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i scanned two pages from the Leather work Manual by Stohlman, Patten & Wilson

THey are over the limit so i'll post twice.

swivelsharp1.pdf

Just now, chuck123wapati said:

i scanned two pages from the Leather work Manual by Stohlman, Patten & Wilson

THey are over the limit so i'll post twice.

swivelsharp1.pdf 916.41 kB · 1 download

 

swivelsharp2.pdf

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2 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said:

i scanned two pages from the Leather work Manual by Stohlman, Patten & Wilson

THey are over the limit so i'll post twice.

swivelsharp1.pdf 916.41 kB · 1 download

 

swivelsharp2.pdf 1.12 MB · 1 download

Thanks, as always, Chuck.  Great, simple instructions.  

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5 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:

i scanned two pages from the Leather work Manual by Stohlman, Patten & Wilson

THey are over the limit so i'll post twice.

swivelsharp1.pdf 916.41 kB · 1 download

so I have three swivel knife blades i measured the total angle of each to see if they were close to Stohlmans  instructions which say to sharpen the edge at about 30 degrees which is 60 total degrees. My three blades were all different angles  55, 65 and 75 degrees and i haven't changed any of the angles from factory. Two are tandy one is ?   The 55 being my favorite to use. Also noticed the point angle on my two 1/4" filigree was different also.

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I'm not sure I could see whether a blade is 55, 60, or 65 degrees - 30 degrees per side is good enough for me (I never neither the too nor the intention to measure precisely).

What surprises me is another point of these instructions, and several videos: In the article from long ago the author insisted that sharpening is done in one direction only, namely as if one wanted to cut thin slices off the stone. My knife-making friend does the same thing, but it seems that's not all that important after all?

 

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8 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:

My three blades were all different angles  55, 65 and 75 degrees and i haven't changed any of the angles from factory.

I think even Paul Burnett had an article about decreasing and increasing the angle of the bevel to get different effects.  WIde angles helped with beveling, narrow angles for tight spaces and decorative cuts... I'd leave em like that and use them where they work best!

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