Sharpening A Campbell-Randall Skiver Blade

[LeatherWerks]

Recently I purchased a Campbell Randall Keystone splitter and skiver. It's just the same as the Weaver Heritage or Osborne I guess. Looks like a good quality product. I bought it new and thought the blade would be sharper that what it is. Does anyone know the proper way to sharpen this blade? I do have a surface plate which is about as flat as you can get if I need a flat surface.

Steve

[TomG]

Check this post out. It covers it. and has some other links to methods as well, if I remember right.

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=56574#entry363071

[CampbellRandall]

Steve:

Before using a stone, I would recommend stropping (honing) the blade.

Here is a video for the process.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_bojbbWSmo&feature=youtu.be

This would be better for normal edge maintenance.

- Dan Naegle

[LeatherWerks]

Thanks Dan and all the others who replied.

Steve