Old Leathertools

[manfrommuc]

here are some pics from old leathertools

my favorite are old tools

the quality is much better than today and the spirit in the tools are still alive.....

hop you like old tools like I like

greetz

johann from bavaria

[Jordan]

I have an affinity for old tools also, the ones you show have a lot of character and look to have many more years of quality work left in them. I especially like the stitching pony with the wooden screws. enjoy your treasures.

[badLoveLeather]

I like the photo of the Mauls. It shows there was a precursor to the Barry King that I own today

[Beaverslayer]

I like the mawls as well, shows just how much leather those things have pounded over the years.

Thanks for sharing.

Ken

[PeterD]

I have found some great tools in antique and junk shops. My stiching pony is similiar to the first one you show. It gives me about at 15" throat and the wooden screw tightener sits on my knees when I sew so that any chair becomes a stitching horse, including a recliner. I also found a hammer with the rawhide inserts for about five dollars. With new inserts it is like a brand new forty dollar hammer.

An interesting note is that someone sometime ago listed stitching ponys and horses as leather stretchers and so you will often find them labeled in antique stores. I actually went to a museam desplay of old tools and the guide was going into a detailed explanation of how they would stretch leather with them. I ended up climbing over the ropes "with permission" and showing them how a stitching horse is actually used.