Looking for Robert Beard Bevelers and other tools

[Rhale]

Scotch,  Glad you got to talk to Robert, he is A very interesting guy to talk to!  He has been involved in a lot of different things but has always been into leather.  If you can get one his swivel knives do so, they are amazing!  He always has a good supply of tools with him at the shows so unless it’s some kind of unusual tool you can usually get what you want at shows!  He and Bob Park are good friends and set up next to each other in Wichita Falls,  both are very interesting, talented,  and good to talk to.

[K-Man]

You might check with Bruce Johnson @ brucejohnsonleather.com.  He currently has Barry King, Gomph-Hackbarth, Ray Hackbarth, Horseshoe (Jeremiah Watts) and some others available.  

[Scootch]

On 6/10/2020 at 10:03 PM, Rhale said:

Scotch,  Glad you got to talk to Robert, he is A very interesting guy to talk to!  He has been involved in a lot of different things but has always been into leather.  If you can get one his swivel knives do so, they are amazing!  He always has a good supply of tools with him at the shows so unless it’s some kind of unusual tool you can usually get what you want at shows!  He and Bob Park are good friends and set up next to each other in Wichita Falls,  both are very interesting, talented,  and good to talk to.

I've been thinking about one of his swivel knives.  I'm just too impatient to wait a year for something!  He talked about Bob quite a bit. Apparently they are close nit and get to judge leather workers competitions together.  

Maybe I'll get a chance to make a show one day.  Living in Mississippi it will be a haul regardless which one I'd try to make.

Yin, 

Your work looks really nice.  Much better than mine.  If you have to reach a certain level to upgrade tools... well, that wouldn't be any fun!  By the look of your bench you have a small fortune already!  I hope you find some tools.  Good luck.

Scootch

Edited June 14, 2020 by Scootch

[YinTx]

On 6/10/2020 at 7:57 PM, Rhale said:

I don’t know if he goes to heart of Texas, I think this is their 1st year!  Yes the Wichita Falls show is on, I just received my tickets a couple days ago it is the 1st weekend in October.  Where in Texas are you? I live about 80 miles ne of Amarillo kind of in the middle of nowhere,  we get daylight pumped in twice a week!  Lol  

Wow, ok, looks like I abandoned this thread, but I didn't!  I'm in South Texas, but anywhere in Texas is drive-able in a day or so.  I'll be keeping my eye on the show to see if it goes as planned...

On 6/10/2020 at 8:15 PM, Rossr said:

Keep enjoying the journey

 

Indeed, I am but my pocket book is kinda hollerin at me these days!  Thanks for the compliments, and guidance.

On 6/10/2020 at 9:33 PM, Rhale said:

Are they worth the price difference?

Thanks for the pointers.  For the most part, I've used Craftools, and I have preferred the older ones for sure.  I had the good fortune to have acquired a couple of Robert Beards, and I was really impressed, hence my search.  I've been selling some of my Craftools to fund some of the buying, but they are definitely expensive!

On 6/10/2020 at 9:41 PM, Scootch said:

His wait time for tools is 11+ months.

 

I ordered a basketweave from him long ago, and the wait was about that long if not more.  Worth it, since it is the main basket stamp I reach for when I need one.  Out of dozens!  I'll likely be calling him soon to see about some tools that I haven't found that I want.

On 6/12/2020 at 10:37 AM, K-Man said:

You might check with Bruce Johnson @ brucejohnsonleather.com.  He currently has Barry King, Gomph-Hackbarth, Ray Hackbarth, Horseshoe (Jeremiah Watts) and some others available.  

I've been sending him some emails, hoping to get some tools from him very soon.  Thanks for the pointer!  I'd looked at his stuff in the past, but hadn't been to his site in a while.

On 6/13/2020 at 7:31 PM, Scootch said:

Yin, 

Your work looks really nice.  Much better than mine.  If you have to reach a certain level to upgrade tools... well, that wouldn't be any fun!  By the look of your bench you have a small fortune already!  I hope you find some tools.  Good luck.

Scootch

Thanks for the compliment.  I'm far from an expert or a master, just a beginner in my opinion.  Certainly don't think I'd rank if I entered a competition, but I can at least make something recognizable!  I have picked up a lot of tools along the way, I have a collector's habit I am afraid.  I've sold a few, and will probably sell some more since I have a lot of duplicates.  Tools seem to migrate to my bench from all corners of the globe...

Since I've put this thread out there, I've been able to get some of these tools, and I'll probably make a comparison thread for those that are interested.  I'm still on the hunt tho!

YinTx

 

[Brianm77]

On 6/10/2020 at 7:57 PM, Rhale said:

I don’t know if he goes to heart of Texas, I think this is their 1st year!  Yes the Wichita Falls show is on, I just received my tickets a couple days ago it is the 1st weekend in October.  Where in Texas are you? I live about 80 miles ne of Amarillo kind of in the middle of nowhere,  we get daylight pumped in twice a week!  Lol  

for those that did not know, this was going to be the first year for the show in waco.  the show will not happen this year due to covid.  I am very disappointed cause I live about 30 min from the site of the show

[YinTx]

On 7/27/2020 at 1:49 PM, Brianm77 said:

for those that did not know, this was going to be the first year for the show in waco.  the show will not happen this year due to covid.  I am very disappointed cause I live about 30 min from the site of the show

Truth is I was a bit disappointed too, I could make the drive.  Will just have to wait for all this covid nonsense to settle out.

YinTx