Rossr

Looks like a fine item to me. Thanks for the compliment. For what it's worth here is the first one I made. All function it went under my legs when sitting.

Hi Bert, I dont have any plans for it sorry. I kinda build as I go. Fred good point and I do the same but if my holes are too tight i tend to put the one needle down while I get the other through. That being said I mostly machine stitch these days. I do lace stuff and sometimes saddle stitch hence the pony. I lile the inside magnet thought. How big a magnet around do u find useful?

Here are some.close ups. The whole head can rotate 360 degrees also due to a bolt down through the center. The center bolt has a spring on it so tension can be adjusted to allow a tighter or looser pivot.

That's to lock the eccentric. The pivot is a carriage bolt and the lever is a nut with a piece of metal welded to it. So you move the eccentric up to tighten vise then you can tighten the bolt so it cant slip. The jaw on the eccentric side is also not attached if u look close there are 2 dowel rods on each side of it. You can actually move the rods and make a slightly tighter or wider gap if needed. I also considered the possibility of making removal inserts on the jaws. That way u could have longer or shorter jaws if wanted.

First off thanks for the kind words folks. Yes the handle concerns me but then again I seem to catch stuff regardless some how! I could unscrew it but that sounds like a hassle to me Good thoughts folks Ross

I think I may make up a padded seat for the top as well. I'm also considering some kind of tool holder for the couple tools I use. I may add a magnet on each side to hold the needles when stitching back and forth. Saw that on a homemade one and made sense to me for saddle stitching to hold one needle while u use the other. Ross

Chuck. Al Stohlmans The art of hand sewing leather has a plan in the back of the book. I used that as a reference and also had a copy of plans from something called Farm Woodwork. Starting on page 99. Stitching horse. Not sure where I got it from. I also did some you tube looking and looked at posts on here and kinda went from there. Thanks kiwi Ok here's the finished stitching horse

Alright so I've wanted a stitching pony for a long time. I've gotten by with a small one that I tuck under my legs while sitting in a chair. Also homemade. It works fine but I still wanted a full size one. So finally I've gotten around to trying to make one. With some help from my father he redesigned the clamping method up top to use an eccentric. We will see how it works out . Here are some in process pics. Bench seat is oak legs are maple and clamp is cherry and walnut . I'll post finished pics when I'm done. Thoughts welcome as always, always looking to improve.

You will have that for years to come and it will be a joy to use. Nice work Ross

Thanks Moe! I did some practice moose work while.i made new seats and backs for these director chairs. The green canvas one I sewed the moose cut out from the leather chair one.

Doing ok as well!

I have a terrible soft spot for fixing up old things . Thanks for the kind words Thanks kiwi hope u r well.

Kind words Thank you

Thank you it was fun too. Appreciate the compliment Thank you

Moose and pine cone pics

Friend of mine asked if I could make new handles for this trunk. I obliged and asked what it is for and he said he planned to clean it up for his Mother. While discussing it I leaned a moose and pine cone theme would be nice. So I kinda got out of control and did handles, moose ,clean up , relinded the inside and made a tray. Just figured folks might like a look. Couple before and of course after pictures in there.

I have heard and read this sentiment on the forums from.others as well. I've bought a lot of tools from ebay or groups of stamps over the years and always test the impressions and there is a lot of variability in the craftool. So I'm sure those better tools like you said would only lead to better work. I better save my pennies too. Ross

Yintx, I've watched your work progress I believe from when you first started . For what it is worth I can only imagine better tools will keep.improving your journey. I dont think I'm even close to what you do and I've been thinking on better tools too. After a while I believe you start to understand the tools and can get good and even great results. So when you get a tool that gives a crisper impression you only can improve. Just my 2 cents. And I dont own any Barry King or Beard yet. Keep enjoying the journey Ross

Thanks for the fix Tom. PM sent

They are for sewing fur is my understanding

Yes they are. Yes they are

I sent you a PM. It is still available

Hey these really are key rings. Lookin good

Hahaha. Well this makes much more sense. Glad to see you back in the saddle. Pun intended

Looking good. I'm feeling dumb is this a horse thing...cause clearly these aren't for my car keys.