Wuta creasers vs generic brand

Today I received a rather generous package from @stephenkgavin

Not only did I find a set of three creasers by Wuta, but a spicy chickpea snack that I am currently enjoying with a glass of champagne as I write this. Surprisingly, it pairs well.

I have never used the Wuta brand of creasers as I have always done just fine with the generic haute qualité Aliexpress versions.

However, after opening the package, I was very impressed.

One of the biggest issues with the generic, let's call them 'rosewood' creasers (yeah right), is that the thickness of the steel used for the head, varies depending on the creaser size. I.e. the 1.0mm creaser has less mass than the 2.0mm, so heating and cooling times vary from tool to tool.

The good thing about the Wuta versions is that the steel thickness remains the same regardless of the stated size.

The length of the rosewood creaser handles are a little longer, so for people with larger hands, this would probably be ideal.

The creaser heads are 6mm longer than that of the Wuta's.

One issue with tools made by Asian companies is that the handles are catered towards the Asian hand size.

Not that this British gringo's hands are 'too boocoo', but some Asian tool handles appear to be for ages 3 - 36 months.

The Wuta handles are just about right for me, they are thicker which fills the hand and helps with control, but I wouldn't want them to be any smaller.

I take a M/L glove size just to give you a rough idea.

They both have a concave creasing head similar to the FN series of electric creaser tips, so they apply a rounded effect when heated and used on soft leathers like chrome tanned skins.

The guide on the Wuta is slightly lower, which will lend itself useful on thicker leather goods. However you may want to crease thin pieces on something compressible such as greyboard or even another piece of firm leather.

So let's heat up a creaser and have a look at the end result.

Left is the Wuta 2.0mm creaser and right is the rosewood 2.0mm creaser.

The rosewood looks slightly bigger, but that may be down to the arc shape and the fact that the crease line thickness is about 0.5mm. The Wuta crease appears to be about 0.1mm thick from observation only.

Same piece of leather, this time Wuta at the top and Rosewood on the bottom.

In conclusion, these are high quality creasers that offer a nice sharp defined crease line that I feel works very well for refined leather goods.

If you want a wider line left behind in your leather you can always sand them down to taste.

Thank you again @stephenkgavin 👍