I received the titanium awl sold by Rocky Mountain Leather today and WOW, I'm blown away by the quality and how sharp it is!
I have a question for @philipjury1 and anyone else who has this awl. What are your tips to maintaining the sharpness? It has a few facets so I want to make sure I strop and sharpen it correctly when needed.
Photo of said awl, along with hardware and leather for a bag.
I own this awl. While lovely and sharp out of the box, it was quickly replaced by an awl that matched my preferred irons. I only stropped on the facets located on the chisel tip. I barely polished the rest of the blade because it took a long time for anything to build up resistance.
It was really helpful with 2.8mm+ but borderline destructive for .6-1.2mm. Probably my inexperience, but details make the difference.