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Was asked to fix links by a member, here you go. BTW just an update. I just realized I've been using this splitter with its new blade for well over a year now without it to be sharpened, I think its do to the steels hardness? My guess is old blades for these were made from simple carbon likely...

The bottom roller does not adjust, the screws just hold it in place. The bottom rollers " adjustment" would be in line with the hole bottom plate (the gold part), how tight the 4 back screws are control the "give" or "springy resistance" of the plate. The top two screws on the side adjust the...

Before After Old blade New blade (52100)

Yes I must admit Customizing and or restoring my own tools is just as rewarding. Here is the chase splitter I redid. Completely torn down, gold leaf and house of kolor candy coated Urethane. Custom blade made from 52100 stel by master smith Michael Rader. Even the bottom Works great...

This is what the splitter looked like before.

Yes I must admit customizing and or restoring my own tools is just as rewarding. Here is the chase splitter I redid. Completely torn down, gold leaf and house of kolor candy coated Urethane. Custom blade made from 52100 steel by master smith Michael Rader. Even the bottom...

Thanks Paul, didn't think to send Steve any pic's but I will now another mod I did but didn't take a pic of (but I will) I made a rosewood draw to replace the plastic one and upgraded the peddle chanes to rods and cables.

Did a few quick Cosmetic mods the the new Machine. 24kt gold leafed the balance wheel, silver leafed wood "cobra' letters up the stand. And the. Coup de grâce, I sculpted a cobra cover plate in clay, mad a mold, cast in Aluminum then 24kt gold leafed them. Side note I...

I'd start with a 1/8" thick sheet and cut the shape our from there then convex grind or forge down from there. If i were to make or buy another custom one i think id like one done in AEB-L heat treat to about 60.

Sorry I just saw this. been out of commission for a long time, lost my wife in July job in August and the Sandy took my home (the huracane not my wife). If you still need any help with this let me know.

Nice work but I noticed the anvil be carfuly the iron will react with the leather like vinageroon dye does.

that's some mighty fine work, Sam brown not the only stud in the photo. The detail is just WOW and the wat the "CRC" looks so 3D. Hell it's even a well taken photo L.O.L

The Osborn rawhide mauls are crazy expensive! I thought that anything that cost that much ($120.00 3 years ago) had to be great? Wrong, I just sold it on eBay two weeks ago. I have 3 of Barry kings and like them a lot, worth the money. I will say that I do not like the tapered ones and do to...

This was the 1st thread I ever started here. I thought I'd bump it seeing that I just pulled the tiger on a cobra class 4 premium package. Thay have a spacial going on for January that Steve twisted my arm into:13:. So almost 3 years it's been but I'll bet it will be worth the wait.

I want a heavier machine but don't want to electric, noice would drive everyone nuts.

Here are some pics of the restore, trendle is done but not put back together yet. Before or rather during After now it's back together

You are right. It's the iron that reacts with the leather. The vinegar or acid it just a way to get the iron into a solution. I wave used reagent grade acetic acid vinegar s 3-5%, reagent grade is 99%. With a small amount of acid I can deslove more iron, then dilute it with distilled water give...

Also since it came up here I thought is share a little truck I learned with past experiments of mine. I found a way to stabilize you own wood, HORN!!, or in this case leather. Using a 1/2 gallon madison jar ( I think thats the largest size that is made, if some on knows of a bigger one please...

I have saved a bunch of scrap planning on playing around with this some day. Question, how do make them? how do you get the hole centered? I was thinking the best way to make these " leather blanks" would be to draw a circle with a compass, then punch the center hole? then use a arch punch...