I consider them to be expensive but good quality tools are a necessity. Poor quality, cheap tools are less productive at best. They are dangerous at worst. Of course much depends on the skill of the person using the tool.
I'm so hard on them ,and not dilligent about cooling so I mostly make my own . lol don't think there's a pritchal on thetruck tthat doesn't need attenshon rite now. I Rarely use a stamp .
to be honest I bought a pair of stani cutters and they have been excellent value for money , Iuse them when doing paddock trims and they have not let me down , I will buy some more
It breaks my heart John, I see apprentices buy new stamps and pritchels instead of sharpening them. They will spend nearly £50 on a stamp and pritchel instead of a maximum of a tenner on tool steel.
i was always of the believe that we had too make our own stamps and pritchels as an apprentice just as part of the apprenticeship
You might have had that in our app days chris but its hard to get them making shoes let alone tools. they are a different type of young lad then in our day
Nippers are twice the price in the last twenty years. GE are the best but Jim Blurton's are a bit better. I found the best way to keep stamps and pritchels sharp is to use them more. When I set up my original kit, a fellow told me I was going to buy GEs and other top brands. He said I might as well buy them first and save the money I would waste on junk tools. Had a friend get kinda mad at me once because I hadn't warned him not to buy MFC junk.
there are some excellent lads/lassies getting trained by some masters at the minute , somewhere down the line things are going not quite right IMO
The one time I say something nice about an Englishman, and it goes over your head. GE nippers are considered the standard in the industry as they are excellent tools. I was given a new pair of Jim Blurton nippers about ten years back and thought them a bit nicer than GE and they lasted longer. Made in England from what I was told, but may not be manufactured any more.
