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TIP 1:
Recommended Method of Sharpening Round Edge Edgers
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Ron's supplies a metal
rod with the round edge edgers that is sized to the
concave of the tool purchased (any round rod of the
appropriate size will work). To properly sharpen the
tool, lay the rod on your workbench and place a piece of
400-600 grit emery paper over the rod. Rub the cutting
tool over the emery paper as you would a sharpening
stone, feeding the new paper to the work area as
needed. Move the rear of the handle up and down as you
rub it over the rod to prevent making a flat spot on the
cutting edge. We suggest you feed the emery paper over
the rod from alternating sides to prevent the cutting
edge from being ground off-center by having the fresh
grit on the same side of the tool. After sharpening the
tool, fold the emery paper or lay it over a piece of
leather the appropriate width and use this as a device
to strop the inside edge of the cutting tool. Finish
smoothing the edge by buffing both the inside and
outside of the tool. This method of sharpening
maintains the correct radius of the cutting tool. |
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TIP 2: Edging inside radius
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A big advantage of
RON’S ROUND EDGE EDGER’S are
the guide toes are very short allowing you to edge a
tight inside radius, such as a #7 punch hole. One place
that this will serve you well is when you use a Bag
Punch on a belt so the buckle tongue can pass thru, if
you fold the leather over the buckle bar it will cause
the bag punch slot to close therefore binding the buckle
tongue. By edging the flesh side of the bag punch slot
this problem can be avoided. |
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TIP 3:
Trimming liners of doubled and
stitched
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By using a large size of
RON’S ROUND EDGE EDGER to
trim off the lining leather of anything doubled and
stitched, you can do a great job in one pass around your
product. Lay one toe of the edger on the edge of the top
piece of leather, tilt the edger slightly lower on the
liner side and trim. This works well on wool skins also.
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