Frodo Report post Posted September 30, 2019 I have 2 different edgers, what is the correct use of each tool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sturme Report post Posted September 30, 2019 those are pricklers, they mark the leather for spacing your holes to sew and get even stitches. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frodo Report post Posted September 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, Sturme said: those are pricklers, they mark the leather for spacing your holes to sew and get even stitches. thank you for answering I one is noticeably different than the other. this leads me to believe they serve a different function. is it for different leather? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zuludog Report post Posted September 30, 2019 I assume we are talking about the two wheels mounted in handles. They are not edgers, they are for marking the line or position of stitching, and for the spacing of the stitching holes The one with long, narrow, pointed prongs on the wheel is a POUNCE WHEEL - Search Google & YouTube for similar models, and how to use it. Basically you lay tracing paper over a pattern and run the pounce wheel along the lines. Then place the tracing paper onto your workpiece and force coloured powder through the resulting holes by dabbing the holes with something like a muslin or fine nylon mesh bag containing the powder. You can use this technique for sewing, and also for woodcarving The wheel with blunt prongs is a stitching wheel, aka an overstitch wheel for leatherwork. You roll the wheel directly onto the leather and it makes a row of indentations to show the position and spacing of the stitching holes. Then you make the holes themselves with an awl. This wheel looks like it will give very closely spaced stitching You could use the pounce wheel as an overstitch wheel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frodo Report post Posted September 30, 2019 Thank you for the explanation. i now know it is a pounce wheel and what it is for Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikesc Report post Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) Pounce wheel can be , ( was also ) used for trompe l'oeil and fresco work..Probably the technique originates from that.* The origin of the word "cartoon" is that is what the overlays images were called, that were then "pounced" through onto a wall, or ceiling, in order to get the design onto the wall or ceiling..Some types of frescoes were marked out differently, but this was one way, ( an initial process in what is called Fresco-secco ) that has been used for many centuries. Before the "wheels" the holes were made by hand, one by one, following the lines drawn on the traces. * the ones for large artworks have the prongs further apart..and often once the image has been "pounced" ( frequently by the students or the apprentices** )the artist comes back in and alters the image on the wall . ** Michael Angelo didn't "do it all" himself, ( none of them did ) they had sometimes as many as 50 or so apprentices, to prepare, smooth, sand, rough out , pounce , clean brushes, get the food in..do the dishes..etc ..these guys were heads of businesses as well as creators***, not alone starving in a garret.. ***Kind of like Jeff Koons, or any major artist / designer / sculptor / couturier today. Edited September 30, 2019 by mikesc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted September 30, 2019 Pounce wheels are still used in custom vehicle painting. I use one for marking stitching holes on thinnish leather. The prongs are wicked sharp and will go through the leather, and my fingers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
