bruce johnson Report post Posted October 3, 2008 On my recent travels I picked up a Krebs splitter and an old museum kind of piece - an HF Osborne Chase style splitter. I already had two Chase splitters, and don't need them all. One Chase has some sentimental value, and I am offering the better one for sale. It is a CS Osborne 8" Chase style. For those who have never used one, they are the most reliable splitter style besides the Krebs. Like the Krebs, they have top and bottom rollers feeding your leather into the blade. It just can't flip up and chop like the other pull through styles. It can't go anywhere but into the blade. Everything can be adjusted with a flat blade screwdriver as the only tool. The set of the rollers as the blade wears, the pitch of the rollers, position of the latch spring - everything. The handles on top adjust the height with a simple turn. Anybody who has asked about a splitter on these lists knows how happy I am with these Chase splitters. This particular one I am offering for $400 plus shipping. That is less than new models of other styles that are not half the splitter this one is. It might be a little higher compared to some other Chase pattern splitters you'll find, and there's a reason. I have seen a lot of these splitters in several shops, ebay, and from the guys who resell quality old tools. This is one of the cleanest, which anybody can clean one up. I have yet to see one that has any more blade left than this one though. Look at where the adjustments are, this one has its whole life ahead of it still. It's a good one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruce johnson Report post Posted October 4, 2008 The splitter has been sold. Thanks for the inquiries. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
