Lace Stripper

[tlowry]

Can anyone direct me to a tool I thought I saw on this forum some where. Believe it is bench mounted and strips lace to various widths and also may bevel. It was kind of pricey I think. Name and source would be nice. Also do some of yall use this tool or use another method. thanks, tlowry

[bruce johnson]

I use one from Jim Downey. His contact info is ph # (928) 442-3638. He is in Skull Valley, AZ. I have the large one he sells. It will bevel lace up to maybe an inch wide down to thin lace. It is not a cutter. I think his new one will bevel at two different angles. Last I saw him, they were running around $80 at the shows.

For one that cuts and bevels, Lacemaster makes one, as does Wayne Jueschke. I think someone is making the Frank Hansen string trimmer as well again. They run about $250 up. I don't have the contact info for Lacemaster handy. Wayne's number is (775) 738-4885. The ones that cut and bevel are limited. They will do widths up to about 3/8". I needed one to bevel saddle strings, and Jim's does that like a champ. Also is safer than the blade in the end of the wood block I was previously using. Reached across that one morning and ripped a shirt from cuff to elbow. The shirt was totalled, the arm was OK. Wakeup call for shop safety.

Bruce

[tlowry]

bruce, i just found a picture of the one I was talking about (Hansen String Cutter) in a 2002 issue of Leathercrafters Journal. You mentioned you thought someone was making this item again, what happened to Mr. Hansen. Also how does his compare to the few you mentioned in the previous post. Thanks again, tlowry

[bruce johnson]

tlowrey,

Frank died a little over a year ago. As far as experience with the different lace cutters and trimmers, I am not much of a braider. Hopefully someone in the braiding section might have more experience.

Bruce Johnson

[tlowry]

I hate to hear that about Mr. Hansen, He wa an elderly gentleman in the picture I saw of him in 2002. The leatherworking art has sure lost some of it's pioneers in the last decage. I hope thru mediums such as this forum, magazines(Leathercrafters Journal), and others, that it can be passed along. thanks again bruce, tlowry

[waddy]

Looks like I'm pretty late with this, but in case you or anyone else is still looking, Wayne Jueschke in Elko, Nevada makes a very good tool that will handle everything from the fine lace all the way up to 1/2 " saddle strings. It will cut the lace to size, skive it to any thickness, and bevel the edges. It has a seperate bar for rawhide included with the lace cutter. It was around $350 when I bought mine a couple of years ago. Wayne also makes some mighty fine stamps. He doesn't have a web site, but does have a catalog/flyer. I have his contact information if anyone is interested.

Edited July 30, 2007 by waddy

[Ken Nelson]

Hadlock Fox has a really good tool that will cut string, split it and bevel it. Not fancy and I did a little cleanup on mine but works really well on light string 5-6 oz up to half inch wide. A year ago, it run about $90.

[bruce johnson]

Ken,

Post a picture of the H&F string beveler please. They used to sell a handy little tool with a round hole in it to pull strings through and bevel. A few of the guys around here had one. A couple years ago I called H&F and they weren't selling them anymore. I saw Bill Gomer had one in his video, and called him. He referred me to a guy who said Bob Beard bought the patterns and rights to make them. I called Bob and he did indeed buy the rights. At that time (2-3 years ago) he was not seeing enough of a market to make them, and had no plans to do any. Thanks.