Members NikolovLeather Posted May 2, 2019 Members Report Posted May 2, 2019 So recently I bought several things from C.S. Osborne and decided to share my experience. I needed a leather splitter and even though there was little firsthand info on that particular one I decided to get it because of the good name they have and the few videos on youtube where it seems to work great. But the reality is that is a piece of garbage that is waaay overpriced. First of all there are a lot of wobble in the rotating axle. So if you pull the leather down (this way the rotation helps you and the pull is easier) the axle moves and you just can’t get even split, no matter what you try. So you should pull it towards yourself which is quite harder but not impossible. Second minus is that even though it is 8 inch wide you can hardly pull more than 3 inches wide piece of 3,5 mm leather through it (pulling towards myself, not being helped by the rotation) And my blade is hair popping sharp, I personally polished it. Third (and probably the one I hate most) is that the parts that touch the leather are not stainless. See the attached picture of vegetable tanned I just splitted, the machine was used yesterday and wasn’t left in damp environment. Totally unusable piece of .... garbage. And being on the topic about that “legendary” brand - in the same order I got a round knife and a skiving knife. The round knife was wobbling in the handle so I filled it with superglue just to find you that the whole thing is bend and because of that cutting in a straight line is qiute challenging. Also there was a chip in the blade, but I guess if you can’t sharpen you don’t buy a round knife, right? The skiving knife has really thick edge right behind the blade which catches on the material being cut. Something that is really annoying and not a problem on my no name chineese skiver from ebay. To summarise - I am totally disappointed by C.S. Osborne and will not buy anything from them again. Quote
bikermutt07 Posted May 3, 2019 Report Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) I'm really sorry for your loss. If I'm being honest, I haven't heard a good thing about their quality in the 5 years I have been doing leather work. Edited May 3, 2019 by bikermutt07 Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Rockoboy Posted May 4, 2019 Report Posted May 4, 2019 There used to be a bloke on here from C.S. Osborne, who would be all over this like seagulls on a chip! I am not sure if he is still around. Quote Kindest regards Brian "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy, Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)
mikesc Posted May 4, 2019 Report Posted May 4, 2019 would be all over this like seagulls on a chip! Worthy of Les Murray :) I'll "steal that" if I may.. Quote "Don't you know that women are the only works of Art" .. ( Don Henley and "some French painter in a field" )
Rockoboy Posted May 4, 2019 Report Posted May 4, 2019 2 hours ago, mikesc said: I'll "steal that" if I may Help yourself ... who is Les Murray? Quote Kindest regards Brian "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy, Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)
mikesc Posted May 4, 2019 Report Posted May 4, 2019 (edited) Brian.. Help yourself ... who is Les Murray? You probably know some of his work , but maybe didn't know the name.. Les Murray died on 29 April..IMO, and the opinions of very very many ,( including myself ) he was one of the world's best poets of the past 100 or 200 years, ( an Australian ) , who wrote with an "Australian voice". https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-48089957 Right up there with the greats ,along with Seamus Heaney ( who captured Irish life, in English , for us Irish ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seamus_Heaney Enjoy.. :))) btw..I'm not at all religious, Les Murray was, very, it doesn't stop me appreciating his work..in the same way as I view the Sistine Chapel..magnificent.. edit..T'was not I who placed that green circle over to the left ( it just showed up )..But as an Irishman, I appreciate the choice of colour :) 2nd edit..Ah no..that green circle showing up for me ( apparently most of you see it all the time ? ) was because the Mozilla foundation ( who make Firefox ) just got around some of my code blocks ( security code I added ) temporarily..I just fixed it ..and no green circle..and no "loads of other" things on other sites ..which is as it should be..Stroppy message will be sent to Mozilla ..my browser, my computers, my security rules..now they are "frozen out".. Edited May 4, 2019 by mikesc Quote "Don't you know that women are the only works of Art" .. ( Don Henley and "some French painter in a field" )
Rockoboy Posted May 4, 2019 Report Posted May 4, 2019 1 hour ago, mikesc said: You probably know some of his work , but maybe didn't know the name.. Nope, still got nothing, even after following that link, I guess I am a philistine. As for my initial metaphor, that is likely something said by Paul Hogan, Sir Les Patterson or Barry McKenzie. Quote Kindest regards Brian "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy, Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)
mikesc Posted May 4, 2019 Report Posted May 4, 2019 (edited) I think they both , Paul Hogan and ( can Barry Humphries count as one person ? ) based a lot of what they said, and how they said it.. on his style*.. I also appreciate them, all of them, enormously.. :))) *Read some of the books mentioned in the BBC link, I think you'll see what I mean.. Edited May 4, 2019 by mikesc Quote "Don't you know that women are the only works of Art" .. ( Don Henley and "some French painter in a field" )
Rockoboy Posted May 4, 2019 Report Posted May 4, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, mikesc said: can Barry Humphries count as one person ? Barry Humphries can also be Dame Edna Everidge or Sir Les Patterson. Each has that Aussie ocker persona, the same IMHO, as Paul Hogan and Barry McKenzie. 1 hour ago, mikesc said: Read some of the books mentioned in the BBC link, Thank you for your recommendation, but its not really my thing. I much prefer my copy of British Anglers Manual 1836 edition or my Zane Grey 1st editions for classic literature. Edited May 4, 2019 by Rockoboy Quote Kindest regards Brian "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy, Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)
mikesc Posted May 5, 2019 Report Posted May 5, 2019 13:1–13:23 :(( Quote "Don't you know that women are the only works of Art" .. ( Don Henley and "some French painter in a field" )
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