How to you address the leading edge of the bead cutter. Surely it will dull over time or, more likely, hit an unknown knot.
There are slipstones in oilstones, diamond stones and in water stones. Some folks wrap abrasive paper around a dowel.
Here is a good tutorial on sharpening beading and other molding blades > https://blog.lostartpress.com/2017/0...plane-cutters/
An old post of mine also provides some information on complex shaped blades > https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?242156
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