🔪 Premium USA-Made Osborne 67-1 All-Purpose Leather Skiving Knife - Top-Quality Leatherworking Steel Supplies Review

This is my first reusable sharpening knife but I have a lot of experience with all kinds of knives and chisels. . Out of the box it was relatively sharp but it required a tedious effort, thicker botanicals Grinding in a tan and it could pull and tear on thinner leather After about twenty minutes with my 1000/5000 Splash and Go bricks and a leather belt on both bevels and smoothing/polishing the cutting edge of the back it's capable of a good to hold polished edge that can grind the thinnest…

CS Osborne tools have always been hit or miss for me. It was a bit of an accident. The blade is made of quality steel and appears well hardened. I know this because I had to sharpen it before I could use it. I tried but I couldn't get him to drop anything. I was hoping this would make gliding a little easier on longer, curved edge trails. I spent some time sharpening and sanding it, after that I was able to sand with it. If you don't mind spending an hour or two grinding a new cutting tool…

I bought this hoping the Osborne name would justify a well made tool but to be honest it was more of a work in progress. with a final more pronounced angle for the actual edge of the curl. No problem, a little time, a set of stones, a good treatment with jewel rouge and a sling and now I have a neat edge with a good polish. How much is your time worth and how good are your sharpening skills? Second, the grip does not feel smooth and rough. I sanded it, oiled it, then washed it and redid it a…