This is why I prefer Ksblade

[mike02130]

KS Blades are great irons, I have more than a few sets.  The tips are slightly rounded and they have a nice balance and low center of gravity.  They easily sit in the line.  I've tried Sinabroks but didn't like them because of the square teeth.  I see other people using squared off teeth where they scribe a line and then punch on the side or edge of that line.

[Danne]

6 minutes ago, mike02130 said:

KS Blades are great irons, I have more than a few sets.  The tips are slightly rounded and they have a nice balance and low center of gravity.  They easily sit in the line.  I've tried Sinabroks but didn't like them because of the square teeth.  I see other people using squared off teeth where they scribe a line and then punch on the side or edge of that line.

I feel like I get best results (with irons with flat prongs) if I crease the edge before, and just punch close to the creased line. The problem is that I really prefer to make my first crease after stitching and some sanding. I mean most (all?) earlier European pricking irons had flat teeth, so with practice I would get used to them, but tbh, why not use the irons I feel most comfortable with? Of course it's a question about spending money, but personally I rather spend the money for a set of 2.7/10SPI if I feel most comfortable with those tools.

[Hardrada]

Cool. Thanks @Danne!

What I've found is that with the KSB punches, if I punch the holes away from me the line remains straight; I have a greater chance of ending up with a crooked line if I punch towards me, as I do with the diamond punches.

[Danne]

7 minutes ago, Hardrada said:

Cool. Thanks @Danne!

What I've found is that with the KSB punches, if I punch the holes away from me the line remains straight; I have a greater chance of ending up with a crooked line if I punch towards me, as I do with the diamond punches.

It's interesting, for me it's the opposite, I find it a lot harder to punch the holes away from me. Just like I see some people "toe" through a watch strap point with their creaser, I find it easier to "heel", even though I often toe the right side, and heel the left side (to avoid an X where the crease meet the point)