New stitching horse

[rsg3]

Here is a picture of a stitching horse my buddy made for me using the plans from "Farm Woodwork." He said that if anyone is interested he would make some to sell after he makes some changes to the plans.

[Luke Hatley]

that is a fine looking stiching horse. the only negitive comment

i will make is..............on mine i used a 2'' wide nylon strap rather than leather.

think about it.

[rsg3]

nylon may be a better idea, i may check into it in the future if the leather gives up. thanks

[Luke Hatley]

nylon may be a better idea, i may check into it in the future if the leather gives up. thanks

this is the stiching hores that i made about 20 yrs ago.

[rsg3]

I hope mine holds up for 20 years. What is your seat made out of? It looks like spray foam from here. My buddy said if he makes any more he wants to make some improvements to the legs, as far as the nylon is concerned he would have to make wider slots probably, the ones on mine are only an inch wide once that leather wears out i will probably widen the slots like yours and use nylon. thanks for the the idea

[Luke Hatley]

I hope mine holds up for 20 years. What is your seat made out of? It looks like spray foam from here. My buddy said if he makes any more he wants to make some improvements to the legs, as far as the nylon is concerned he would have to make wider slots probably, the ones on mine are only an inch wide once that leather wears out i will probably widen the slots like yours and use nylon. thanks for the the idea

RSQ3.... The seat is covered with a pc of sheepskin, just a little padding.

and the History of the wood. The wood came from a very old house that

was being torn down to make way for modern improvments here in Memphis,

At that time the house was 125 yeard old. a friend of mine bought the house for

the wood in it. The wood is Cypress and is" 5 quarters thick" and the the

width of the board i got was 18" .....

the jaws or clamp was a 4x4 pc of red oak he gave me..

[barra]

Rsg3. I really like the simple yet effective bracket you have used for the pedal mechanism.

How have you, Luke and any one else for that matter formed the bend in the timber for the jaws. I being the worst carpenter God ever shovelled guts into have tried numerous methods with varying degrees of success.

Barra

[Luke Hatley]

Rsg3. I really like the simple yet effective bracket you have used for the pedal mechanism.

How have you, Luke and any one else for that matter formed the bend in the timber for the jaws. I being the worst carpenter God ever shovelled guts into have tried numerous methods with varying degrees of success.

Barra

Barra. it was cut with a Band saw that had a 1/2" blade.

the wider the blade the more uniform the cut will be.

[rsg3]

Luke that is pretty interesting that your stitching horse has a history like that, it definitely looks like it was built to last. I probably need to add some padding to my seat, you' re just giving me all sorts of ideas.

Barra, draw the outline of your clamp on your board and use a bandsaw to cut it out, cut as close to the line as you dare and then just sand it from there. that is the way my buddy did this one, you could leave some of the saw marks in to give some character or give that made on the farm look.

[tazzmann]

Is your buddy still willing to make another one of these? If so, how much does he want for one?