Sanding Edges?

[retiredff]

I also come from a woodworking background. I just chucked a sanding drum in my drill press and use that to sand my edges.

After sanding, I bevel my edges, wet, burnish, let the edge dry then gum trag, burnish, let it dry then gum trag and burnish again. After that dries, I do the stitchin', top coat then burnish the edge one more time.

I'm pleased with how it turned out. I do all my burnishing by hand.

Snubbyfan - do you use a guide of some type with the drum sanders or just free hand it?

Thanks

Tony

[snubbyfan]

I also come from a woodworking background. I just chucked a sanding drum in my drill press and use that to sand my edges.

After sanding, I bevel my edges, wet, burnish, let the edge dry then gum trag, burnish, let it dry then gum trag and burnish again. After that dries, I do the stitchin', top coat then burnish the edge one more time.

I'm pleased with how it turned out. I do all my burnishing by hand.

Snubbyfan - do you use a guide of some type with the drum sanders or just free hand it?

Thanks

Tony

I just freehand it.

[Hi Im Joe]

I switched from using gum trag to saddle soap after reading Bob Parks tutorial. It works about a million times better.

[retiredff]

Thanks Snubbyfan & Joe. I have gum trag, so I'll buy some saddle soap and try it.

Thanks for the reply's.