Where's the Sporran, Laurie?

[RB51]

Thanks for the kind replies...it's a fun hobby to have!

Artificer, I just struck a line about 1/16th inch in and then used a small hole punch to go around the outside edge. Probably slower than using a proper tool, but then I have lots of time . Do they actually make a pinking tool specific for this job? And thanks for the tip on keeping the gusset in line; I was thinking that might be a way of doing it, and am now going to have to give it a try.

Laurie

[artificer]

Thanks for the kind replies...it's a fun hobby to have!

Artificer, I just struck a line about 1/16th inch in and then used a small hole punch to go around the outside edge. Probably slower than using a proper tool, but then I have lots of time . Do they actually make a pinking tool specific for this job? And thanks for the tip on keeping the gusset in line; I was thinking that might be a way of doing it, and am now going to have to give it a try.

Laurie

Very clever use of a tool you already had! I was thinking about sharpening a large pattern veiner. I'm going to test our your way, it is really very attractive.

They do make several pinking tools, but they're not the kind of thing you generally find at a Tandy type of store (they run $150-200US each).

I've also heard of a properly shaped and sized wood gouge being used to good effect, which I may try as well. This results in a 'convex scallop' rather than the 'concave scallop'.

Thanks for the tip! Great work again, it's really a beautiful piece.