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Many thanks for your information and photos Dave, I really appreciate knowing who made them for certain. Good idea having them just over the edge of the bench, Mine sit on a couple of bits of 2" x 1" and I have to stick my finger under to clean scraps out. Many thanks, Tony.

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is NFR?

Hi Brian. I've been using Osborne rotary punches for years and I've punched thousands of holes and they will eventually break pieces off the cutting edge just with use and I accept that, but over the last 3 months I've had 3 split after just a few holes and one had only punched 2 holes. When I complained about them, the supplier replaced them with no hassle.. The quality seems to have dropped and I even suggested they may be getting them from China as many other suppliers are these days. I've been using my old Dixon drive punches for 40 years and they were secondhand when I got them and have punched thousands of holes in leather and PVC webbing and have never had one split. The relief inside them is perfect. I did get a new Dixon 1 1/2" punch about 5 years ago and the edges just rolled over, the quality in the newer punches is not very good and neither is the finish compared to punches 50 or 60 years ago. I've always punched on a pure lead block, it doesn't hurt the punches and there is no rebound or give in it. It must weigh about 25 lb. I remelt when it gets too cut up in an old 9 inch aluminium frying pan about 2 1/2" deep and when it melts I just scoop off the dross and let it cool down and you have 2 nice, flat faces to punch your holes on. Just get some scrap lead and an old frying and you'll have a great surface to punch on! Happy punching, Tony.

Yes, I'm having the same problems as well!

Thanks Dam. I have an idea somewhere in the deep distant memory that at one stage it said osborne but I had the blade polished a few years ago and it erased the stamp. Why I think it said Osborne is because the date 1826 stuck in my mind. I'd just like to know for sure who made it!

Can anyone tell me who made this splitter and roughly when. I've used them successfully for 40 years but have never known anything about them. I couldn't figure out how to include photo yesterday 'til some kind person advised me how to do it. Better luck this time I hope!

Sorry, could not get photo to work the first time and now will have another go at including photo.

Can some one please help. I am new at this and have tried to attach a photo to my splitter post but it does not seem to work. Hope someone can help me PLEASE!!

Can anyone ID this splitter and when it was made? I've had 2 for the last 40 years and although they are a great splitter thought I'd get rid of one and get an update from Campbell and Bosworth, but I'd just like to know who made it.

Thanks, Darc. Do Siegels have a website? Tony.

Are there many of you using Osborne mod. 84 splitters?

I'd like to know anyone's opinion of the copy of the Osborne 84 splitter available from Weaver Leather?