Can Anybody Identify The Maker Of This Bech Splitter?

[Logans Leather]

Nice article on splitters:

http://campbell-bosworth.com/articles/Splitting-Machines.pdf

[Trox]

Nice article on splitters:

http://campbell-bosw...ng-Machines.pdf

Thanks Logan, I have seen this nice article before, very informative. Each tool has it own catalog number, however the tool can have different sizes. Like the edgers, they come in several sizes and has one number for each style.

I found a new (to me) Osborn site https://www.osborneleathertools.com/index.php The one I knew from before was this ; http://www.csosborne.com/. There been some discussions about the # 84, who I believe is the finest pull true splitter available. It was not listed in the "old" web page and it could only be found at some foreign dealers, like in Germany where its been available for a long time. OK here it is in the new page https://www.osborneleathertools.com/category.php?cid=12. It is a fine machine from the original Newark NJ pattern, it is also stamped Newark NJ instead of New Jersey because of that same reason. Nobody is making the Krebs splitter anymore, however the 86-A has the same adjusting leverage. However the similarity stops there. I have heard the Chase splitter is a good machine, it is one 12 inch available for 450 $ from Bruce Johnson leather; http://brucejohnsonleather.com/content/index.php/leather_tools_for_sale/leather-bench-machines-leather-splitters-and-skivers/ If I should limit my self to one splitter I would choose the # 84 because of it versatility.

Thanks

Tor

[Trox]

If I would want to buy a # 84 splitter the Osborne company redirects me to their German Agent.

The German agents double the price from 600 to 1200 $ and add put tax on it. I do not even live in Germany, why do I have to be cheated in this way, I wonder.

I live in Norway and buy most of my tools from the Internet anyway. Shipping is about 20 $ more from the US than it is from Germany. I wonder how they can justify the double price? The 600 $ the machine cost in the US is for material, salaries and so on, they struggle to keep the price down in a difficult time for all American businesses.

Then they allow their German European agent to double the price, do that helps them sell more splitters? I do not think so. I will not feed the fat and greedy, I will buy my tools elsewhere until the Osborn company starts with international shipping. Like both Dixon and Vergez Blanchard offers.

Their older tools are of better quality anyway, I buy from Bruce Johnson He has been very good to me. He always sell good tool to a nice price, both my #86 comes from him. And he gave me a very good deal on the ten inch machine; Thank you Bruce.

And Happy New Year all.

Thanks