I recently got an edge creaser with an FN2 end. I want to edge crease leather and just burnish it. I do no use edge paint. I have a #1 palosanto edge beveler.
Do I bevel the edge after I crease? Because he FN2 leaves a crease that is already so close to the edge of the leather so if I bevel it the line looks too close.
I am unsure if I should get a smaller beveler (a #0 or #00) or just crease without bevelling. the FN2 tip seems to round the creased edge anyway.
Thoughts?
Generally, you would crease and then bevel. Eventually you can recrease if you see the necessity. Having the square edge helps indexing the creaser tip and avoids it running over and potentially ruining the piece. However, I wouldn't say this is a rule, you can invert the steps. Personally, one thing I like to do is crease in forwards using the central body of the crease (i.e. not tilting the creaser forward to use the tip). After bevelling, etc, I crease again this time backwards, using the tip of the creaser to get a more rounded profile on the leather, if that's what I'm after. Hope that makes sense.