Paring Stone For Leathercraft- A Buyer's Guide
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- In this short video I share my experience of buying a new paring stone.
Plus, discover an easy and cost effective way of bagging your own custom piece 👌Filmed for IGTV.
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I picked up my whole workshop granite work top from eBay for £40, 6'x3'x1.5". Always look for a cheap upcycle. The composite resin fake granite is just as good. My mate is a kitchen fitter and I have lots of large off cuts. They have fantastic qualities. Nice to see an impromtu video, warts and all. You appear a lot more relaxed and enjoyable to watch.
That's a great deal! Happy you enjoyed the video, cheers.👍
I got mine from a headstone/countertop shop. I made them a nice gift in return. Nice info.
Nice! That was good of you
Lol, I almost never hammered on my stone because I was afraid I'd crack it... until I saw you do it
Generally the thicker the better, but they can take a good beating usually.
Great stuff. Very valuable tip. All my stones were offcuts - some were from a new kitchen of ours but others from the guy’s pile of offcuts - boy, do they have offcuts. I think leatherworkers also use polished-edge glass sheet for the flesh side? If so, I got mine, again, from an offcut from the local glazing store. They did have to cut square and polish the edge but I think I paid £20 for them to do that.
If you subscribe to Philip’s courses already, then you know this but, if you don’t...I wanted to really learn the art and skill of fine leatherworking so that I could produce products not just equal to but better than the finest already available. I did quite a bit of research on what was available; on line, face-to-face etc. for me, Philip stood out as by far the best for what I wanted. Starting with the first of many, many videos, I learnt what I was doing wrong and how to correct it. I go back to those early videos time and again so that I know I’m still doing it right. With my background in cabinet making, I thought the pieces I made were fine but not perfect. With these courses, I have gone from 3/10 to 7/10 and know that I can get to 9.5/10.
I don’t begrudge for a minute the cost. It is less than I pay for a hide of bridle butt - which I would surely waste if I didn’t know how to make products from it in the right way.
No connection with Philip. I have paid and will pay again for my membership. I just think excellence is rare and should be rewarded.
Hi Martin, thank you so much for that!
I agree, the right knowledge can save so much time and expense, not to mention stress! I am so glad that you are gaining value from these courses.
I like that you got a glass slicker from a glazing store. It's nice to have something built to your exact standards.
Funnily enough I was looking into buying a piece of ballistic bullet resistant glass to use as a paring stone, now THAT would make a good thick paring surface! Expensive as hell though.
I just called a countertop installer and asked if I could get a sink cutout. Yep I’m picking up 2 for $20
Nice video, I wanted a larger stone. What sandpaper grit will you be using to sand the edges and corners. Thanks
Hey Andy, I used 80 grit and this resulted in a very smooth finish. Cheers 👍
Thanks as always! G
You bet!
Nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
Might be a bit late to get an answer, but please can you tell me, why is it SO important to have a slab of granite or marble? Most leather craft videos I see are american and they do a lot of leather work over there but vaguely mention what the point of it is. I don't have anywhere much I can do leather work, just a family dining table; I'd like to get into tooling and stuff but the cost of getting a slab seems high everywhere and more importantly, I get protecting the wood table is important but I don't understand why I can't just put my green cutting mat and the cheap kitchen cutting board I've got down if I'm hammering. Or even just using the cutting board to tool on. Why not put the leather on that and then carve, or use your stitching punch on that or the kitchen board? Thank you very much.
In the context of tooling it is used as a firm and very hard surface backing the leather which doesn't move or compress like a cutting mat can when struck. Due to it's mass it also reduces noise. I don't tool my leather, however I use a paring stone to shave the edges of leather down. I can use a skiving knife without damaging the blade as it slides across the surface when used at a low angle. Note however, that if I were to attempt a perpendicular cut on a granite slab, I would dull my knife immediately. I hope this helps to answer your question.
@CAD Thinking A stone is used to prevent your blade from dulling. You don't cut on a stone, you skive. Completely different angle. Glad you like the videos.
Please, please, please tell me you wore a dust mask sanding that stone.
Silicosis is a nightmare, and so easily avoided.
Yes (P2R mask), as I do with any power tool that creates dust. 👍