UKRay Report post Posted March 10, 2010 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/G-BARNSLEY-cutting-tool-leatherwork-shoe-cobbler_W0QQitemZ220567867170QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Collectable_ToolsHasdware_RL?hash=item335ade8f22#ht_500wt_1182 I have one just like it and I have never known what to do with the thing! What is it? Ray Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Report post Posted March 10, 2010 Hi Ray, I'm pretty sure it is a carrot peeler. Art http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/G-BARNSLEY-cutting-tool-leatherwork-shoe-cobbler_W0QQitemZ220567867170QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Collectable_ToolsHasdware_RL?hash=item335ade8f22#ht_500wt_1182 I have one just like it and I have never known what to do with the thing! What is it? Ray Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruce johnson Report post Posted March 10, 2010 Paul Krause will know for sure. I am thinking it is a variation of a Star welt knife. That is what I have seen it called when I was going through a boot shop a while back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldtimer Report post Posted March 10, 2010 http://cgi.ebay.co.u...2#ht_500wt_1182 I have one just like it and I have never known what to do with the thing! What is it? Ray The tool is a circular welt cutter. ( Dictionary of leatherworking tools, by R.A Salaman) / Knut Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UKRay Report post Posted March 10, 2010 The tool is a circular welt cutter. ( Dictionary of leatherworking tools, by R.A Salaman) / Knut Looks just like a carrot peeler to me too, Art! Thanks Knut - now, what exactly might a guy do with a circular welt cutter 'cos, to the best of my knowledge, I have never met a circular welt!? (Keep it clean!) Ray Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
celticleather Report post Posted March 11, 2010 Ray It's a channel cutter - used for making a 45-degree channel in the bottom of a leather sole. The outsole stitching is then placed in the bottom of the channel, and the flap is glued and hammered back in place (see pic). The cut should be almost invisible when the sole is finished. I had one for many years, but it disappeared a few years ago. I'd hoped it would turn up when we moved the shop last year, but no such luck! Woodware Repetitions (Hale & Co in US) have them for sale . . . eBay number 280414713984. Terry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
