LEATHER - What Are These Tools That I Bought?

[Mohawk Dave]

Any LEATHER WORKING GUYS ON HERE?

Picked this up off CL the other day. Hitting a wall on a few of the items as to what they are.



I passed on a huge box full of (what I'm pretty sure are) shoe / boot punches. I did not buy from the original owner, but research tells me a lot of this was probably used in Saddle making.



List of what I know and don't know. Can you guys help me with the unknowns? Thanks!



1. JD Randall 18" Creaser (Known)



2. Landis Model 30 Leather Splitter / skiver (Known)



3. JD Randall Press. THIS THING IS A MONSTER! 29" handle, 24" height, 10" x 9" base, 1.75" screw, weighs about 175# (UNKNOWN) (Name? What is this used for?)



4. 14" Creaser (UNKNOWN make? Import?)



5. Heritage 8" Splitter / Skiver (Known)



6. CS Osborne 84 Splitter / Skiver (Known)



7. JD Randall. Mill Vise looking thing? Has removable steel and brass bars with curved cutouts (UNKNOWN) (Name? What is this used for?)



8. CS Osborne 86 Splitter / skiver (Known)



9. Tubular Rivet & Stud CO Model 19 P (Known)



10. JD Randall. Square base approx. 7" x 8" Two clamp type things on it. (UNKNOWN) (Name? What is this used for?)



Link to my photo album below with lots of detailed pics of each machine in order.

http://imgur.com/a/br51I



Thanks everyone!



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[drivesitfar]

Dave: i'm not sure what all those are either so i'm subscribing so maybe we'll both know. pretty cool stuff.