a "shopping list" for the neophytes

[Regis]

However, do buy the 3001-00 Safety Beveler, Half the price, 4 times the usability and takes the same blades as the "Super" Skiver.

Art

Agree - Safety Beveler good and Super Skiver poor.

Regis

[Luke Hatley]

HEY PETE........MAKE A ROAD TRIP TO MEMPHIS AND WE WILL

MAKE A VISIT TO THE TANDY STORE.......I LOVE HELPING FOLKS SPEND THEIR

$$$$$$ AND I PROMISS YOU WILL ONLY BUY WHAT YOU NEED....

[pete]

hey- you're a funny guy!

I'm one of those who has collected a lot of junk over 20 years and want to stop others before they hurt themselves!

I just put 25 tools in the local paper- $4.00 each or all 25 for 50 bucks.

They sold in 2 hours to the same woman!

I bought 1 new basketstamp with it

I WILL look you up in Memphis though- I'de love to se your set-up

pax

pea-aire'

[moriver]

Best deal I ever found, a rejected granite countertop, rejected for a bad color spot in one corner. it's 2 feet by 5 feet, 1 inch thick, made the best worktop I have ever found. I tool on it, set rivets, skive, dye,etc. It cleans up with soap and water, hasn't chipped, gives you a nice hard sharp edge to shape things on...

The best part was I traded a day planner for it.

[moriver]

The super skiver works pretty well if you place a dull blade backwards between the good blade and the frame. It caused the blade to set out enough from the tool that it really cuts into the leather well. I've used them this way for several years and I would hate to not have it on the bench. It's great for forming a ground seat in a saddle.

I also use a flexible ruler that I bought at staples. You can shape it and it holds the shape. Great for repetative tracing or transferring the shape of something to a pattern. Such as a template for a saddle tree to fit a specific horse.

Used stirrup leathers make great strops.