stitching horse plans to build from

[rdahlinspeedboy77]

I have seen some plans posted in past but the links are all gone.  Looking to build a stiching horse - need some plans to work off of.  Any help appreciated.  

[dikman]

Quite a few on here have made their own and I don't think they used plans (I didn't). The basic concept is pretty simple, just look at a few photos and decide what type you want to build. If you want to build one of those old-time types that you sit on then that is a different kettle of fish as they are a bit more complex (but still doable).

[DieselTech]

59 minutes ago, rdahlinspeedboy77 said:

I have seen some plans posted in past but the links are all gone.  Looking to build a stiching horse - need some plans to work off of.  Any help appreciated.  

If you buy this book. There is 4-6 pages with every measurement, nut, bolt, screw needed to make a stitching pony. 

[dikman]

I forgot all about that, it's been a long time since I looked at the book.

[DJole]

I have a PDF of plans I found somewhere online, just for occasions like this, where somebody is looking for plans:
https://djole.altervista.org/djole/Publications/Leather/S/StitchingHorse.pdf

 

[Mulesaw]

I used the plans in an old book called "farm woodwork": https://ia802605.us.archive.org/32/items/farmwoodwork00roeh/farmwoodwork00roeh.pdf 

You can see the final result of my build here: 

 

The only thing I am not so happy about is that I made the strap for tightening the clamp out of some too soft veg tan leather. I should have used something better for making the strap. It resulted in that the holes started to tear in the strap when I used it. I have later repaired it with an old piece of strap from a saddle.

The stitching horse work very well and the instructions are easy to follow.

Have fun building whatever model you choose.

 

[Northmount]

4 hours ago, Mulesaw said:

I used the plans in an old book called "farm woodwork": 

The link kept timing out on me.  I knew I had a copy so went looking for it.  Here it is, small download for you all.  @rdahlinspeedboy77

Farm Woodwork Stitching Horse.pdf

[Mulesaw]

41 minutes ago, Northmount said:

The link kept timing out on me.  I knew I had a copy so went looking for it.  Here it is, small download for you all.  @rdahlinspeedboy77

Farm Woodwork Stitching Horse.pdfFetching info...

Super :-) 

I think I have the pdf somewhere as well, but at the moment we are on the ship, so even thinking of attaching a file is like asking for trouble. 
Brgds Jonas

[ChristianPo]

First post here:)

A german guy built a small and simple one which I used as an instruction for my own built. Many drawings, photos and even a video here: https://www.rabomslederkiste.de/naehpony-wie-wird-es-gebaut-und-worauf-ist-zu-achten/

Greets, Christian

Edited February 28, 2024 by ChristianPo

[purplefox66]

2 hours ago, ChristianPo said:

First post here:)

A german guy built a small and simple one which I used as an instruction for my own built. Many drawings, photos and even a video here: https://www.rabomslederkiste.de/naehpony-wie-wird-es-gebaut-und-worauf-ist-zu-achten/

Greets, Christian

That's a pony not a horse.

[DoogMeister]

I built this pony with scrap laying around the garage.  Works quite well.

https://www.instructables.com/Simple-and-Cheap-Stitching-Pony/

 

Or look at this:

http://rogueleather.com/2010/11/project-stitching-horse/

There is a set of plans here:

 

[TomE]

I added notched aluminum plates to my Weaver stitching horse, based on a suggestion for sewing straps in the Stohlman hand sewing book.  I find this very handy for clamping odd shapes, such as sewing a buckle and fixed loop on the end of a strap, or sewing the edge of a raised leather piece.  The space between the tabs works like an ordinary clamp but I often suspend the work between the tabs when I have different thicknesses and odd shapes.

[rdahlinspeedboy77]

On 2/27/2024 at 11:27 PM, DieselTech said:

If you buy this book. There is 4-6 pages with every measurement, nut, bolt, screw needed to make a stitching pony. 

thanks for the recommendation - will look for this book !  

[DieselTech]

51 minutes ago, rdahlinspeedboy77 said:

thanks for the recommendation - will look for this book !  

If you wanted me to I could copy them & send the stitching horse plans. 

[Northmount]

10 hours ago, DieselTech said:

If you wanted me to I could copy them & send the stitching horse plans. 

Also available from https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/art-hand-sewing-leather/author/stohlman/book/

Various prices, also at Tandy $13US  https://tandyleather.com/collections/supplies/products/the-art-of-hand-sewing-leather-book

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