Aggiebraider Report post Posted July 19, 2010 (edited) As per a few requests, here are some pics of my new stitching horse. It isn't perfect, but it definitely works. It still needs a coat of finish and the legs need to be glued in. I cant wait to get some leather that actually needs sewing lol. Edited July 19, 2010 by Aggiebraider Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gunter Report post Posted July 19, 2010 As per a few requests, here are some pics of my new stitching horse. It isn't perfect, but it definitely works. It still needs a coat of finish and the legs need to be glued in. I cant wait to get some leather that actually needs sewing lol. nicely done, am kind of jealouse, did it take a lot of work and time to make this horse? was it an expensive project? I am willing to make myself one, if I should find the bleuprints :-). cheers, keep on sewing, Gunter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e green Report post Posted July 19, 2010 looks real good.10 or 12 years ago I built mine using 1x12 for the seat and legs.laminated the top with oak t&g flooring from an old house.v,ed out the ends for feet.for a brace front to back I made a trough ,flat bottom, flared sides.oak jaws but long bolt,with crank handle.looked good just wasnt deep enough for skirts and such. Edward Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aggiebraider Report post Posted July 19, 2010 Well I was lucky enough to have my girlfriend's dad help me with the project and he had all of the wood that we used except for the seat. So I saved some there and just bought 1 2x10 for the seat and cut it in half and screwed the two halves together. It took the two of us about 16 hours to complete. Some of the time we could both work on different parts, sometime we worked on the same part, so for some person I would say expect about 30 hours depending on how difficult or elaborate you want to make it. I would say that with the hardware I have less than $30 in this, but like I said I didnt have to pay for most of the wood., the leather strap or the buckle. We actually got pretty lucky and just eyeballed everything off a picture of a stitching horse that I liked and everything came together really well, so dont be afraid to just wing it without a set of blueprints. CW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bevan Report post Posted July 20, 2010 Nice job mate I bet you will spend endless hours on that horse, lol I have my old stock saddle on my plaiting horse and i think i have spent more hours on that than on my stockhorse, Cheers and thanks for posting the pics Bevan www.bwrwhip.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gringobill Report post Posted January 8, 2012 Great job, you're gonna love using that horse! I built mine so many years ago I'm not gonna say but have refined it some over the years. What I did for the spring was put a coil out a old set of bed springs and put it below the strap, that will give you a little more room in the throat which I think you'll find you'll want for some things. I also put a couple of pieces of sheet brass in the bottom of the slots where your strap goes through, it makes the strap slide easier. Most stitching horses have a fourth brace on the left side below where you tooth plate is. I don't know if that really matters but every one I've ever seen has that brace there. You'll probably want to glue some veg tan strips inside your jaws to keep from marring your work. I've seen some old ones that had something like fitted sewn buckskin covering the entire tip of the jaws. Enjoy that thing, you'll have it forever. Someday your grandkids will be asking you what that weird looking thing is. I have it on my mind to build another one someday myself! Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King's X Report post Posted January 8, 2012 Aggiebraider You should have brought it to the leather guild meeting for show & tell. What an awesome piece. Please see if you can bring it to the February meeting........who knows.......your GF's father may end up with a side business making kits. Lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferg Report post Posted January 8, 2012 Nice job. I made my jaws a little smaller in area that rests on the leather plus I glued some nice soft leather to each jaw so they wouldn't mark the piece. ferg As per a few requests, here are some pics of my new stitching horse. It isn't perfect, but it definitely works. It still needs a coat of finish and the legs need to be glued in. I cant wait to get some leather that actually needs sewing lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TexasJack Report post Posted January 9, 2012 Nice job! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aggiebraider Report post Posted January 9, 2012 Thanks a bunch. I was kind of surprised to see such an old post come back to life lol. i have since put some leather over the jaws but it is pretty thick because it was before I had a splitter so I think ill change it at some point. I also changed the leather strap tup a plastic coated steel cable. No stretch and it slides really nice without slowly opening up the slot more. Kings x, I didnt even think about bringing it but it would have gone nicely with the hand sewing talk. i will try to remember to bring it to the next meeting, but I can almost assure you the father in law won't want to make any more. We were both cussing a few times on this project lol, but I guess you never know. Have a good one, CW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
