Members Sheilajeanne Posted November 6, 2018 Members Report Posted November 6, 2018 Thought this was worth sharing! Quote
Members Willb2862 Posted November 6, 2018 Members Report Posted November 6, 2018 Thats a great tip! And I just so happen to have a beveler that needs sharpening! Thanks Quote
Members DV8DUG Posted November 6, 2018 Members Report Posted November 6, 2018 I was video view 666... Wonder if I should worry. Quote I think of Chinese food when I think of life; That's sweet and sour. My life is sweet as saccharin. Ye Scurvy Dog. Swords, Weapons, Dungeon Furniture, Custom Leather Work, and More...
Members Sheilajeanne Posted November 6, 2018 Author Members Report Posted November 6, 2018 29 minutes ago, DV8DUG said: I was video view 666... Wonder if I should worry. LOL!! Quote
Members ComputerDoctor Posted November 6, 2018 Members Report Posted November 6, 2018 Fantastic! I had wondered how to sharpen my Beveler's so I'll give this a try! Sam:) Quote
bikermutt07 Posted November 7, 2018 Report Posted November 7, 2018 I just bevel a piece of scrap. Rub rouge into the edge and bevel backwards. It's the perfect size. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members ScoobyNewbie Posted November 7, 2018 Members Report Posted November 7, 2018 Not unless you fiddle, eat mushrooms or figs. Quote
Members battlemunky Posted November 7, 2018 Members Report Posted November 7, 2018 I have a few different size threads just for this. I braided some for the #5 since its so huge. Quote
Members Willb2862 Posted November 7, 2018 Members Report Posted November 7, 2018 20 hours ago, bikermutt07 said: I just bevel a piece of scrap. Rub rouge into the edge and bevel backwards. It's the perfect size. There is always someone who has to take a great tip and point out that the obvious solution was right in front of us the whole time! Lol. Seriously, cant believe I never thought of that! Quote
bikermutt07 Posted November 8, 2018 Report Posted November 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Willb2862 said: There is always someone who has to take a great tip and point out that the obvious solution was right in front of us the whole time! Lol. Seriously, cant believe I never thought of that! Ha, i didnt think of it either. Tandy had a master craftsman in town for thanksgiving that wanted to teach a tooling class for fun. He pointed it out to us. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members noobleather Posted November 8, 2018 Members Report Posted November 8, 2018 Thanks for the video. I have been shown how to sharpen a beveler on the edge of piece of leather with jewellers rouge. But I have a smaller beveler where it doesn't seem to work so I will try this when I get home Quote
bermudahwin Posted November 8, 2018 Report Posted November 8, 2018 Jewellers rouge on the edge of leather; I can see how this works and wish I'd thought of it years ago, thanks for the tip bikermutt. Jewellers rouge on threads of varying thicknesses; over time this may mishapen the cutting edge into a curve. And restoring a flat edge to a curved blade area is a nightmare. H Quote No longer following it.
Members Mrvista Posted December 12, 2018 Members Report Posted December 12, 2018 If you want a really sharp beveller? I use a piece of wire the right thickness for my beveller, and overlay it with a piece of Micro mesh abrasive cloth, then press down on the mesh over the wire, and stroke backwards, believe me, you will have a razor sharp beveller! If your beveller is very blunt, you can start with a course piece of micro mesh cloth, and then work through the different grades, even down to 12000 grade micro mesh. I bought a pack of these, and 2 years later they are still going strong. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Micro-Mesh-Regular-Sheets-Abrasive-Polishing-x/dp/B003RTABUK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1544617687&sr=8-2&keywords=micro-mesh Quote Regards Andy at Apricity Leatherworks
Members TonySFLDLTHR Posted December 12, 2018 Members Report Posted December 12, 2018 On 11/6/2018 at 7:58 PM, bikermutt07 said: I just bevel a piece of scrap. Rub rouge into the edge and bevel backwards. It's the perfect size. This is what we do here as well. We take and lock the strips in a board so they stand on their edge and don't move. Plus easy storage. Quote
bermudahwin Posted December 12, 2018 Report Posted December 12, 2018 On 11/7/2018 at 1:58 AM, bikermutt07 said: I just bevel a piece of scrap. Rub rouge into the edge and bevel backwards. It's the perfect size. 32 minutes ago, TonySFLDLTHR said: This is what we do here as well. We take and lock the strips in a board so they stand on their edge and don't move. Plus easy storage. Ok, sounds great as I said earlier, but "bevel backwards" does this just polish and sharpen the flat side? does it creat any burr on the inside? In the picture I have always stropped the blue arow side, but have never tried to strop/sharpen the red side. Some of the recent replies have left me wondering if there is a better way, that I have been missing. Cheers H Quote No longer following it.
Members clc Posted December 12, 2018 Members Report Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) I do the same as hwinbermuda, but I also use the string with rouge to remove the burr from the inside. Just pull through the top after finishing stropping the bottom. Edited December 12, 2018 by clc Quote
Members TonySFLDLTHR Posted December 12, 2018 Members Report Posted December 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, clc said: I do the same as hwinbermuda, but I also use the string with rouge to remove the burr from the inside. Just pull through the top after finishing stropping the bottom. This was what I was just about to post. Either a piece of string or lace with jewelers rouge on it. Pull it back through the red side. Quote
bermudahwin Posted December 12, 2018 Report Posted December 12, 2018 Thank you, guys. H Quote No longer following it.
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