Sedgwick Bridle Butt

[25b]

Hi Trox

That tool is not on sale anywhere it was made at Jeffries and the will not sell them.

Sounds like a good opportunity for someone adept at reverse-engineering tools.

[gmace99]

it is a fantastic tool cuts way faster than a plough gauge

[25b]

it is a fantastic tool cuts way faster than a plough gauge

Well, I thought my plough gauge was fast...

If anyone can produce better pictures, I might be able to come up with some drawings and/or prototype which I could post full dimensions, specs, etc. for...

[Matt T]

Sounds like a good opportunity for someone adept at reverse-engineering tools.

You can see at 2:06 what the tool looks like from the bottom. It's just a bunch of brass shims with a razor squeezed between at an angle. There is a wing nut on one side to loosen / tighten the shims together. I've thought of making something similar to this but using a rotary blade.

[25b]

Yeah, I've seen the video before...I'll need better pics than that to replicate it.

[club49]

If you make one that slides over a straight edge to make the first cut on a double shoulder, I would buy one tomorrow. Put the straight edge on top of the double shoulder, slip the cutter onto the straight edge, in this case a 6' ruler, put the blade down in a cutting position and slide it down. It sounds easy, all you need is the tools and skill. I wish I had them.

Jim

[Matt T]

Jim, how about gluing some non slip material to the bottom of the ruler and then cutting along the ruler with a head knife or rotary knife? It wouldn't be hard to make what you describe, but I just don't know how useful it would be.

If you make one that slides over a straight edge to make the first cut on a double shoulder, I would buy one tomorrow. Put the straight edge on top of the double shoulder, slip the cutter onto the straight edge, in this case a 6' ruler, put the blade down in a cutting position and slide it down. It sounds easy, all you need is the tools and skill. I wish I had them.

Jim

[Trox]

So basically they made a production tool with fixed width (widths) that is small and handy for the bridle production. I prefer to use a draw gauge on reins under a inch and plough gauge for wider straps. I would like to have something small like this tool, that could be pushed. But what kind of blades do you use in them? If they are utility blades, do they not flex?

[club49]

gmace99 What kind of wood are they using in the video to mold the leather around for the saddle? I am asking because one day I will attempt to make a case for my metal detector.

Jim

[gmace99]

Do you mean the saddle tree? How far into their video is it?

If it is the saddle tree it is made from laminated beech ply...........7 or 9 layers are glued together in a mould and set in a oven or in a vacuum press.