Members studawg03 Posted November 5, 2013 Author Members Report Posted November 5, 2013 Thanks so much for all of your input!! I think I am going to bite the bullet and buy the Blanchard b/c I just need one at this point Quote
Members simontuntelder Posted November 9, 2013 Members Report Posted November 9, 2013 I've tried both. Blanchard may be slightly better, but I would definitely go with Dixon because of the price. However I haven't heard about a decline in Dixon's quality... There are some Japanese makers of pricking irons (ie with the angle and NOT the diamond shaped) and I recently purchased a full set. They were a whole lot cheaper than Dixon - I think I paid in the region of $175 for 6 irons. But I haven't received them yet, so I don't know about the quality. But Japanese made tools are often rather good, but not quite as good as European/British tools. Quote
Members Macca Posted November 13, 2013 Members Report Posted November 13, 2013 I've tried both. Blanchard may be slightly better, but I would definitely go with Dixon because of the price. However I haven't heard about a decline in Dixon's quality... There are some Japanese makers of pricking irons (ie with the angle and NOT the diamond shaped) and I recently purchased a full set. They were a whole lot cheaper than Dixon - I think I paid in the region of $175 for 6 irons. But I haven't received them yet, so I don't know about the quality. But Japanese made tools are often rather good, but not quite as good as European/British tools. Link to the Japanese ones ? Very interested Quote
Members simontuntelder Posted November 13, 2013 Members Report Posted November 13, 2013 Hi Macca, I can't share a link sorry. It's not that I don't want to, but because I simply haven't got one. I bought them directly through the seller, but I can let him know that there's more interest in them, and if they become widely available I'll forward a link to you straight away. Quote
Members Macca Posted November 13, 2013 Members Report Posted November 13, 2013 Many thanks ! Very interested to see what they are like Quote
Members jk215 Posted November 15, 2013 Members Report Posted November 15, 2013 Very interested to see how the Japanese irons are as well! Quote http://shop.makesupply-leather.com - Custom and Stocked Acrylic Templates
Members greekgod Posted December 1, 2013 Members Report Posted December 1, 2013 Try leathercraft.jp then use google translate to view the website. You will see them under "European punches" or something to that effect in the "Tools" category. DO NOT USE the English Website version you would not get half the things available on the Japanese version. Hope it helps Quote
Members awharnessshop Posted December 1, 2013 Members Report Posted December 1, 2013 I use Blanchard, have seen the dixons, but never used them! I'm very happy with the blanchards! Quote
Members Pablo27 Posted December 2, 2013 Members Report Posted December 2, 2013 http://www.goodsjapan.jp/ Quote In God We Trust....
Members Firdaus Hilmy Posted December 12, 2013 Members Report Posted December 12, 2013 I don't know if this qualified as a pricking iron or not, but I'm pretty sure this is not a diamond chisel. They called it Diagonal Chisel. At first, it's only available in their Japanese website, but after contacting them, about 30 minutes, they replied and the chisel is now available in their English website! http://www.leathercrafttools.com/shouhin.jsp?id=3882 *sorry for my bad English Quote
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