Smooth Bevel Lines with Joe Meling

Leather Tooling Kit: www.weaverleathersupply.com/p...
In today's video, Joe Meling shows how to tool smooth bevel lines when tooling leather using the beveler from the basic tooling set. Joe shows how to properly hold the tool, as well and how to position the tool as you're beveling. Also shown in this video, how to bevel along tight corners if you only have one size beveler.
Applying these basic tips, you'll be on your way to achieving a smooth bevel line in no time!

[@Well-groomed_Hobo]

I appreciate y'all making these tutorials. Leather is expensive, and these videos help me to not mess up as much

[@WeaverLeatherSupply]

Glad you like them!

[@silvianaamethyst]

That was incredibly useful to me, thanks for the video! As a mathematician, I appreciate the discussion of how the length of the beveler's face relates to the curvature of the cut -- there's a neat connection withTaylor's theorem and domains of validity for the linear approximation to a curve. We must use a narrower beveler to accommodate a path with higher curvature.

[@WeaverLeatherSupply]

Glad it was helpful!

[@chapmanrider9527]

I guess I've watched several hundred leather videos over the last few years and I have to say that you teach some minute details of the craft that I have not seen elsewhere. Thank you again for sharing your insights into how this work is accomplished. A person can spend many hours trying to perfect their technique only to have disappointing results because they missed a minor detail or two in their understanding of the tooling process...I'm a fan!

[@andrettishields388]

Great tip. Enjoyed the video, thanks Joe.

[@danielwells4655]

Thanks so much for your videos, very informative, hope all is goin well with ur shop renavation, be well

[@richardhalley6895]

Thank you for the tutorial lots of value.

[@pearcem66]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Much appreciated

[@leonardwells9613]

Very basic information quite necessary for beginners with limited tools available, great video. L 👍👍

[@dperisty1]

Great instructions, thanks!

[@bbrachman]

Joe: I would love to see a video on tooling with a basket weave stamp. But not a rectangular shape. (that is too easy) An odd shape. For fitting on a small sheath that has no straight edges. Fitting the basket weave stamping into ANY shape.

[@lordstephen7813]

Simple but very affective, thanks .

[@thomasadams8146]

Make it look so easy

[@dozerman53111]

Thanks Joe. Preciate it

[@rogerluizlages]

Thank you

[@littlegirllost2654]

More detail tooling please

[@maddawgnoll]

On the tight turns I tilt like you did but as I got around the arc towards the end of the turn I tend to roll the tool over towards the leading edge. Haven't had any problems with with the transition and marring up the leather like I did in the beginning.

[@Weefather]

I've never heard them called chatter marks before. I love it.

[@tinoyb9294]

Interesting to see that you are not putting the tool down into the cut to start. I think I just found one of my beveling problems, thanks!

[@Requeium]

Not gonna lie I can see how i can use those chatter marks on some of my designs. The angled bevel that makes those sharp lines looks trippy on the outside edge of a crow im making so thanks for the odd technique sharing xD

[@ClenioBuilder]

👏👏👏

[@dixonqwerty]

Nice expanation!

[@HBKStyles]

whats the number of the beveler you are using?

[@jannagel2893]

My leather doesn't turn dark if I tool it, am i casing the leather wrong or is it just the quality of the leather?

[@WeaverLeatherSupply]

Hi Jan!
Check out the video below on casing and see if that helps - if you're following these steps and the leather is still not getting a burnished look then it probably is the quality of the leather. The video below also shows the difference in imported leather vs. Hermann Oak.
ruclips.net/video/m3YOprB3aP4/видео.html