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Thanks RockyAussie, sorry for the delay. Great info there. I was able to have a chat with Doug. Glad to know there is someone that does this in the country! Never considered that a longer blade might not run as true, but this would makes sense. Too bad Cowboy Australia doesn't have a splitter in between the 6" (a bit too small) and the 20" (a little too big). I am aware the cobra class 14 exists, and seems like a great machine, unfortunately a bit out of reach financially for me at the moment.

Hi Jason, Thanks for taking the time to reply! I am located in the Melbourne, appreciate the offer to split leather in the interim. SA might be a bit far though Would you know by any chance if your friends often have to service their machine/blade? Would also love to know how they do it. If it is low or high maintenance for someone without sharpening experience. In this video, Terrick from Chartermade shows that he had to make some tweaks to his blade (fast forward to 5:00). Making his own knives, he is also very proficient in blade sharpening. The cowboy 8020 has an even longer blade. Cheers!

Hi everyone, I have recently started my leather journey making bags and wallets. I am now feeling the itch for a leather splitter with a long knife to be able to make wallets out of the leather I use to make bags. This would help me minimise inventory and save $ in the long term. I know that some people recommend just buying the required thickness, unfortunately most leather suppliers where I live in Australia do not split on request (let me know if you know a place that does that in Australia). I have searched for reviews for the Cowboy 8020 or Techsew SP-20 but can not find anything apart from videos coming form the dealers themselves. I know someone on this forum has already asked the same question about 4 years ago but no one was able to give a first hand review or impression for it. I am hoping that some people would have bought the machine since then and could give us their impression. These machines are quite costly and I am worried that they require too much maintenance for the average Joe without much sharpening skill. I know the Cobra class 14 receives a lot of praise but I am hoping to get a splitter with a larger knife. Plus here in Australia, the cobra class 14 is dearer than the cowboy 8020 despite its shorter blade. Thanks for your insight.