Filetuse Creaser and Beveling?

[Maker77]

I am just starting to use a filetuse and was using it on an already edge painted side. But I had hell of a time getting a strait line with the Creaser. I’m wondering if I should not bevel the corner edges first? That is beveling before the paint. Do you even bevel the corners if you edge paint? 

[jimi]

Hi, I have not done a lot of edge painting but I would try painting your edge on a non beveled one, at least Giardini recommends this for their edge paint. I have a couple of bottles of their paint and tried both ways and find when i do paint the edge it is not beveled otherwise i am running around the bevel trying to find the line to stop!!!

[RockyAussie]

I do quite a lot of edge painting but the answer depends on the thickness and stiffness of the leather. Once you get much thicker than 2mm you often start to get a split line in the paint that either has to be sanded out or ironed in or a bit of both. A bevelled edge gives the advantage of keeping the paint thickness build up into the middle and therefore less of a split line. You can see one example of how I do bevelling on belts in this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY5wWvQvd1k

In this vid you can see one of the ways I apply the edge coating on these belts.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiQIHqY5lwk

And in this one I am doing a more by hand method - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR5nUxrrjec

Just a tip - do NOT make your edges too smooth before applying the edge paint or you will find out that it can be peeled off in one big long strip as well. A sanded finish is best.