rdahlinspeedboy77 Report post Posted February 28 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted February 28 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). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselTech Report post Posted February 28 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted February 28 I forgot all about that, it's been a long time since I looked at the book. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJole Report post Posted February 28 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mulesaw Report post Posted February 28 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted February 28 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mulesaw Report post Posted February 28 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristianPo Report post Posted February 28 (edited) 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 by ChristianPo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
purplefox66 Report post Posted February 28 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoogMeister Report post Posted February 28 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: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomE Report post Posted February 29 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdahlinspeedboy77 Report post Posted March 1 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 ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselTech Report post Posted March 1 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted March 1 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 @rdahlinspeedboy77 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
