Members Monticore Posted January 21, 2009 Author Members Report Posted January 21, 2009 (edited) What size thread is that you have used? It seems very coarse ! How wide is the strap?Tony. i am using 0.35 3 ply waxed cord from mainethread and the strap is 22mm not sure how much in inches. i was also using the 1/16th thonging chisels. would using the 3/32 sized reduce or increase the problem? i should try using an awl but i would need to get a better one and not sure i want to pay close to 100$ for one once i factor exchange/shipping/duties/taxes to get one to canada. cory Edited January 21, 2009 by Monticore Quote
Members Monticore Posted January 21, 2009 Author Members Report Posted January 21, 2009 i tried my ozbourne awl once again and wtih a few peices of of leather as stoppers to control my depth the holes actually were not bad. so i may try that for my next strap, i hope it fixes the wrinkle problem. cory Quote
Dale Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Looks like you might be stitching a bit close to the edge. Try stitching farther from the edge and see how that works. Quote Dale Hietala www.moonlightartstudio.com
Members Monticore Posted January 25, 2009 Author Members Report Posted January 25, 2009 i tried another strap with overstich awl same distance from the edge but a different sections of hide and i think it might be the area of leather i was using , no crinkling in this piece , it als felt less stretchy than my other strap. learn new stuff everyday . cory Quote
Members tonyc1 Posted January 25, 2009 Members Report Posted January 25, 2009 What is an Overstitch Awl? Tony. Quote
Members Monticore Posted January 25, 2009 Author Members Report Posted January 25, 2009 sorry i meant overstitch wheel for spacing and awl for making holes. vs the thonging chisels cory Quote
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