Collars.

[meagain]

OK - So I got the BK swivel knife in 3/8 barrel and 1/4" blade. The blade IS thinner than the 1/2" Craftool Pro 3/8" blade I have. So for various cuts like decorative - the Craftool Pro seems to make a prettier wider cut.

They are both so different. Craftool Pro is heavier for sure and I almost think that benefits me sometimes. So I'm keeping both swivel knives. I'm 'fairly' happy with what I'm able to do at this stage tho my decorative cuts need improving and it seems the leather has to be in some perfect sweet spot to get 'pretty'.

My current main issue (besides dye/paint hell) - is beveling. I've learned if my cut isn't great due to leather being too wet, etc. - the beveler doesn't like to get inside the cut well or will push the inside. Proper casing I guess.
But - I think I might suck at beveling in that I'm still hitting, moving, hitting. Then going back to clean up. When I try to run it down the line - tap tap tap - it just doesn't work. Like the leather is sticking. Maybe some of it is the quality of the leather as I'm still working on scrap and now 2" wide precut strips from Springfield. I have a giant piece of Hermann Oak that I'm reserving till I go through my 2" wide strip.

In the mean time - I'm wondering if there's any way around the bevel tool 'sticking' (for lack of a better word) to the leather. I'd like for it to slide/glide a little. Not sure if it's possible. Would this Lexol product help? I've read dish soap? I only have Dawn so IDK if that would work. Maybe these things would help swivel knife and beveling.