What Is Divider Used For? Same As Creaser?

[chouinardragon]

Hi,

I don't know if I need a divider because I already have a old CSO adj. creaser.

Is divider used for laying out a line from leather edge, then sewing on it? If so, it's same as adj. creaser,right?

I'm confused...

Thanks!

[dirtclod]

They are two different things creasers are used to crease. I guess you could use it for that though. I think you will be money ahead to use dividers / compass for laying out your sewing line. A creaser doesn't look like it would be as easy to use espically around a tight inside cure. But i might be wrong.

[Luke Hatley]

  On 2/5/2010 at 2:11 AM, chouinardragon said:

Hi,

I don't know if I need a divider because I already have a old CSO adj. creaser.

Is divider used for laying out a line from leather edge, then sewing on it? If so, it's same as adj. creaser,right?

I'm confused...

Thanks!

Dividers are used for other jobs also

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[chouinardragon]

Thank you guys.

I found that most leather workers in Taiwan using adj. creasers to creat sewing line. Maybe most leather workers here are just making simple small projects,like wallet, cash holder or something, so don't have many chances to create tight cure.

The light color handle adj. creaser as attached is what we use in creating sewing line here in Taiwan.

The rosewood handle adj. creaser is the old CSO I have.

I think I'll get a 6" divider from Jeremiah Watt. It looks like the old CSO.

Thank you guys~

[St8LineGunsmith]

Dividers can be used for drawing circles, arcs, dividing circles Bisecting lines tracing lines etc. Anything you can use a drafting divider for on paper can be used for making geometric shapes and patterns for leather spesificdesignins as well

it is one of the most versatile tool in any craftsmans tool box.

these are the kind of dividers I am talking about and have a wide variety of uses from Drafting, metal work, Leather work or carpentry.

Like I said Dividers are one of the most versatile measuring tools you can have.

[Chief31794]

I use them to lay out borders on say guitar straps, I set them to the width of a large veiner, then make a mark where the end of the veiner will go by placing a T-Square on the edge of the leather and moving it along as I use the divider to mark the ends at a specific measurement from the edge. That allows you to have a perfectly straight border without any layout lines however light they may be. The small marks at the edge are obliterated by the end of the veiner. I also use them to keep basket weave even and straight by setting the divider to the double the width of the basket weave stamp and then lightly scribing a line so that each line of basket weave has an alignment line on one side of the tool or the other, that keeps them from wandering and works for straight as well as angled basket weave. I also use it to scribe a line for to align my thonging chisel so that my lacing is even around the edge of a project. As said above, this is one of the most versative tools in the shop, particularly for laying out designs.