Cutler Stiddy and Liner Spreader

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Just for a heads up, we will soon be producing a new design Cutler Stiddy and Liner Spreader. The Stiddy will be 1.5" thick and 5" tall. It has a removable base plate and will be heat-treated. Lots of great features such as mulitple slots and holes to work with. The Liner Spreader will also be heat-treated and very durable. I hope to have the prototypes done by next week. I will post pics and pricing very soon. I have already had several pre-orders for these items. Special thanks for the ideas and design go to Glenn Dykes, Kerry Hampton, Tony Bose and others. I really appreciate the input.:D
 
A stiddy is a small anvil of sorts, Ray. I guess you'd call it a "specialized bench block".
 
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Interestingly enough, a stiddy is a coloquial term for a stithy, which we call a smithy or in plain english - a smith shop.
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bladsmth said:
Interestingly enough, a stiddy is a coloquial term for a stithy, which we call a smithy or in plain english - a smith shop.
Stacy
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Huh...I had seen them called a cutler's steady and assumed that 'stiddy' came from the coloquialification (new word?) of that.

-d
 
Time to go to the machine shop to get slots and holes. The step is .375". It will have a slot on the tounge and one on the rear. I will also put 3 different size holes on the rear. The base will be .750" and is bolt on. The reason for this is to be able to put just the anvil section in a vise if you want. I'll update soon.
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Not sure on the total cost yet. I want to get it finished and then I will post pricing.
 
David,
I am also very interested in the stiddy.

Would really like it hardened as hard as the surface on the Starrett Bench Blocks....I'm guessing approaching 60 Rc-ish.

Also I have 4 or 5 small cutlers steadys (stiddys) that I got from Mick and Judy Koval...they are bolted together. Very nice with only one improvement desired. I'd like to replace the tops with a new piece of steel that is, again, in the hardness range of a Starrett bench block. The originals will show hammering marks over time.....I would like to avoid that.

The current tops are 4-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 1/2" thick. there are 2 partly drilled holes that are tapped to bolt to the rest. I would also rather have the the piece 3/4" thick or even 1". If I send or take one of them to you, can you do such a piece...say 5 of them? and can you harden them after making them or should I plan on doing that or having that done elsewhere?

Also, I've been making knives for close to a dozen years but, What is a Liner Spreader?

If you would either post or e-mail me a response, I would appreciate it very much!

Thank-You,
 
John, look up about five or six posts - David posted several pictures of the initial anvil cutout -- it's going to be a proper solid anvil (not just an anvil top and separate body) with a bolt-on flat base.

I'm glad you posted about the Koval stiddys - I've been miffed that I didn't get one a few years back. Now I'm not quite so sad.

I'd also like to know what steel will be used? David said they would be heat treated, but not how hard the tops will be. Hard is definitely good here.

And yeah, what exactly is a liner spreader - is it anything like a lumber stretcher? :)

-- Dwight
 
A liner spreader is a three pronged affair that spreads the liners apart after you have peined too hard or forgot the shim stock while peining! It frees up a lazy blade/spring. Look at the Bose forum and you will find a picture of it there.
 
Thanks to Zerogee re the solid stiddy/anvil David is making...I hope I can get into 1 or more. about the steadys/stiddys Mick and Judy sold, while they are three piece, they are extremely well made....the 2 bolts which hold them together are plenty large and strong to make it feel like a solid piece...I may have overly been concerned about the hardness of the surface piece....however since I have a few or so, to make them meet everything I would like in a piece like that is for a hardened surface that just won't show any "dings". If David can provide such a piece,for several of them, I am even happier....

Also I think the stiddys David is making are extremely "cool" (I'm 6 decades old, I can say "cool")....I just hope the surface can be hardened to the point they won't show any dings either......and it would be nice to know what kind of steel is going into an obviously well-thoight-out tool......

John L. Thank-you....I could use something like that Liner Spreader. What I use now is a wedged shaped piece of brass or micarta, but they do need reshaping every so often as they are softer than the stainless in my liners...
I'd swear I have seen everything posted by Tony including his tutorials that Kerry put together for our edification/enjoyment.....but I'm headed back to go through the site again to see something I obviously missed....
 
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