Hollow Ground Edging Tool No 1

Edging tools are excellent for rounding off the sharp corners that are found on the cut edges of thicker leathers.  After cutting a strip to make a belt, dog collar etc, the next stage is to round off the corners using an edge tool, otherwise known as an edge shave.  

This is a No1 hollow ground edge tool -  a No1 tool takes off the smallest margin of leather, and hollow ground means that there is a dent in the back of the tool, which helps you to align it at the right angle on the edge of your leather strip, making this a very easy tool to get to grips with.