TimDreamer Report post Posted December 31, 2009 Looking through the tools that I inherited from my late father-in-law there was a peculiar looking tool. Black wooden handle with a curved haft and a rounded head that had two sides, one longer than the other. Under the patina and a little rust I finally made out the words stamped into the haft... C. S. Osbourne and underneath the curve was stamped the number 5. Off to the internet for a search I go and about five minutes of clicking found the very same tool on their website. Now, my question is this..... how is it used and for what? When I get home I'll post some pics of it. I've still got to learn how to post pics to my posts. Maybe I can put it in the gallery. It's a little worse for wear, but I think that with a little elbow grease and a little steel wool will clean up most of the rust. I don't want to put too much oil on it because that would would stain the leather when I use it, but I don't want to rub rust onto my projects either. Perhaps I can use a scrap piece of leather to rub it on. Comments, suggestions? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hilly Report post Posted December 31, 2009 Looking through the tools that I inherited from my late father-in-law there was a peculiar looking tool. Black wooden handle with a curved haft and a rounded head that had two sides, one longer than the other. Under the patina and a little rust I finally made out the words stamped into the haft... C. S. Osbourne and underneath the curve was stamped the number 5. Off to the internet for a search I go and about five minutes of clicking found the very same tool on their website. Now, my question is this..... how is it used and for what? When I get home I'll post some pics of it. I've still got to learn how to post pics to my posts. Maybe I can put it in the gallery. It's a little worse for wear, but I think that with a little elbow grease and a little steel wool will clean up most of the rust. I don't want to put too much oil on it because that would would stain the leather when I use it, but I don't want to rub rust onto my projects either. Perhaps I can use a scrap piece of leather to rub it on. Comments, suggestions? A creaser is pushed along the edge of the leather, and leaves a little decorative "crease" right along the edge. The long side hangs over the edge of the leather, while the short end leaves the crease. Some people heat their iron in a flame and feel this makes a better looking crease. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leatherman1457 Report post Posted December 31, 2009 (edited) A creaser is a tool that is used to compress the edges of a piece of leather work like a harness or other tack. It compresses the leather making it last longer and leaves a single or double line depending on the tool. comes in 5 to 6 different sizes and has a couple of variation and widths. C.S.Osborne makes them,Gomph /hackbarth makes them and Tandy Usa use to make them when it was still a US company. It is a very handy tool to have in the tool box. It leaves a very nice edge when used with a burnisher also > I have bought some that was rusted and have used a wire wheel on my buffer asnd took the rust off and then lightly buffed it to make it smooth and then oiled it and wiped the oil off real good. Play with it on a piecs of leather strap to get a good understanding on how it works. Once you learn what the tool does you will want the whole set. post a picture so we can see what kind of shape it is in and then can give more advice Edited December 31, 2009 by leatherman1457 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimDreamer Report post Posted December 31, 2009 Thanks Hilly and Leather. I'll take pics of it when I get home from work. Looks like this one is a single crease. Would you use this tool on other projects besides tack and harness? Perhaps straps or belts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MBOGO Report post Posted January 1, 2010 Would you use this tool on other projects besides tack and harness? Perhaps straps or belts? Yes, belts and straps are great applications, and the top of a holster or sheath. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimDreamer Report post Posted January 3, 2010 Ok, finally figured out how to get my pics resized to fit onto the editor here. Sorry about the delay, Leather. I had to shrink them quite a bit, I have an 8 Megapixel camera and I am not sure how big the images are going to be or how clear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MBOGO Report post Posted January 4, 2010 Hit it with a wire wheel, it should clean ritght up. Maybe some passes over some wet/dry sand paper over glass to keen up the edge. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
