Looking for: High Quality Copper Rivet and Burr Setter.

[TomE]

6 hours ago, Burkhardt said:

Which side of the rivet should be on the finished side, the burr or domed head?

It is common to have the burr showing but I've seen some folks like it reversed.  Don't want the raised end of the rivet contacting the wearer, man or beast.

[bruce johnson]

11 hours ago, Burkhardt said:

Which side of the rivet should be on the finished side, the burr or domed head?

Normally I put them head side up on most pieces and for saddle riggings (keeps the peened post from wearing on stirrup leathers). Like Tom wrote, generally bur side up if it is contact with skin. 

[p51p28]

I'm currently looking for a nice rivet setter set myself. The Richard Brooks ones look very nice. Can someone please enlighten me about the differences between BuckleGuys set, the Richard Brooks set and the super expensive Douglas set? In my eyes, if the ones are handmade from Richard brooks, that's a no brainer. 

[bruce johnson]

8 hours ago, p51p28 said:

I'm currently looking for a nice rivet setter set myself. The Richard Brooks ones look very nice. Can someone please enlighten me about the differences between BuckleGuys set, the Richard Brooks set and the super expensive Douglas set? In my eyes, if the ones are handmade from Richard brooks, that's a no brainer. 

I can't speak for BuckleGuy because I haven't had any through here. I can say that Richard Brooks, Wayne Jueschke, and Bob Douglas (made by Herb French) are all handmade in their shops. I'm not sure how available the Douglas ones are from Herb or if Sara has some sets on hand. I've got Wayne Jueschke and Richard Brooks stocked in all three major sizes. Wayne has a radiating ridge design in the domer of his sets that makes a little petal effect on the head. I've sold around 30 sets from Wayne since we started carrying them here 4-5 months or so ago. The Jueschke sets are really nice and $135/set. I've sold at least 100 sets (probably more if added up invoices) from Richard Brooks. For $55 a set, they are as a big a bargain as his stamps. Only complaint was a bit of mushrooming from one guy using a metal hammer.  I seriously recommend rawhide or heavy plastic mauls or mallets but one of my late heroes had a set of Douglas riveters about half length from using a ball peen hammer to drive them. 

[p51p28]

12 hours ago, bruce johnson said:

I can't speak for BuckleGuy because I haven't had any through here. I can say that Richard Brooks, Wayne Jueschke, and Bob Douglas (made by Herb French) are all handmade in their shops. I'm not sure how available the Douglas ones are from Herb or if Sara has some sets on hand. I've got Wayne Jueschke and Richard Brooks stocked in all three major sizes. Wayne has a radiating ridge design in the domer of his sets that makes a little petal effect on the head. I've sold around 30 sets from Wayne since we started carrying them here 4-5 months or so ago. The Jueschke sets are really nice and $135/set. I've sold at least 100 sets (probably more if added up invoices) from Richard Brooks. For $55 a set, they are as a big a bargain as his stamps. Only complaint was a bit of mushrooming from one guy using a metal hammer.  I seriously recommend rawhide or heavy plastic mauls or mallets but one of my late heroes had a set of Douglas riveters about half length from using a ball peen hammer to drive them. 

Great info Bruce, always appreciated. Would you say the Brooks punches have the same weight and beefiness compared to the Jueschke and Douglas ones?