What Would You Buy?

[Chris B]

Thanks for that Art. I wish I could order from Weaver but since I dont have a tax id number i cant.. and they are only an hour and a half north of me. I was in there show room and looked around, but since I couldnt buy anything I got out of there kinda quick lol. I dont know if getting a tax id number would screw up my taxes from my day job or not. And I wish there was a saddle maker in my area, I would try to work for them on my days off lol.

Thanks,

Chris

[edgemoor]

Thanks for that Art. I wish I could order from Weaver but since I dont have a tax id number i cant.. and they are only an hour and a half north of me. I was in there show room and looked around, but since I couldnt buy anything I got out of there kinda quick lol. I dont know if getting a tax id number would screw up my taxes from my day job or not. And I wish there was a saddle maker in my area, I would try to work for them on my days off lol.

Thanks,

Chris

have you looked at www.Josephdixon.co.uk they sell there tools on line and there much better than weaver tools

been making saddlers tools in England for over 300 years I belive

[JerryLevine]

have you looked at www.Josephdixon.co.uk they sell there tools on line and there much better than weaver tools

been making saddlers tools in England for over 300 years I belive

Being one of the Euro folk, I would back up all the good things said about Dixon's tools; most of my punches and edgers are Dixons, as are many of my 'general' tools (dividers, races, pliers, etc). You get what you pay for; they're expensive, but worth it. I would also echo the advice to try as much stuff as you can before you buy and don't buy everything at once. With the US$/GB£/Euro exchange rates the way they are at the moment, now would be a good time to buy from this side of the pond.

I also have Dixon's round knives, but in the last few weeks I got to try out Bee Natural's K2 Kutting system (here's the URL: http://www.bee-natur...=7490418_10497), which was absolutely fantastic, the best one I've ever used for both skiving and cutting. I've since bought one for myself. Again, expensive, but you get what you pay for. The one I tried was in use in a saddle shop and so had been properly sharpened. I'm not sure what they're like out of the box, but Bee Natural do offer a sharpening service so I'm guessing its going to be pretty good.

Good luck with your buying.

Jerry

Edited April 11, 2010 by JerryLevine