Tools Of A Swiss Sattler

[walter roth]

Hello macca...

The curved plates at the plough, to 90%, were always so and so made by the manufacturer.

Very rarely seen just Straight plates, because the curved are simply better to handle. Straight plate practicing more pressure, because Lakshmi in straight plate of the belt is different.

If one part that screws apart, recognizes it lightly it didn't as the manufacturer. straight or curved.

Greeting

Walter

Edited September 29, 2013 by walter roth

[walter roth]

Hi leather craftsman...

today I was at a small party to inaugurate this newly restored truck of the Swiss firm of Saurer from 1912.

It was very nice there. You have extra beer bottles with the truck as

Made label, to which also fit the invitation card, and it gave a lecture on the history of the company of Saurer.

Even the tablecloths were specially printed with images.

This car was waiting since 1977 on his restoration, but until 2003, it went off. Now after 8 years he has fought.

In other words, the trailer that is still missing, ...aber will be ready years also in 1-2...((-:

It took 8 years because it only took 5 years to make the Acacia wood for the spokes of the wheels dry.

I worked only slightly on the vehicle, I did the belt works, and I was supposed to do the roof.

I made but to the condition I the roof do, I can do very bad upholstery work on the car once again new.

Because the car Sattler who first made it, which was a beginner. He has not understood the way of work dating from 1912, and also badly executed the work.

Well, they wanted now must quickly finish the car after 8 years, for they now have a canvas roof that doesn't fit to the vehicle, and a lousy cushion on it.

But there are now only a few people who can even recognize such defects.

Well, anyway, I thought it is certainly quite interesting to see some pictures for you.

The Wagner who made the wheels and the wooden structure of the car, who is a colleague of mine. He is an excellent professional man.

He built the Gotthard mail coach to looking at the following link with his father, it was the first coach I've equipped the Sattler and it was also the first carriage leather tops you I made.

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http://www.gotthardp...h/index.php/de/

These mail coaches were used around the turn of the century to drive particularly the Gotthard with wealthy tourists over the Alpine passes.

It was tourism, but because it was at that time already the Gotthard tunnel with the railway.

Rich Englishman paid over 100 years ago but already good money, to marvel at the way the mountains of Switzerland.

The car is rolling now for over 25 years and has withstood everything.

Greeting

Walter

[Macca]

Very nice Walter

It must be very interesting to work on such projects

[walter roth]

Hello Macca...

Yes, that is so.

However, it is also again exhausting, because every time must you again teach how to do it and what not to do to people.

You must include also the culture of the time, when one makes such a vehicle.

This is very important especially with the coaches.

There, the substance of the Interior with the wardrobe of women had to earlier harmony which resulted in practice often it were certain coaches equipped with black fabric. To black, everything matched the.

Often, clients want to do, that simply do not belong on a historic vehicle.

Either car much to luxurious, like those, or much too easy for others, halt, depending on the customer.

These old things have a culture, and the craftsmen had their ways of working, you should always understand that.

The fabric of the roof with Staples not fasten on to a vehicle, but with nails we used.

Well, the car that I failed, the customer wanted to listen to me.

But the pad will look so bad years in 2-3 that it must be made new. The venture Yes now often used, he has been to the 100 km. behind him, in his second life. According to the logbook, he needed already 33 hours of engine running time for the 100 km...((((((((((((-:

I have made so far about 30 coaches and some cars, all but vehicles in 1914. I don't do those after 1914.

For me nothing new anymore, but there is always something to learn.

I did often forge work themselves in carriages.

Because forging that fine work are very rare today and car forge there is no more.

Well, over the last 30 years many of the artisans are died I needed work for the very good. At some point it will then probably to end be, not because of me, but because I miss the other craftsmen to do so.

To restore this truck it needed about 30 different craftsmen, all specialists and professionals so today not being trained.

Many here still have them know which introduced at the learn their profession before 40 / 50 years ago, by then already ancient craftsmen were told.

Greeting

Walter

Edited October 5, 2013 by walter roth

[walter roth]

Hi leather craftsman...

Here is what titled "Reifeln", or in English...Creassing.

I went to a colleague today and used the opportunity these machines for you to shooting.

Here a machine in green color, she once was mine, and I've sold them... Unfortunately...))-: ...vor about was 15 years.

Well, in addition 2 models that are older, but there are all Swiss products seen here since the 1920 he years.

The machine easily and very easy to use sin, also they have a heater for the roles above the lines into the leather press.

Below is the transport roller, turn the upper rollers not at the turn of the crank.

Now I'm just to build 2-3 of such machines.

If a SADDLER for example driving lines to the coaching makes, then these devices are super convenient, easy and continuously in the width adjustable.

Also, you can insert the 1 or 2 lines of course roles or draw wider / finer.

