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Hi Alec, I just stumbled on your post, so forgive me if this is long overdue. I have some experience making baseball gloves. The Techsew machine that you linked to is not suitable for baseballs glove construction. You'll need something with a walking foot and much more precision. I recommend a Juki LS-341N A servo motor is also pretty indispensable. You can contact me through my web-site: www.LeatherHeadSports.com

Hi everyone, After much trial, error and learning, I finally have a glove to show off. I am the the Sr. Glove Craftsman at a small baseball glove company in NJ called Akadema Professional, Inc. Most of the gloves we sell are made at a big Asian factory. I was hired to start up a U.S. glove factory. While my leather skills are good, and I have a lot of baseball experience, I'm new to actually making gloves. I'm really pleased with the early results and I expect full scale production in a couple of months. Thanks for looking.

Hi, I have a few questions about clutch motors and I'm hoping some of you terrific folks can enlighten me: What is a clutch motor and how does it differ from a servo motor? Are there any advantages to using a clutch motor over a servo motor? Are some machines only compatible with a clutch motor, or are clutch and servo motors interchangeable? Any insight is appreciated. Paul C.

My 2 cents... I opened an Etsy shop last November and I've been very pleased with the results. I had an eBay store which was not successful so I shut it down and moved to Etsy. Etsy is dominated by thousands of people selling Jewlry, so I believe that people selling quality handmade leather goods do stand out. Stylistically, Etsy skews toward the urban hipster so items that appeal to this sort of person have the best chances of selling. Here's my shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5430058

Hi, I would like to buy a small measuring wheel so that I can measure the distance on the side of some patterns. Is anyone familiar with this tool, or would anyone know where to buy one? Thanks, Paul C.

Thank you! Lot of great information. I'm really grateful to the terrific folks here who are so willing to share their knowledge. It will be a while, but I'm looking forward to posting photos of the results. If anyone has additional insight, I'm all ears... Paul C.

These are three views of the welted seam that I'm trying to stitch. Hopefully this will clarify what I'm trying to achieve. The welting is 1/4" wide and 1/16" thick Any other ideas?

Thanks, You're right, a welting foot is not available for this machine. Your suggestion should do the trick. I was watching some video of baseball glove welting being sewn and it looked like there was an attachment that guided the welting between the pieces being sewn. Like an automatic feeder for the welting. Is this possible? Paul C.

Hi, In my quest to teach myself how to make baseball gloves, I have a question about sewing the welting into the seams in the glove's fingers. Is there an attachment or machine that makes it easier to sew in the welting? I've been using a Neel's Saddlery Model 5. It is a tank that plows through the leather but sewing the welted seams (on a curve) is really hard. There must be a better way... Anyone have any tips or trick for sewing this kind of seam? Thanks, Paul C.

At this point, I don't have any gloves to show, but you can see some of my vintage style baseballs by following this link: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5430058

That's a good place to start, but it's hard to get the new cover to fit tightly. There would be a bit of trial and error involved. For a traditional Major League baseball, the cover is damp when it is applied. It stretches considerably and then shrinks down as it dries forming neatly to the core. The problems with using the original cover as a pattern is that it doesn't lie flat or true. My advice is to soak the original cover, Press it flat and let it dry. Then, scan it into your computer. Then, take the scanned image and reduce it by 2%. This would give you a slightly smaller pattern with the stitch holes in the right places. From there, you can expand or reduce the pattern to suit your needs. I hope this helps, Paul

Thanks for your kind words, I'll only post photos of projects that I'm proud of Hedge, They stopped using horsehide for baseballs back in the early '70's

Hi, I'm thrilled to have found this forum and I look forward to learning from the vast body of knowledge represented here. My specialty is hand stitched vintage style baseballs, but I'm also teaching myself the craft of baseball glove design and construction. I expect that I will pop up periodically with specific question. I'd also love to hear from anyone that has expertise in making baseball gloves. Thanks, Paul