Contributing Member fredk Posted October 1, 2019 Contributing Member Report Posted October 1, 2019 tbh. I'd like to know as well as I have one in my leather tools box I was told it was a cobbler's anvil/hammer Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
mikesc Posted October 1, 2019 Report Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) That is what it is " Cobbler's Anvil / Hammer" ..I got one "thrown in" (and some other stuff ) when I bought my 29K Patcher from the grand daughter of a French Cobbler near Rennes. She remembered him using all his tools, knew what each one was for, even how the patcher worked ( and threaded ) , he used to let her play with it, ( and the other hand tools ) sew scraps etc.. Cobblers here ( in the countryside at least ) used to make shoes, boots, clogs, saddles and harness ( general "tack" ), general "leather work", bags etc , feed bags, and mattressess.. The latter really surprised me..they made the straw stuffed ones and the sheep's wool surfaced ones.. Nowadays it is all "shoe bars" ( stick on sole and heel ) that cut keys and make number plates, and have a patcher in back that most do not know how to use properly.. :( Edited October 1, 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" )
toxo Posted October 1, 2019 Author Report Posted October 1, 2019 Come on Mike! That's only half an answer. We wanna know how it was used don't we Fred? Quote
Members jimi Posted October 1, 2019 Members Report Posted October 1, 2019 I think they used that for glazing, it gets heated up then the edge of the sole gets waxed and then is glazed with it?? Quote
Members Sheilajeanne Posted October 1, 2019 Members Report Posted October 1, 2019 Mike, when my dad was a lad, he slept on a mattress stuffed with corn shucks. Occasionally, the sharp end of one of the shucks would be poking him, and he'd have to pummel the mattress with his fist to re-arrange the stuffing! I think the mattresses were home-made. He was one of 10 kids in a farming family. Never would have thought of a cobbler making mattresses, either! Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted October 1, 2019 Contributing Member Report Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) 20 minutes ago, toxo said: Come on Mike! That's only half an answer. We wanna know how it was used don't we Fred? ah shore do The only time I reckon I used mine was as an anvil at a medieval show. I was the go-to-guy for on site repairs. One of the demo fighters comes to me. His sewn on heel on one of his shoes was loose. Medieval shoes have only a thin leather heel, about 3mm thick. So I used tacks to re-attach the heel using this tool on the inside of the shoe to turn over the tack points by hammering the tacks thru and onto this tool Edited October 1, 2019 by fredk Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Members Matt S Posted October 1, 2019 Members Report Posted October 1, 2019 47 minutes ago, jimi said: I think they used that for glazing, it gets heated up then the edge of the sole gets waxed and then is glazed with it?? This. I believe they were used in the days before finishing machines were available. Current production: https://www.georgebarnsleyandsons.co.uk/product-page/glazing-iron Quote
Members niakulah Posted October 1, 2019 Members Report Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Matt S said: This. I believe they were used in the days before finishing machines were available. Current production: https://www.georgebarnsleyandsons.co.uk/product-page/glazing-iron I believe you're right. 3rd and 4th pic show some of the tools in action. Edited October 1, 2019 by niakulah Quote
toxo Posted October 2, 2019 Author Report Posted October 2, 2019 12 hours ago, jimi said: I think they used that for glazing, it gets heated up then the edge of the sole gets waxed and then is glazed with it?? I can see that. A bit like the Household Cavalry using a heated spoon to supershine their boots. Quote
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