Garage sale score.

[mogwild]

Friend ran across a garage sale that had some leather tools, asking price was $100obo, he offered $80 on our behalf and picked them up for us. I think we made out pretty well. I'm not into carving and tooling (yet) so I'm not sure what a few of the items are, I'll ask in separate posts with individual pictures (the green handled scissors for instance, not sure if those are leather tools or just some kind of heavy cutters). Not shown are a few old leatherworking books, bunch of buckles, ton's of old patterns, lace, and some light leathers and a pounding board. Also I think there's some woodworking tools tossed in (the wooden red handled tools look like wood carving tools, unsure), as well as pinking shears, and some heavy duty scissors  that are serrated on one side, and what looks like a ring sizing tool.

[mogwild]

Some close ups, two of those tools (the ones between the edgers) say 11-2 and 11-3, I think those are creasers?

Few more

[mogwild]

key holder things, no idea what's in the red box, not sure what the tool with the leather case is, perhaps a lacing punch?, rotary hole punch (who can't use extra's, always misplacing mine  )

 

These might be...wood burning tips?

Edited May 26, 2018 by mogwild
adding info

[mogwild]

Leather case on the left has a snap setter, the tool beside it I suspect is a wood working tool (perhaps a "spoon"?), and then some random bits of metal, homemade punches maybe? Another snap setter, and the next picture (925), no idea, none. Then a set of heavy duty scissors, not sure if they are leatherworking or not, serrated on one side, very sharp despite needing cleaned up.

[mogwild]

Closeup of the scissors, made in Germany, as well as the serrated side, and lastly the pinking shears (assuming they are not leatherworking, just scissors for arts and crafts)

 

I'll go through the patterns later, but there's far to many to photograph.

[JD62]

SCORE!! you have a good friend. watch out for the gold colored swivel knife blades ( in the red box ), they are rubi blades for carving and are not sold new anymore.  The rubis are fragile. The stamps alone are worth close to what you paid. Congratulations! 

[mogwild]

Oh cool! They actually have red tips, neat.

[JD62]

Yup, they cut cased leather like butter. You are right, some of the tools are for wood but you might be able to adapt some for leather. Most of all have fun and buy your friend a beer!

[SunLynx]

Man, you made out like a bandit!  I can't ID everything, but I've got some educated guesses.

Those green handled shears look like pattern shears I was "given" a long time ago when I made the mistake of going to FIDM.  So heavy shears for cutting tag board and the like.

Next pic has safety skivers, French bevelers and then - yes - creasers.

I agree with your theory that you have a lacing punch.  It looks very similar to a stitching punch (small/tiny holes) that I have.

How exactly does our most used tool (rotary punch) wander off so often anyway?  Mine does the same thing.

The punches in the next picture may have been repurposed from another trade.  I want to say maybe metalwork.  For all I know they are just really old single hole leather punches though.

I think the tool you have no idea on may have been an adjustable creaser that has lost it's adjuster?

I've never heard of scissors serrated on just one side.  I would love to know what they're intended use is.

Hope this helped a little.

[battlemunky]

Yeah, you did well, or your friend did. I bought a lot half that size in not as good of shape for twice as much and still made out. When you are ready to learn carving and stamping you are far beyond a good start. Congrats on the most excellent haul!