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#1601 Post by jesselee »

DW,

I have the French and English skiving knives. But if my old eye saw straight, it seemed as if he had a 10 inch flat piece of steel sharpened to a razor edge, about 2 inches wide when he trimmed the soles.

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#1602 Post by adam_j »

hey, sorry if this has been posted or fielded allready or on a more correct forum but i can t find the recipe for the sticky brown used for the taw and waxed end method. i am a shoe repair man and i think that technique would come in handy for rewelting. i am not really satisfied with my current method although it works for now.
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#1603 Post by romango »

I picked up one of those Japanese knives from www.goodsjapan.jp.

I like it, so far!

Seems easy to keep sharp on a stone with its simple flat beveled edge. I think it will work well to click and skive.

It would probably be pretty easy to make these too.
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#1604 Post by chuck_deats »

Adam,-- Go look under "Hand Wax/Coad" and find several formulas. Bees wax and rodeo rosin works for me.

Rick,--What is the approximate width of the sharp edge on the Japanese knife? Looks like about an inch.
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#1605 Post by kemosabi »

Rick,
The blade looks to be hard... Is that true, or can it flex a bit?

I need to just bite the bullet and get one of these on order. Should be a very useful tool especially for skiving and trimming. Maybe the angled one would work better for clicking, but I'm sure that's just personal preference.

I find that with any new hand tool, you must bleed on it a little in order to complete the bonding experience.

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#1606 Post by romango »

Nat,

The blade is rigid, no flex. I actually like it angled the way it is but I believe they have a couple different models.

Haven't cut myself yet!
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#1607 Post by romango »

The blade is 35mm wide. (1.3 inch)
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#1608 Post by kemosabi »

All this talk about knives reminded me, I scared myself pretty bad awhile ago:

While cutting pieces with my clicker knife (shaving sharp) my neck had an itch... without even thinking, I reached up to scratch; knife in hand. Yikes.
Gave myself a good mental lashing for that one.
Live and learn, I guess. (with emphasis on the "live" part)

BTW:
My inseaming awl and I have had plenty of "bonding" experience!

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#1609 Post by kemosabi »

Good info Rick. Thanks for sharing.

-Nat
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#1610 Post by chuck_deats »

Thanks, Rick. Wider than I expected.
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#1611 Post by last_maker »

Hey all, I am looking for some cloggers stock knives. Does anyone know where I might get them. It is a pain to make lasts with a coachmands axe and hand tools. Any reply would be appreciated.

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#1612 Post by adam_j »

thanks chuck for the response. i want to use this for rewelting in my shop. im currently using a groz -beckert needle set in an awl haft to hook the thread. it works but im not crazy about the method. its fast though.
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#1613 Post by bjohnsonleather »

Does anyone have any information about the LP Carr company? I have seen their name on fudge wheels I think but that seems to be all I can recall. I just got an old brass frame and wood infill handled draw gauge with that marking. No name marking on the bar. It has matching numbers for the frame and in my experience that means 1800s to early 1900s. I am curious about any time frame for Carr, and none of my ready references have anything.
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#1614 Post by janne_melkersson »

I got a catalogue from a tool comapany in Kettering, England, Arford Enterpises http://www.arfordenterprises.co.uk/ShoeTools.html

The catalogue has 57 pages crammed full of all the shoe tools you can think of. Heres a glimse of their fancy wheel two more pages on the same suject.
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I haven't heard of the company until an aprentice from Gaziano & Girling visited me shop.

I'm about to order a peg wheel, seat wheel, front of heel wheel and I'm sure I will find some more tools before I close the order.
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#1615 Post by jon_g »

Janne, Thanks for the link. I've been in touch and am looking forward to my catalogue.
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#1616 Post by janne_melkersson »

Jon,
you are welcome. Hope you find what you are looking for.
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#1617 Post by dw »

Janne,

I sent off for a catalog as well. Your photo of the ornamental bunking wheel page got me excited.

I've never been happy with the wheels I have or that are commonly available on the market.

If they have that kind of selection on just fancy wheels, I will be interested to see what else they offer along more mundane lines.

Thanks from me too.

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#1618 Post by lancepryor »

Janne:

And from me too. I ordered a catalog last week.

Thanks,
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#1619 Post by tomo »

Hahaha Janne,
I did as well. They're going to wonder what happened...

Best regards
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#1620 Post by janne_melkersson »

Guys, You are welcome. I am sure you will find the catalogue to be some exciting reading.
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#1621 Post by kemosabi »

Thanks Janne. Please let us know how your experience goes with ordering from them.
Just requested a catalog yesterday.
Hoping to find some burnishing irons. (among many other things my usual finder cannot source for me.)

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#1622 Post by ggdw »

Nice to see my friend at ARFORD enterpises getting some press here. He does great tools and his workshop is about 200 meters from mine.
BUt do remember to be patient when ordering....alot of these tools are not in stock but are made as orders come in.....
Good things come to those who wait.

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#1623 Post by johnl »

Nat
I see burnishing irons fairly often on Ebay
I have picked up probably a dozen there.
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#1624 Post by fishball »

Order from ARFORD really need patience, but their tools is great! My wheel is on the way, wish to get it this week.
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#1625 Post by tomo »

That's great Alexander.
I got my catalogue a week or so ago. Awsome.
Tom.
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