tonyc1 Report post Posted January 23, 2008 This is the easiest, cleanest and cheapest method I've used for heating my creaser over the years. It is a small camping stove that uses a throwaway tin of gas that costs app $2.99 and will last for months. No soot etc on creaser, gets hot in seconds! Tin is about three and a half inches by 4 inches. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pella Report post Posted January 24, 2008 what is your creaser brand? It look real nice, i want one like that! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonyc1 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 what is your creaser brand? It look real nice, i want one like that! It is an old Dixon brand screw creaser. I've had it for 40 years and it was really old when I got it. Dixon are an english brand but they are good tools. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esantoro Report post Posted January 24, 2008 (edited) This is the easiest, cleanest and cheapest method I've used for heating my creaser over the years. It is a small camping stove that uses a throwaway tin of gas that costs app $2.99 and will last for months. No soot etc on creaser, gets hot in seconds! Tin is about three and a half inches by 4 inches.I like that creaser, too. I just bought the Osborne #2, but don't know if it's as big.I also have a camping stove that runs on a variety of fuels. What I like about the glass alcohol lamp i just got is that it looks mysteriously medieval, at least a bit.Tony, could you post some pics of the creases you make with your setup?Thanks for the informative post.ed Edited January 24, 2008 by esantoro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Timbo Report post Posted January 24, 2008 This is a new one on me..........why do you heat a creaser?? Tim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leather Bum Report post Posted January 24, 2008 This is a new one on me..........why do you heat a creaser??Tim Yeah, I'd like to know too. . . Is it to cause a darker mark (BURNish ), or. . . what? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Report post Posted January 24, 2008 My Dixons are about ten years old and look about the same. If you get one (Dixon screw crease) get the #1, the #2 is only good for laying sewer pipe. Art It is an old Dixon brand screw creaser. I've had it for 40 years and it was really old when I got it. Dixon are an english brand but they are good tools. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barra Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Most of my tools are old Dixons and would be close to 100 yrs old. Heating your creaser is called hot creasing and leaves a nice crisp burnished line. The old saddler i bought my tools off had wrapped and stitched a peice of leather around the metal part of the creaser between the brass ferrule and the screw. This allows you to use this part of the creaser as the handle when it is hot for more leverage Barra Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Major Report post Posted January 24, 2008 I have heard of this before. Is there a way someone can post a side by side comparison pic. Is the difference that dramatic? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
