Tangleboss New Swivel Knife...

[Sylvia]

I think this is "breaking news" here. The tangleboss swivel knife looks very nice I would love to feel how this works.

http://www.tanglefoottraders.com/home#!__tangleboss_swivelknife

[electrathon]

It would be interesting to try, but looks a little hard to control. You would have to use an angled blade and hold the knife straight up and down. I think with practice you would get the hang of it. It is a little on the spendy side, so hard to justify trying it.

Aaron

[Sylvia]

Oh trust me I would have to fanagle big time to get that one... hubby already went "they want how much?" lol He seems to forget that he bought a $400 soldering unit a few years ago. I was over at that "other leather carver forum" and the response is pretty good... and Tim says that he's had his testers tell him that a flat blade does work. AND it takes standard Tandy or Common blades.

I hope to get a chance to go see a leather show someday and maybe he'll have an exhibit.

[Sovran81]

Sylvia you find some of the neatest stuff. I have tried a standard swivel knife in the past and could never make the smooth sweeping cut let alone something intricate. Decided right then that knife and tool work were not for me since my knife work resembled an army of stick men. This is a knife I would like to try. Bookmarked for sometime in the future.

[Sylvia]

I understand how you feel, Joe. I've managed to get a couple of decent and better knives .I've also struggled to get smooth cuts, even with practicing some daily, experimenting with casing, and the different blades. I think part of my problem is being tense. I watch the pros do it and they seem relaxed and confidant as they cut and they don't seem to give a rip if they get off the tracing line.

But this knife has some interesting characteristics. I've practiced circles and haven't had much luck getting a nice one cut. This knife, to me, acts like a pencil...in that it moves and cuts in any direction. I think I like that.

[Phatdaddy]

I'm surprised this hasn't been done before, I've thought about this very design for leather before as these knive have been around a long time for stenciling and scrapbooking.

I just assumed they didn't work well for leather.

Here is an example

That being said, the Tangleboss looks like it works beautifully.

Pondering.

Kevin

[McJeep]

This may just be what the doctor ordered - and I mean that literally. I've got rheumatoid arthritis and there are times when the hands are so knotted up that it's impossible for me to roll anything resembling a smooth curve - this style looks like I could avoid all the twisting and just keep a nice firm grip on the knife itself

The thing I do not see is adaptability in height?

Ditto to pondering ... strongly

Thanks for posting Sylvia!

Edited June 1, 2012 by McJeep

[Sylvia]

This may just be what the doctor ordered - and I mean that literally. I've got rheumatoid arthritis and there are times when the hands are so knotted up that it's impossible for me to roll anything resembling a smooth curve - this style looks like I could avoid all the twisting and just keep a nice firm grip on the knife itself

The thing I do not see is adaptability in height?

Ditto to pondering ... strongly

Thanks for posting Sylvia!

It is adjustable via a Set screw... just unscrew and adjust the saddle where you want it.

They have a face book and somewhere I saw photos where it shows how short or long the knife can be. I'll try to find them again.

In the mean time here is a review from facebook from a new user of the knife.

I received my Tangleboss today and tried it out. It is just remarkable. I am a beginner and could do cuts that I could not do or would struggle to do with an ordinary swivel knife. It doesn't come with a blade or a hex wrench for the set screws, but still, I think it is an incredible knife which is going to make leather cutting a much easier task now-especially for beginners like me.

Ok... McJeep. If you go here http://www.tanglefoottraders.com/#!__knife-sales-page

Then click on the swivel knife picture.... a pop up will show 2 other pictures which show the knife and it's min and max adjustments.

[Bob Blea]

I saw someone using one of these is Sheridan this year. She had just got it so she was still getting used to it, but she was pretty sure she liked it. She said it takes some getting used to because the mind set is different while using it and you have to think differently than you would with a standard swivel knife. I didn't try it myself, probably should have. To me it looked odd and that I would have trouble with controlling it, but that's just me. I like my normal swivel knife. But I could see where it might be a great knife for someone like McJeep. I hadn't thought about that aspect of it.

Bob

[McJeep]

It is adjustable via a Set screw... just unscrew and adjust the saddle where you want it.

Sylvia - you are a doll :)

Picking up the phone now

Bob - lucky for you it sounds like you've no idea how frustrating it can be to have to do a relatively small bit of carving in multiple seatings ;0)

Thanks folks!

edit: it's on it's wayyyyyyyyyy LOL

Edited June 1, 2012 by McJeep