Tools Of A Swiss Sattler

[Macca]

ohh, those dies look very, very nice !

[walter roth]

Let`s see if i can Use it.......((((-:

You have the mass in inches, ....not in cm.

Walter

Edited April 19, 2014 by walter roth

[Old Coach Saddlery]

Hi Walter, Your work is beautiful! I too love the German tools. I have several German made punches that I prefer over my Osborne punches. I have found it very difficult to find them. I envy you collection of fine tools.

[walter roth]

Hello leather craftsmen ....

I was 6 weeks in a distant land, i could not answer.

I assume the link has now been found.

Thanks for the praise.

I'm still looking saddler sew pliers, but get no more.

Well, now I'm back and will post here again slightly.

greeting

Walter

Edited August 25, 2014 by walter roth

[billybopp]

Welcome home Walter!

Thank you, and all the others for posting pictures and contributing to this thread. It's totally fascinating. I love seeing these old tools that were crafted with such wonderful artistry. I have to confess, that I occasionally take a look at Bruce Johnson's web site to see what he has on offer, and usually find myself drooling just a little bit. Love it!

I especially want to thank you for the picture, in the original post, of the thread cage. It brought back some great memories. My great grandfather was a farmer and had a few of these in his house and his barn. I remember the one in the barn had twine in it that he used all the time. Your picture even brought back memories of the earthy smells in the barn, and of the smell and taste of fresh fried chicken with string beans and corn on the cob that he and I had just picked hours before. He was a kind soul, and wasn't even angry when my little sister half emptied the cage of twine onto the floor. He just laughed because she found it fascinating.

I live in a big city now, so I suppose it's true that "you can take the boy out of the country, but can't completely take the country out of the boy".

Thanks for the memory!

Bill

[walter roth]

Hi Bill .....

I also grew up on the farm.
And I had the most beautiful play ground one could wish for.
Father gave me a cow, the most tame he had, and with which I could do whatever I wanted.
And of course I went already with seven years with the tractor today ...... would the police arrest me .... ((-:
And I always had a gun. With seven years as an air rifle, with 12 years a 6 mm caliber Long Rifle rifle. And where I was in the forest, I had it.
Well, I had a workshop, they belonged to my father, and in which I could do something all day.
It was a good, healthy and exciting time when I was little .......

Greeting

Walter

[Macca]

Welcome back Walter !

[simontuntelder]

I'm really sad to see this thread's activity decline as much as it has.

This was pure tool porn and many of the people here on LW that I respect the most have posted in this thread, so I would really like to revive it.

So how's everybody and more importantly have you bought any new tools?

I've been buying old tools and machinery like there's no tomorrow. I'm gearing up for the future, I guess.

[walter roth]

Hi Simon...

Yes you're right.

So, I tried before 2 months long to adjust something, unfortunately it didn't work out. Somehow, the programs from Europe work together not good with those from the United States...(((-:

Anyway, I very often have problems here to write something and then give it up...

Because it is at the moment just I'll set "Sewing-Awls grind" tomorrow finally something on the subject. I have prepared long time ago.

Greeting to all

Walter Roth

[simontuntelder]

Walter, I've never experienced any problems with Leatherworker. I don¨t think there are many differences between European or American programs/browsers.


If you need help with the translations, I'll gladly help you translate from German to English. I'm quite fluent in German and in English, and it would be no problem what so ever for me to do it.

If you want me to help with the translation, just send your German text to me in a PM, and I'll respond with a translated version.