Wooden handled Osborne strap cutter

[Rossr]

This came as part of a shop buy out I did.  Cleaned it up .  Dont need another strap cutter but its prettier than the just metal handle ones.  Thought some folks might like a look. Any idea on age?

 

 

Edited October 29, 2021 by Rossr

[YinTx]

I have a lot of these in my collection.  None with the Harrison, NJ mark that I know of.  Those are the "newer" ones after they moved from Newark, NJ around 1906.  So any time after that.

Yours is in nice shape but appears to be missing all the gibs fwiw.

YinTx

[Rossr]

7 minutes ago, YinTx said:

I have a lot of these in my collection.  None with the Harrison, NJ mark that I know of.  Those are the "newer" ones after they moved from Newark, NJ around 1906.  So any time after that.

Yours is in nice shape but appears to be missing all the gibs fwiw.

YinTx

Is a gib the c shaped partrhat goes in the slot ?   The blade has one but not the slide part.  It was missing.  I think I may have a spare or 2

[YinTx]

5 minutes ago, Rossr said:

Is a gib the c shaped partrhat goes in the slot ?   The blade has one but not the slide part.  It was missing.  I think I may have a spare or 2

Yep, thats the one.  Sometimes they are different.  Osborne sells new ones if your spares don't fit and you  need replacements.

YinTx

[Rossr]

28 minutes ago, YinTx said:

Yep, thats the one.  Sometimes they are different.  Osborne sells new ones if your spares don't fit and you  need replacements.

YinTx

All better.  Do they usually just have 1. I have 2 metal handle Osborne's  and both just have one,   screw hits that so I assume you dont mess up the slide part.  There is another fornthe blade too.  So technically 2 . 

I prefer the all wood one for cutting straps myself. Pictured with the all metal osborne

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[YinTx]

I've usually seen them as you have it.  On occasion I'll get one in with two gibs on the bar, not sure why.

Also, I've had better luck with some of the older ones with rosewood and brass handles than the iron ones, not sure why.  Depends on what I am strapping as to which one works best.  Also, whichever one is set up already sometimes works best.  

YinTx

[Spyros]

It looks great, I always wanted one.    I almost pulled the trigger on a new one but that exposed blade gave me pause, I mean knowing myself I know they will find me dead in the shed 5 days later LOL

Sticking to the all wood one too

Edited October 29, 2021 by Spyros

[billybopp]

I find that this type of strap cutter works better with thick leather, and the wooden one better on thinner leathers.  

If you want a functional gib, it's not hard to make one and does keep the bar from getting buggered up.  

- Bill

[Rossr]

7 minutes ago, billybopp said:

I find that this type of strap cutter works better with thick leather, and the wooden one better on thinner leathers.  

If you want a functional gib, it's not hard to make one and does keep the bar from getting buggered up.  

- Bill

See this again is how I get in trouble cause then I get crazy thoughts,   wouldn't that scrap.of damascus be pretty as a gib.  3 hours later gib made.  Or let's take my limited machining skills over to the mill and machine one out of brass.  6 hours later much cursing bingo .  Hahaha but yes not hard to do at all thankfully I had one laying about.  

 

Ross

[billybopp]

I have a civil war era Sauerbier strap cutter that was missing the gib for the blade, and made one from a nickel that I cut and bent.  It cost me five cents, some propane for a blowtorch and some labor.

- Bill