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    On 11/2/2019 at 5:50 PM, amuckart said:

    I have a 45k25 I've been 'almost finished' restoring for about 7 years now. I had the head soda blasted then powdercoated. I'm very happy with the finish. It's a good gloss black, excellent film thickness with just a tiny bit of orange peel effect that can be seen in originals.
    Things I wish I'd done differently are having the head done all as one piece (which is how they were done originally but I ended up separating the arm and top for soda blasting and should have just left it as it was; and being a bit more explicit with the powdercoaters about what exactly needed masking and what didn't, because there are a couple of surfaces that didn't get masked which should have been.

    Overall I'm very happy with the result. It takes decals well and at some point I'll get around to finishing the decals and clear coating it.

    GOOD MORNING , DO YOU STILL OWN YOUR PEARSON A 1

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    I collect BUSMC machines, there are some people that still use these old A1's but they are pretty scarce on the ground.....over 100 years old.... Finding parts is hard and making new parts expensive.

    I would just love to find one and get it going and use it......there is a Master Saddler in England that still uses his for all his harness making. They don't sell for a lot of money.

    I'll just keep looking.

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    PERFECT PACKAGING !

    Have you ever purchased a leather tool on eBay and thought "I hope they pack it well".......   then wait & hope it will arrive in good condition.

    I did that just recently with a plough gauge knife, to my very pleasant surprise it arrived as seen below in the Pics.  This is a lesson in how to package products perfectly.

    What a lot of effort this person has gone to...even laminating & gluing the polystyrene before cutting out the section so the knife was fully protected, to top it off there was sponge rubber packed around the outside.IMG_2804.JPG.e566014d0c6ed65d6766b3e59dd549b3.JPGIMG_2801.jpg.6aadba95b4c65fe854988ca893456002.jpgIMG_2805.JPG.878a0706d83135536f54a8437283619f.JPGIMG_2799.JPG.4cb48efba72e4d4a5b23824c39a7f97d.JPG

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    Thank you for the interest Simon & Trox.  It will be very interesting if a plough gauge knife (with the bird on it)  ever comes up for sale on eBay everyone will want it.

    I have never seen a round knife before with the bird on it Trox I am very envious, that was a good purchase.

    The problem with all these old tools is that they outlast there original users, it is good to see all the interest and information being gathered for the next generation of leather workers.

    I do collect other leather tools Trox, I have a few hammers & round knives I did manage to buy about 10 T Dixon (Thomas) leather tools recently apparently he was the father of Joseph Dixon,correct me if I am wrong, they are very old and a lot smaller that other leather tools but it is an expensive hobby, especially if you live in Australia with the cost of postage.

    I to have often wondered if factories like Blanchard or Rosler made clean skin (Unmarked) tools for other sellers to stamp there logo on before sale. I know that happened with wood working

    machines. The quality of that (bird) plough gauge is excellent & yes it appears to be the same as your Blanchard tool.

    I was lucky to get the Bost Freres Catalogue…..found it in Greece of all places. Does anyone know who bought the PORTRAIT pricking wheel that was for sale on eBay….sold for 175 Euros?

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