Bruce Johnson sells some vintage CS Osborne tools that he calls straight channelers. The description says “Channelers are used to cut a slit in the leather to sew into and then the slit is closed to protect the stitches from wear. They are mostly used by boot and shoe makers.” There is a sold one on ebay with more pictures. Seems like you can adjust the height and depth of the blade. The listing is from the lot that I bought most of the tools from a previous post. Kinda kicking myself for not getting it at such a low price. I didn’t recognize what it was since I’ve never seen another maker use anything like it.
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