Aulus Report post Posted May 1, 2009 (edited) I´m trying to make a three-fold-stool and when I´m searched the Forum there are formed a Question in my mind? Sewing or lacing? Here´s what I´m thinking about: The red arrows show the Edges where I think that some great forces are working, so I´m thinking what would be better, sewing or lacing. Lacing with a "bigger" lace ist quiet pretty and of course will hold, but what is with normal lace or sewing? Won´t it "break" with the time or when bigger Persons sit on? I´ve never done a Stool before, so what would you say? p.s. the picture does not show a stool made of me, I took it here from the Forum Edited May 1, 2009 by Aulus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UKRay Report post Posted May 1, 2009 I tend to prefer 1/4" thong lacing to hold my stools together, but I know a bloke in Memphis who says that his machine stitching is much better. To be honest, I'm not sure the thin lacing on the stool in your picture will last too long. It is great as decoration but IMHO you probably need to re-enforce the corners with stitching or simply use heavy lacing like the stool in my picture. Ray Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aulus Report post Posted May 12, 2009 Okay, last night i tried to make a 2 loop edge braid with bigger laces ( cut from Goatskin) on crap leather and it works very well and looks really fine. And today the tribolts arrived (a friend of mine is a metalworker). So in the next time I will try to make a stool and post it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
