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Posted August 15, 2013

walter roth

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Location:st. gallen - CH
Interests:I am a saddler of the old School. Did the Profession in a Saddlery teach about 3.1 / 2 years learned. I needed about 10 and more years to be really good. I offer restoring many carriages and I put more than 40 harnesses of all types ago. Including fine English Coach Harnesses with the collars. Everything from Hand-sewn with 14 stitches per inch. Also cars from the period before 1914, I have already made. I ask also still produces the so-called box-loops that were used 100 years ago in Englisch Harnesses. I have to memorize the pattern plates to impress at the 30th. I collect my Tools since I was teaching at that time of saddlers who died today on the internett. I use most of the tools to work, but some of them I do not know why they were needed. Unfortunately, I only speak a little englich, I hope it is understandable. Walter Roth / Saddler / Switzerland
Leatherwork Specialty:Collar and Harness maker, Coach restauration
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Posted August 15, 2013 (edited)

Hi Bruce ................

I have the part refinishet the knife very nice and polished woo, now it's 101% sharp.

And I've tried it with thick leather of 4.5 mm and 2 mm thin leather and lo and behold it is simply a ................. Plough Gouge.

And it just works great.

We have all probably looked much too far away and not seen very obvious.

Of course, you can use the device only a simple "cut" for making a hidden seam, but additonally different and better and handier tools by Blanchard.

This works here as Plough but simple and amazingly good.

One can well lead the attack left, and it cuts through the leather completely without problems.

Also, it is not pinched or sheared off.

I have it on the plastic plate that used the knife is dull, but 100 years ago, so they took to Limewood ( Basswood ? ) Poplarwood or what the purpose indeed almost filled so well.

Greetings Walter

Edited August 15, 2013 by walter roth

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