Warning: I used to think any old bone folder was fine, but then I tried a proper Teflon one.

I was working on a leather cover for a journal last week and my usual bone folder kept leaving faint marks on the grain, even when I was careful. I borrowed a friend's Teflon folder for the same job and it glided over the surface without a single scratch. Has anyone else made this switch and found it worth the extra cost?

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mary_ross2mo ago

Made that upgrade (after scratching a few projects, oops).

fisher.mason2mo agoMost Upvoted

Scrapped three half baked ideas last month to focus on my main app. Felt bad at first, but it let me finally add the search feature users kept asking for. That one finished thing brought in more feedback than all the unfinished stuff combined. Clearing the deck forces you to ship what actually matters.

susan_ward2mo ago

My first bone folder was a cheap plastic one from a craft store starter kit. It scratched a dark blue bookcloth so bad I had to re-cut the whole panel. I felt like a caveman trying to write with a rock. Switched to a Teflon one last year and it was like going from a butter knife to a lightsaber. The difference is stupidly obvious once you mess something up.