Members joseph dixon Posted May 14, 2012 Members Report Posted May 14, 2012 there are a few photos on my site www.leather-tools.net you may like Quote Joseph Dixon Tool Co Limited is a family owned and run business, Manufacturing the finest English leather working tools and Saddlers toolssince 1843 and has the larges range of tooling in the world they are all madein house in Walsall which is the leather capital of theworld and steeped in history. We take great pride in our product quality andservice And is now looking for new agents in the US,CANADA and EUROPE For more information please contact Chris Williamson Managing director chris@josephdixon.co.uk www.josephdixon.co.uk Tell 0044 1922 622051 Fax 0044 1922 721168 Mobile 0044 7855 385407
Trox Posted May 18, 2012 Report Posted May 18, 2012 Beautiful catalog, I have see pictures of your 1950 catalog, it looks like you still make all the old tools? I have a plough gauge marked J. Dixon and a round knife marked T. Dixon. The last one I just bought second hand, it came unsharpend (never used). Is the T. Dixon the oldest of them? You make great tools. Trox there are a few photos on my site www.leather-tools.net you may like Quote Tor Workshop machines: TSC 441 clone/Efka DC1550, Dürkopp-Adler 267-373/Efka DC1600, Pfaff 345-H3/Cobra 600W, Singer 29K-72, Sandt 8 Ton clicking machine, Alpha SM skiving unit, Fortuna 620 band knife splitting machine. Old Irons: Adler 5-27, Adler 30-15, Singer 236W-100
Members wildmantel Posted June 19, 2012 Members Report Posted June 19, 2012 (edited) Hi I am new to this site and to the craft. My daughter and I just attended a Medieval Festival in our home town of Colchester Essex U.K. and I wanted to try and make a pair of medieval style shoes to wear at the festival. I do not have the knowledge or the tools to do so, but after speaking to someone about it, he kindly gave me all of his uncles old tools that he could find and among them there are some stamped DIXON. I have no idea what is what, but your website has now given me a few names for the tools. Such as edge iron, double crease, bevel crease etc.. Now all I have to do is learn how to use them These are just a few out of more than 30 pieces. Edited June 19, 2012 by wildmantel Quote
Members ghstrydr164 Posted June 23, 2012 Members Report Posted June 23, 2012 Very nice tools! First thing you should do is remove all rust before you use them.. DO NOT USE CHEMICALS or Sand Paper to remove the rust. Use a razor blade to scrape away heavy rust then a small fine wire brush and steel wool. When all rust is removed clean with something like 409, rinse very well and dry with a cloth followed by a hair dryer. Do not get the wood handles wet. Clean the wood handles with a soft cloth and give them a light rubbing with some oil designed for wood. Finish things off with a good paste wax made for autos. Wax the wood and metal, let dry and buff with soft cloth. They will be good for another 100 years. Quote
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