Contributing Member UKRay Posted March 10, 2010 Contributing Member Report Posted March 10, 2010 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/G-BARNSLEY-cutting-tool-leatherwork-shoe-cobbler_W0QQitemZ220567867170QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Collectable_ToolsHasdware_RL?hash=item335ade8f22#ht_500wt_1182 I have one just like it and I have never known what to do with the thing! What is it? Ray Quote "Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps" Ray Hatley www.barefootleather.co.uk
Moderator Art Posted March 10, 2010 Moderator Report Posted March 10, 2010 Hi Ray, I'm pretty sure it is a carrot peeler. Art On 3/10/2010 at 3:17 PM, UKRay said: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/G-BARNSLEY-cutting-tool-leatherwork-shoe-cobbler_W0QQitemZ220567867170QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Collectable_ToolsHasdware_RL?hash=item335ade8f22#ht_500wt_1182 I have one just like it and I have never known what to do with the thing! What is it? Ray Quote For heaven's sakes pilgrim, make yourself a strop!
Moderator bruce johnson Posted March 10, 2010 Moderator Report Posted March 10, 2010 Paul Krause will know for sure. I am thinking it is a variation of a Star welt knife. That is what I have seen it called when I was going through a boot shop a while back. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Members oldtimer Posted March 10, 2010 Members Report Posted March 10, 2010 On 3/10/2010 at 3:17 PM, UKRay said: http://cgi.ebay.co.u...2#ht_500wt_1182 I have one just like it and I have never known what to do with the thing! What is it? Ray The tool is a circular welt cutter. ( Dictionary of leatherworking tools, by R.A Salaman) / Knut Quote "The gun fight at the O.K. corral was actually started by two saddlemakers sitting around a bottle of whiskey talking about saddle fitting"...
Contributing Member UKRay Posted March 10, 2010 Author Contributing Member Report Posted March 10, 2010 On 3/10/2010 at 6:37 PM, oldtimer said: The tool is a circular welt cutter. ( Dictionary of leatherworking tools, by R.A Salaman) / Knut Looks just like a carrot peeler to me too, Art! Thanks Knut - now, what exactly might a guy do with a circular welt cutter 'cos, to the best of my knowledge, I have never met a circular welt!? (Keep it clean!) Ray Quote "Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps" Ray Hatley www.barefootleather.co.uk
Members celticleather Posted March 11, 2010 Members Report Posted March 11, 2010 Ray It's a channel cutter - used for making a 45-degree channel in the bottom of a leather sole. The outsole stitching is then placed in the bottom of the channel, and the flap is glued and hammered back in place (see pic). The cut should be almost invisible when the sole is finished. I had one for many years, but it disappeared a few years ago. I'd hoped it would turn up when we moved the shop last year, but no such luck! Woodware Repetitions (Hale & Co in US) have them for sale . . . eBay number 280414713984. Terry Quote When everyone is somebody, then no one's anybody
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