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Oval punch in good condition $45 shipped 9C689586-FBBE-48ED-9F80-1024F8B8882D.heic

Hi all, I live in the UK (Nottingham) and am selling most of my tool collection, many are in superb condition. My aim is to purchase an 8" Osborne splitter and other key items. Makers for sale: Gomph, Osborne, Blanchard, Dixon, Mayer Flamery Paris, Dixon splitter, Pricking irons (Dixon 5spi-11) plus many more. Please contact me to discuss further I anyone is interested. cheers John

I am essentially giving away these hand tools, caranuba wax, tiger thread, strap cutter, etc. Must take everything pictured. Over $300 total value.You pay $25.00 plus $15.00 shipping and it's yours.

Hello everyone. Long time lurker and first time posting. I had wanted to by a head knife and sort of jumped the gun on this one on eBay. The writting on the blade does not look like any other CS Osborne that I have seen. I'm thinking maybe a fake. Any input will be greatly appreciated.

I've been doing a lot of hand stitching. I am down to one awl blade, my Tandy blade just broke. I'm looking to purchase a Good awl blade. Has anyone here have or used, CS Osborne awl blades ? I'm looking to purchase their # E-44 2" Saddlers Harness Awl from their web site, it's $ 8.01. I use a lot of CS Osborne leather tools, I've always been satisfied with their products ! Any input would be appreciated.

ALL PRICES INCLUDE SHIPPING TO CONUS ASSUMING YOU ARE WILLING TO GIFT VIA PAYPAL TO AVOID FEES. All these tools are brand new except the VB Hawkbill, the tiger thread and the super skiver. CHEAPY HEAD KNIFE $FREE$ PLUS "SOLD" Tandy Pro stitching groover set with all the attachments $23 Crafttool adjustable groover $15 Tandy Super Skiver with 2 blades $12 Vergez Blanchard Awl handle brand new $10 CS Osborne Western edge beveler size 00 $30 Kyoshin Elle 3mm Diamond Awl (smallest awl they make good for 9spi+) Brand new SOLD Stitch spacing wheel 9spi $5 Vergez Blanchard Hawkbill Very sharp! $65 Spare L'Indispensable blades. One slightly used other brand new. $8 Cream and black ritza 25 0.8mm lots of thread left. $50 for both Gallery of items

Hello again! Back for more awesome information! So I'm about to pull the trigger on buying a good chunk of my first bunch of tools, and I still haven't been able to definitively find the answer to a pretty basic question looking online. Just some stuff that vaguely touches on the subject. I want to work with fairly heavy leather for belts etc. I want to do 12 oz and 14 oz. What size edger do I need? We should talk actual measurements in inches because the size number changes by brand. What I want to be able to accomplish is a completely rounded (so basically a half circle) edge on the pieces. Some stuff I'll probably leave squared off, but some pieces I will want round. I believe for this task I want the "Common" edger, not Western or some other type? It's not really clear with some what the difference is in the end product from looking online. Some websites have listed things on the bigger sizes size 4 or 5 (which is 13/64 or 7/32 etc) "Good for heavy leather 12oz+" etc. So I suppose the simple thing to ask is: do I want an edger with measurements that are the same as the actual thickness of my leather? It popped into my head one might want half the thickness of the actual leather since you do the top and bottom, but that doesn't seem right either. So should I try to match edger size with leather thickness? If so, how much fluff room is there to work with? 12 oz is 3/16, which is commonly available. 14 oz is 7/32, also available. So do I need both sizes optimally, or can I just get one since they're FAIRLY close and make it work? Obviously getting the "perfect" one later. Also while on the subject, I've read a lot discussing brands. A lot of people swear by some of the really boutique brands... And those may lie in my future... But they're just a tad bit more than I want to spend right now. I need to spring for numerous super basic tools, and I don't want to go too overboard with $100 single tools and whatnot when it sounds like 30 or 50 dollar ones are pretty solid. After looking at pricing I'm thinking CS Osborne or Weaver Master Tools. Whadda you guys think? I'm strongly considering Weaver punches over Osborne because it sounds like theirs are a bit better for not much price difference. This seems to be fairly consistent thought on the board, although it might be mainly that the Weaver ones come better sharpened from the factory. If I go with placing a Weaver order (the minimum is all that's holding me back since I have a Tax ID) I can pick and choose since they carry both. So are the Weaver edgers better, or Osborne? Thank you in advance, you guys are great!