Article and Video by Bruce Cheaney
Leathercraft and leather working hack. This video shows you leatherworking knives I use every day. Curved stub blades work the best for me and I think you will like them also. Here is a saddles makers secret your cutting pad makes a big difference in the life of your knifes cutting edge. A softer cutting pad like I use will keep your knife blade sharper longer. When sharpening your curved blade knife do not worry about the curved blade because it sharpen easily and fast.
I use a India stone and the a Black Hard Arkansas for the finishing touch. I just got the LOCK-JAW T-1230_HNDL and am still learning how to use it one thing I really like about it is it really keeps the curved blade in place and it does not slip out.
Probably one of the neatest knife hacks is the Tandy Leather Flat-Side awl haft that actually holds the curve stub knife blade and the replacement curved blades that you can purchase for several different resources.
You may get a kick out of the Hyde Tools knife blades that I found after I put hem up for forty years. They are No. 2 curve stub 23 gauge by Hyde Tools made in USA.