Mulesaw

It is funny how we can remember specific things like clothing, even so many years after. I can still remember some of the jackets I wore as a kid, I don't know why that is. I know my wife commented on it at some time that she felt it was one of the things that really made it worth while knitting a sweater or a set of socks since it was so much appreciated by me. And on the other hand I can frequently forget other stuff, so it is not that I remember everything. But my own guess is that some how deep down our brain registers warm clothes as something that helps to keep us warm and safe and alive. (I am getting a bit philosophical here). I don't know if I can find some Angora fleece, but there is regularly lambs fleece available, so I'd probably just make some out of that.

Now that would mean that I finally had an excuse to make a set of batwings! It sounds like an interesting construction, as I see it there must be a regular set of batwings, then all lined on the inside with canvas and in addition to that wool on the front.

Thank you so much :-)

@tsunkasapa Thanks, I'll have to show Laura those angora chaps, I bet she would love a set like them too. I wonder if they are hairy on the back side as well, or if it is just on the front/sides?

@chuck123wapati Thanks a lot Chuck, I have to ask my son really serious if he would prefer me to make him another set with dark brown yokes and no tooling at all. In that case Laura can get those :-)

@PastorBob Thanks a lot. I think the most difficult thing was to not get the weave to "wander off" , but I could feel that at the end of the second yoke, it was all more natural compared to the start. @doubleh Thanks a lot. I have never used chaps for riding my motorcycle. I normally use bibbed leather overalls, they seem to fit better with the semi crouched riding style on my 1973 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport.

Great looking job!

Looks great. I almost expected to see scrolls of ancient sorcery formulas inside! For sure no one will be in doubt who that binder belongs to.

Since making the set of purple chaps, I have been interested in making another set. Gustav participated in a large jumping competition around Christmas time, and it was uncomfortable cold, so I suggested to him that I made hi a set of chaps. He accepted but he wanted them dark brown so they would match the tack for the horse, white stitches, and there was to be absolutely no bling or fringes etc. whatsoever. He would be using them while riding and also while he is teaching riding to others. I purchased some oiled leather that I figured would look and work fine as riding chaps. Last year I bought the Tandy chaps pattern pack, and I started measuring on him to get a good fit. I made the yokes out of some veg tan that I had, and despite the no bling restraints, I decided that a discreet basket weave didn't fall into that category. It was my first real attempt of making a basket weave, and I think it came out OK. The sewing was done on my old patcher, and I had put some heat shrink tube on the feet to avoid them marring the surface. There was still sufficiently grip in that they could transport the material. Laura generously posed as a model for the photos since they were to become a Christmas present for Gustav, so he couldn't see them as soon as they were completed, that's why they are a bit too long and also a bit wide around the waist. He liked them and has used them when it has been really cold, but he commented that he thought the basket weave was well into the bling category!!! I think that he'll get used to the basket weave and I'll just have to continue my quest for finding someone who want me to make a set of batwings with fringes and all :-)

Beautiful work. I especially like the elegance of the wavy tapered sides. That just looks spot on! I know that a regular taper could have done the job but this is just perfect.

Thanks Wiz, That makes a lot of sense, I'll have to see if something is missing from my machine then, because I have to do just that manually pulling to remove my work as opposed on my newer K29 long arm (can't remember the exact model number in my head). I always thought that it was an upgrade on the newer machines. Learned something new again :-) Brgds Jonas

@Constabulary I think the top tension unit is the one sitting on the side of the head? I know that my machine at home has the possibility to put the tension discs there (I don't know what the advantage is by doing it though). But I could be wrong. brgds Jonas

Looking really good!

Really fine article. But darn that is early to get up! Good idea about contacting the local newspaper. I might borrow that idea. @TomE sorry for the late reply, but I have been busy at home as usual, and have just returned onboard. I can indeed relate to the idea of doing leatherwork onboard a ship :-)

I have one just like it except yours look nicer. I would buy it without hesitation! I have made a couple of chaps on mine, and repaired numerous riding boots (changing the zippers in them). For sewing leather where you don't want to leave a mark from the gripping teeth of the presser foot, I tried to mount a bit of heat shrink tube on each of the toes of the presser foot. That worked really well. Go for it!

Dang that sounds like something that would get my blood pressure up as well. How much I'd like to do a charge back, I think that letting @Dwight help would be a better solution. Maybe Chelsea is just too proud or ignorant to accept that she has made a fault, and if Dwight's friend can help, well then hopefully it'll be sorted out. Good luck and please keep us updated on the progress

I use a thin V belt om my patcher. It works fine for me.

The best comment of the day! I laughed so much that the first engineer called and asked the happened.

Looking good, I like the idea of using 3 rivets at the base of the cross. To me it looks like the stones on the ground. A very nice touch.

Looking really good! I have only repaired one piece from a stallion halter that had a raised leather strap, and it wasn't until I was done that it dawned on me that it had been easier to make the cover a bit oversize and then trimmed it later on. And it is a darn nice looking sewing machine too.

It looks like you are on the right track again. I sincerely hope that no more stones and boulders will bother you Brgds and have a nice weekend Jonas

It looks like you are well on your way to healing. I also know I am not supposed to laugh when someone are ill, but I have to admit that your picture made me laugh out loud! That was exactly the idea of a pain killer I had envisioned.

Ouch... I hope that you will soon get better. My best advice (not a medic) would be to find a comfortable chair in front of the fireplace with a good book and a couple of painkillers. But I don't know the first thing about kidneystones, so I have no idea if it would ease the pain or not. My thoughts are with you

Thanks Chuck, It is really appreciated I am so lucky to have my son involved in this as a partner, because he is the one who knows how to sell stuff. And together we make a pretty good team. Plus we make sure to have a good time along the way doing it which is really important I think. One of the ideas of the company is that it would be a great way to ease his way into it. He takes care of the accounting and that sort of stuff, and I provide some muscle (and a little experience). We haven't got any debt to a bank, but our company has borrowed some money from me. And it is written in the document that the money should be paid back whenever it was convenient for the company. That means that he (and I ) doesn't have to stress to meet any goals each month to satisfy a bank. And given that he is still an apprentice and goes to technical college half his time that is really good. The long term goal is to specialize in harness rooms / saddle rooms in large stables and horse trucks. We have bought a house too that we are renovating, and that will be rented out. I don't think that I'll quit sailing, but I hope and think that he can make a living from the company when he is done with his formal training as a carpenter. And at that time he will already be accustomed to tax reporting, accounting making quotations etc. And I am happy if I can still participate by repairing horse related stuff :-) Technically I could also work full time for the company, but I think we need to get it a bit more off the ground before starting that. But we are on the right track. Brgds Jonas

Really impressive! and thanks for providing the IMGUR link, I think I see a boot project somewhere in my future. :-)