Wizcrafts
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Hello Wizcrafts,
I have been working with leather for 40 years.
I just retired from my day job, I'm doing leather work more now.
I just finished 3 dog harnesses from 8/10 oz. bridle leather, all hand sewn.
My hands are sore ! Could you direct me to a post here on, " a good sewing machine
for sewing 8/10 oz. dog collars, harnesses, belts, etc.
Your imput would be greatly appreciated.
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I use a Cowboy CB4500 to sew bridle and veg-tan leather. It sews from about 1/8 inch up to 7/8 of an inch with the standard throat plate. I got it with all the accessories which include special raised throat plates that let you clear hardware, like snaps and shapes, or sew tight downward curves, like stirrups. With these raised plates installed it still clears about 5/16 inch of leather to be sewn.
If you don't think you need to clear shapes or hardware, the flat plated CB3200 will handle up to 1/2 inch of leather.
Either can handle thread sizes 138 through 415.
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Here is a photo of the harness I just finished, & dog collars I make.
I use a lot of Metal spots. So when sewing the collars with the spots, what attachments will I need ? Can I use the CB3200 ?
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