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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