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14 dollar stool walmart , scrap wood, eye bolt flat wood bolt with teeth. Put feet on rung and very stable

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Now that's creative, . . . looks like the colors match too, . . . :cowboy:

Is that a palomino stitcher, . . . or a golden palomino?

May God bless,

Dwight

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Thanks I'm putting a 1"by4" on button rung for a foot rest. Fast to make and real sturdy and cheap.

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Have you actually ~used~ your horse?

While I applaud your creativity and resourcefulness I would hate to ride that horse for any amount of time. I'd be sitting so close to my work piece that I'd have to be so hunched over to see what I am doing that my aging back would cry uncle in about 5 minutes. Often when I am stitching I need to back away from my work to see how I am doing. I'd have to dismount your horse each time I'd want to do that. And you can put your feet on the rung but I'd want mine on the floor to keep the whole rig from tipping over and breaking my neck.

I hate to rain on your parade but innovation without practicality is an exercise in futility. This set up actually looks dangerous to me.

My advice from here: Get an old short picnic bench or the like and dump that Walmart stool. Or just use your pony fixture like I do -- sit on it on a chair.

And as long as I am throwing out free advice, I'd cut those pieces of the clamp that actually touch the leather shorter to give you more work room around your piece. When you go to stitch an object that isn't perfectly flat you will have trouble maneuvering your work around those long chunks of wood.

Just trying to help you stitch and keep you out of the hospital. :unsure:

Constructively Yours,

Michelle

Edited by silverwingit

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I dont sit on that stool i sit on a bar stool and put feet on stool i use the stool as a base for stitching horse . Your right that would be to close if you try to sit on it. Its pretty stable the stool is heavy enough .

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Whew!

That makes much more sense. Sorry I misunderstood.

Michelle

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You had me wondering too.

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Trust me easy to use,light enough to turn when needing to look at the back of your work.the whole setup works well.the height is perfect for me. I got tired of trying to use the pony with no base.

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