tonyc1 Report post Posted November 15, 2007 I'd like to know anyone's opinion of the copy of the Osborne 84 splitter available from Weaver Leather? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete Report post Posted November 15, 2007 I just purchased the craftool splitter (6") from Awl leather works for $159.00. Finally got a handle on it and it works really well. Simple to adjust and the blade was quite sharp. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rawhide1 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 Tonyc1 I was told that on some of these new splitters the blade didn't have much of a bevel to them. Only about half way up. Which makes it harder to split wider leather. And in my opinion tools aint made near as well anymore. To where on the old osbornes the bevel goes dang near to the top. I haven't seen the weaver so I can't say. I would say to look for a old Osborne 84 model if ya can. If ya find one it will probably run ya $350 or better but well worth it in my opinion. Just make sure the blade aint used up. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonyc1 Report post Posted November 17, 2007 Are there many of you using Osborne mod. 84 splitters? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rawhide1 Report post Posted November 17, 2007 Tonyc1 Ya might try reposting this in the leather tools sections. Ya might get more response. I myself use the model 84 and i'm tickled pink with it. Hope some of this helps Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D.A. Kabatoff Report post Posted November 17, 2007 Tonyc1 About seven or eight years ago I was looking for a splitter and couldn't find an old one in decent shape... I wound up buying one of the newer Osborne splitters from Seigels of California. I was quite disappointed with it and had a heck of a time splitting anything with it. I was trying to split some rawhide string with it and that's when I really had enough of the thing. The blade on it was made of pretty good steel but the grind was completely useless. I took it to a professional sharpening outfit and told them to put a hollow grind on the blade that bevelled up about 3/4" to 1" from the edge. This splitter now splits leather and rawhide better than anything I have ever used and all I have to do is polish the blade from time to time on my bench grinder (green rouge on a muslin cloth wheel). I am convinced that any modern splitter that is mechanically sound and square (blade is even and square to the roller) and has decent steel for the blade, can be made to split effectively with a hollow grind. Darc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonyc1 Report post Posted November 17, 2007 Thanks, Darc. Do Siegels have a website? Tony. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
