Where to find this cutting tool?

It's more commonly called a "violin knife", and it's one of my favorite trimming hand tools. I personally have a couple of Hocks in the shop that I mostly use for instrument work. if you know what you're doing, you can get them far sharper than most would ever believe. If you have a local Woodcraft, they should carry it.

It's a very dangerous tool to use on a cue. The flat bottom makes it very easy to dig into a ferrule, for example, so it takes a bit of practice if you're going to trim tips like this.

BTW, in the video I believe he needs to "jack up" the back with a piece of sandpaper because the back of these Japanese style blades are typically hollow ground in the middle, not flat. Only the very edges are flat. This is done because the bottom laminated layer that makes the actual cutting edge is VERY hard, and it would take forever to flatten the back where it not hollow ground. The western blade will/should be dead flat. The Japanese blade will probably take just a slightly sharper edge IF you know what you're doing. You're just cutting leather so it won't much matter here. Where you'd possibly see a practical difference is cutting end grain wood.
 
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john coloccia said:
It's more commonly called a "violin knife", and it's one of my favorite trimming hand tools. I personally have a couple of Hocks in the shop that I mostly use for instrument work. if you know what you're doing, you can get them far sharper than most would ever believe. If you have a local Woodcraft, they should carry it.

It's a very dangerous tool to use on a cue. The flat bottom makes it very easy to dig into a ferrule, for example, so it takes a bit of practice if you're going to trim tips like this.

BTW, in the video I believe he needs to "jack up" the back with a piece of sandpaper because the back of these Japanese style blades are typically hollow ground in the middle, not flat. Only the very edges are flat. This is done because the bottom laminated layer that makes the actual cutting edge is VERY hard, and it would take forever to flatten the back where it not hollow ground. The western blade will/should be dead flat. The Japanese blade will probably take just a slightly sharper edge IF you know what you're doing. You're just cutting leather so it won't much matter here. Where you'd possibly see a practical difference is cutting end grain wood.
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Thanks for that valuble info. :thumbup:
 
another option

Another great blade is the short planer blade that Randy (pescadoman) is always talking about. Flat in the back, straight grind on the edge and very, very sharp.

It's my favorite: it has no tendency to dig in.
Randy knows where to get them. Great tool.

Robin Snyder
 
carguy said:
Another great blade is the short planer blade that Randy (pescadoman) is always talking about. Flat in the back, straight grind on the edge and very, very sharp.

It's my favorite: it has no tendency to dig in.
Randy knows where to get them. Great tool.

Robin Snyder
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Thanks Robin! I'll hit him up.
 
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