At Weaver's are models that spread with the firm, the big heavy things Yes the old industry. I find the machines good and interesting, but they are not really good to use for the traditional Sattler.

So it looks at you.

Greeting

Walter

[Schpacko]

Hi Guys

I bought a plough gauge about one year ago. It was in a pretty good condition, there was only one bad thing about it: It didn't cut. I tried to sharpen it, but i guess my nonexistent sharpening skills made it even worse. So, i put it in a box and almost forgot about it, until i stumbled upon this thread. Since Walter is a fellow countryman, i asked him if he wanted to recondition the tool, and he agreed. He found out that the blade has been sharpened over the years to a point where it was just unusable. So, i bought a blanchard blade and below you can see the result. I guess i dont have to tell you which one is before and which one after

I can only applaud to Walter's work, he did a great job. The gauge looks just like new. Also, he's a very nice and helpful guy and VERY knowledgeable when it comes to leatherwork. He also offered me a little crash course in sharpening. Since he lives only about 100km away from me, i guess i'm gonna take this offer sooner or later.

[Macca]

very nice Schpacko, looks like a great tool you have there

Nice job Walter !

[walter roth]

Hey guys...

Thanks for the praise, I hear something very happy.

The knife of Blanchard is actually in the quality still like 30 years ago, when I the first time one bought there.

Only the brand of "Vergez-Blanchard" is very poorly made, she went for the Polish almost alone away.

So Reto, I hope you enjoy it.

Greeting

Walter

[walter roth]

_{Hi Guys...}

_{Still, a work which I have just completed.}

_{Here in the Switzerland, there are few Saddel producing for French saddles.French they say here because they have separate saddle pad,... are not connected with the inner leaves of the saddle.}

_{I do not think that we have someone here in the blog has the experience with the production of saddles, but I want to show you yet.}

_{Belts tensioners are on the images, they are used to harness the saddle trees made of wood.}

_{Exactly how, I'll show you sometime.}

_{One unit is about 100 years old, you can find it in Blanchard catalogues from the 19th century.}

_{The other two I have modified something, but taken over the fine style of the old devices.}

_{I think I managed quite well and share that are now quite beautiful and it is a pleasure to use something.}

_{I myself have made the technical sketches.}

_{The parts I did have to cut with the laser and a mechanic has made the spring and screws.}

_{Then I browned the pieces and galvanized gloss and black.}

_{Sure it would have been better I would have hard-chrome-plated everything Durit-Method, but I like it just when it looks classic.}

_{The two devices in the background I will meet in the next ready to revise and adjust you here too.}

_{It is a device which the Saddler used at the heavy canvas the hems on the edges to folding, and the folding of to prägen.}

_{The other device with the rubber roller is a leather-edge polishing machine.}

_{The device which Weaver offered today, which was used exactly here 5 decades ago. This apparatus is now 30 years old.}

_{I will make it yet, and then add photos here.}

_{The rubber rollers are still without cover and there are still 2 parts because.}

_{I've used all that often, and it was not nice enough to show it to you.}

_{But there are already...}

_Greeting

_Walter

Edited October 18, 2013 by walter roth

[Trox]

Hi leather craftsman...

Here is what titled "Reifeln", or in English...Creassing.

I went to a colleague today and used the opportunity these machines for you to shooting.

Here a machine in green color, she once was mine, and I've sold them... Unfortunately...))-: ...vor about was 15 years.

Well, in addition 2 models that are older, but there are all Swiss products seen here since the 1920 he years.

The machine easily and very easy to use sin, also they have a heater for the roles above the lines into the leather press.

Below is the transport roller, turn the upper rollers not at the turn of the crank.

Now I'm just to build 2-3 of such machines.

If a SADDLER for example driving lines to the coaching makes, then these devices are super convenient, easy and continuously in the width adjustable.

Also, you can insert the 1 or 2 lines of course roles or draw wider / finer.

At Weaver's are models that spread with the firm, the big heavy things Yes the old industry. I find the machines good and interesting, but they are not really good to use for the traditional Sattler.

So it looks at you.

Greeting

Walter

Hello Walter,

very nice creasing machines. I see one of them has the heating element outside (on the top) of the shaft. Those this work as well as the others. I am planning to make an creaser, embossing machine out of that pinking machine I bought the other day. It has double tension , the lever on the back moves the top shaft up and down. Then you can also adjust the bottom brass roller up and down. There are two ball bearings inside the bottom brass roller. The bottom roller system can be changed for an other solution.

For the top shaft I can buy embossing wheels or creasing wheels. (I can also have them made of course). It has allot of tension power, because the pinking wheels must cut true heavy leather. I think it will become an excellent little strap embossing and creasing machine. With some work of course. I am interesting in your opinion, and if an heating element like the one in your picture can be used on this machine too. Where did you buy this heating elements. (on the machine you made, I know you did not made them all)

In advance thank you.

Tor