Luke Hatley Report post Posted December 12, 2007 A QUESTION FOR THE FOURM. SOME ONE WANTS A VERY LARGE ITEM LACED. with a double loop stich. what is the going price? this item will be 8' 10'' of lacing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Report post Posted December 12, 2007 i would think it would vary from person to person depending on speed. i would figure out how long it takes to do inches or a foot and charge by the hour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beaverslayer Report post Posted December 12, 2007 Luke, as Beeza has stated, it all depends on how fast you can punch the holes and then lace. You also have to remember that for about 9 feet of lacing, you are going to need about 75 feet of lace. I have worked out how long it takes me to lace one foot of all the different laces I do, and I charge an hourly rate based on that. Sometimes people think it's too much, but most times it works out, and they agree to go ahead. Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke Hatley Report post Posted December 13, 2007 thanks for the imput......... :biggrin: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke Hatley Report post Posted December 13, 2007 (edited) thanks for the imput......... :biggrin: well what do you think? i had such good luck posting the photo. now i wished it was in the Show Off... :-) Edited December 13, 2007 by Luke Hatley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yaklady Report post Posted December 15, 2007 Wow, Luke! That's quite a belt! The one I made like that didn't have to be laced. I guess I lucked out. What leather weight did you use? I had two layers of 12 ounce. My Tippman Boss came in real handy for that one! Nice job on that lacing. Charge them a lot! Kathy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke Hatley Report post Posted December 15, 2007 thanks Kathy, that is 10 -12 oz with a garment weight backing leather Time to lace was less than 7hrs. you caint see it in the photo, but the belt is a copy of the belt that Hulk Hogan won. I have been doing the lacing on Official Reproduction Championship wrestling belts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badLoveLeather Report post Posted December 22, 2007 Luke, Thats a great lookin belt. Can we see some better photos. I like how the coffee cup made a cameo in the photo. I laced a shark skin belt not too long ago double loop style and it took me about seven or more hours. A lot of work but it looked great. I'll post it in the show off section. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites