What Creaser Are You Using?

[24VOLTS]

I am wondering what leather creaser everyone is using?

I have two adjustable leather creasers. One is from Tandy and the other is from eBay which is the fork style (for lack of better terms).

Neither seems to be the best tools. I do like the fork style best. It has better function and is easier to get around corners and points. I have been able to file

down the fork style to a size that I like. I also find that it is better for detail work. I am looking for a creaser that is good for detail work, especially for working

around corners and points.

I have seen different styles of adjustable creasers. I have also seen the single iron style creasers. I understand that they take more practice.

I have looked at the Vergez Blanchard creaser which looks like it would be better to get good detail and better at getting around points and corners due to the shape of the head.

What are your thoughts and experiences with creasers?

What creasers are you using and why?

Thank you in advance!

Phill

[Avgvstvs]

Hi Phill,

On the VB screw crease:

I have the VB screw crease and I personnally don't find it very useful (although that could be because of me using the tool improperly).

I find it hard to use it when I want to make a crease really close to the edge (say between 1/16" and 3/16").

The end result is that I don't use the tool at all...

I see a lot of european workers using a wood creaser (traditionnally made of boxwood) for making cold creases. I am tempted to give it a try as it seems to me like the shape of the tool would make it more convenient to use than the metal creaser.

I believe that's the case because the 'blades' of the metal creaser are of the same or similar length so they don't make for a very good guide, whereas the middle part of the wood creaser goes below the creasing tips of the tool, probably making for a better guide.

Here are the two models of the wood creaser VB makes:

http://www.vergez-blanchard.fr/boutique/fiche_produit.cfm?ref=3_724&type=42&code_lg=lg_fr&num=2

http://www.vergez-blanchard.fr/boutique/fiche_produit.cfm?ref=3_725&type=42&code_lg=lg_fr&num=2

Here is a video with the wood creaser in action (6:35- 7:25):

I'm also curious to know what others use/ what experiences they have had with different creasers.

Edited March 31, 2015 by Avgvstvs

[thefanninator]

I've got an old Tandy screw creaser that my dad gave me. He did a little leatherwork 30 years ago and put the stuff in the garage. I use it some to mark stitching lines and the occasional edge crease. It might work better if it were heated to the proper temperature. I plan on investing in the French Filetuese tool in the near future.

[24VOLTS]

That was a good video.

I have that creaser and it works well. I bought the one made by C. S. Osborne. Nigel Armatage uses similar creaser in one of his video.

I figured that the Vergez Blanchard might be better for getting around points and other tight areas..

[bruce johnson]

If it is going to be heated I like the Dixon or other European made adjustable creasers. The shanks are usually longer and the jaws tend to open up wider while not splaying as much.

It is not going to be heated I like the checkering type creasers better. The tips stay parallel as the jaws are opened and they track a more true line. The added bonus is the tips are pretty narrow and can make a nice fine line. They aren't cheap, but they are good.