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Bob Blea on Instagram: "It’s #tooltiptuesday and one of the foundational tools of leather carving is the swivel knife. 

You can cut small scallops and curves even with a regular blade. Just tilt the knife back on its tip to get the same effect as an angle blade. It helps TREMENDOUSLY to keep your blade sharp and well stropped too. Stropping your blade polishes small scratches and wear the leather causes in your steel blade as you cut, and that is what makes it feel like you blade is dragging through the leather as you make your cuts. If your blade isn’t a really hard steel you may have to strop it often. Having a well polished blade makes fine cuts like this much easier. 

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Bob Blea on Instagram: "It’s #tooltiptuesday and one of the foundational tools of leather carving is the swivel knife. You can cut small scallops and curves even with a regular blade. Just tilt the knife back on its tip to get the same effect as an angle blade. It helps TREMENDOUSLY to keep your blade sharp and well stropped too. Stropping your blade polishes small scratches and wear the leather causes in your steel blade as you cut, and that is what makes it feel like you blade is…

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