Leather splitters

[Skeeter Lewis]

Are there any threads on splitters that pards know of? I don't see anything in FAQs.
Are the Tandy ones okay? They have the Craftool Deluxe Leather Splitter 3795-00 and the Craftool Hugh-Tech Leather Splitter 3790-00.
Or are there other brands?
Skeet

[Slowpoke Sam]

You could check these out
http://www.campbell-randall.com/shop/index.php?route=product/category&path=1_143
Here's a link to a few more.
http://www.sheridanleather.com/category_s/1881.htm?searching=Y&sort=13&cat=1881&show=10&page=2

If you google leather splitters you'll probably come up with some useful info.

Good luck in your search.

[St8LineLeatherSmith]

are you talking about skivers or a manual splitter?

[Skeeter Lewis]

st8 - you've got a point: I think I'm using the wrong terminology - if skiving means just thinning an edge. I mean a machine like the Osborne 8" Splitter.
I'll see if I can change the title of this thread.

[Slowhand Bob]

If you are patient you might try watching Ebay for a spell.  Not often will you find many real deals but you might get to see several styles and examples over time.  A bit more expensive but a better deal in my opinion, The Leather Crafters Journal, it has many company's advertising in it and you also get bonus reading material and a few patterns thrown in with all of those uhh research adds!  I was never a fan of the things, always seemed like I was tinkering with them more than I was splitting leather.  I have not seen the last one I purchased in years but it is likely stuck in a box in the shop somewhere?

[cavsgt]

  The only non-powered splitter that works for me is the crank feed type.  On the pull type splitters keeping an even force as you pull has always been beyond my skills.

[St8LineLeatherSmith]

the manual splitters seem to work much better if the flesh side of the leather is dampened before pulling the billet through

[Skeeter Lewis]

I've read that you shouldn't reduce by more than 2 ounces with each pass.