Originally Posted by
cpcohen1945
My nicks come from flipping the blade over, while it's still moving toward the (new) leading edge.
The "right" sequence is something like this:
. . . Slow down the blade;
. . . keep the spine down, and lift the edge
. . . while the edge is off the leather, reverse the blade direction while
. . . you continue to rotate the blade around the spine;
. . . After the blade direction is reversed, bring the (new) edge down to the
. . . strop.
There's lots of opportunity to screw it up! <g>
Charles