My New Deer Hunting Rig

[gregintenn]

I went with splicing from the get go. I knew I'd spend more time untying knots than sewing otherwise.

[gregintenn]

Update on the deer hunting rig: I entered it in our county fair, and despite the misgivings of some of the ladies taking entries, It won first place in the other crafts category, and best in show in all the crafts. I'm pretty stoked, as there were some pretty neat entries.

[AHBH]

Well done and congratulations. Can you please explain the splicing of the stitches to this newby.

[gregintenn]

Thanks. The double stitch, as you probably know, is done with a length of thread with a needle on each end. You are actualy crossing the ends. You go through the bottom side of one hole with one end, and then through the top end of the same hole with the other end. With that same end, you go back up through the bottom side of the next hole, and repeat, repeat, repeat. You can see that this would take a long piece of thread to go very far. When sewing a belt, I'll only use a lenght of thread short enough I can handle it. When I'm about out of thread, I'll stop and get a new length of thread and start sewing with it a couple of stitches back from the thread I ended with. After I pass the old thread, I'll cut the ends nearly flush and push them down into the stitching groove. I used waxed linen thread, and it seems to stay in place this way.

[Deanimator]

I like it! Just what I need to replace my Hunter that I use for my 6" Model 29-2.

Of course my OWB for my 4" for winter needs to come first.

[gregintenn]

Here's a 4". I could probably scan and post my pattern if you'd like it. Just flip it over for right hand.

Edited August 4, 2010 by gregintenn

[abn]

Update on the deer hunting rig: I entered it in our county fair, and despite the misgivings of some of the ladies taking entries, It won first place in the other crafts category, and best in show in all the crafts. I'm pretty stoked, as there were some pretty neat entries.

Wow, that's great news... Congrats!