Members Bmoz Posted January 16, 2011 Members Report Posted January 16, 2011 I have decided to turn my Rockwell Jawhorse into a stitching horse. Because it is so handy I will try to to it without changing anything permanent. Here is a picture of the Jawhorse as is straight from Lowes. It almost looks like the stitching horse that finally collapsed. This thing is crazy sturdy. Originally I just took the Jaws from my broken stitching horse and screwed them on. While that worked pretty well I saw some opportunity for improvement. So the plan is to make a magnetic attachment for the Jawhorse which will then be able to double as a great all around clamp as well as a stitching horse with minimal PITA to change out. I will use the cut offs from the broken stitching horse which are 12 inches tall for when I am sewing while seated. and I will also make a set that are 20 inches tall in case I want to stand. I will also add a magnifying light fixture and a magnetic work table. Quote
Members Bmoz Posted January 16, 2011 Author Members Report Posted January 16, 2011 I started with the 20 inch jaws. Which will be made from one six foot piece of oak 1" by 6" I crosscut the board down into two 20 inch inch pieces four 4 inch pieces and 6 pie shaped pieces. The 4 inch pieces are glued one piece to each end of the 20 inch pieces. the six pie shaped pieces are glued together to form one piece a little under three inches tall. I then bandsawed the jaws so that they roughly resemble Stitching horse jaws. The pie shaped pieces are used to turn the jaws to a slight cant so that the leather is facing you the way it does with a real stitching horse. I will post some more pics after the glue dries. Quote
Members Max1775 Posted January 16, 2011 Members Report Posted January 16, 2011 Very nice. I have been looking at those. Would make an excellent addition to the shop! Quote
Members ContactCement Posted April 23, 2012 Members Report Posted April 23, 2012 (edited) I will be making a 2 wooden horse jaws for pressing larger flower stamps ect. One smooth & another with a hole for the stamp. As for stitching horse 4" x 16" 3/4" plywood a 2x4 spacer with two 1/8" strips of plywood glued to the 2x4 left a gap perfect for 1/8" thick leather jaw covers with enough room for 2 thickness of leather to be sewn. Ignore the author who said to use a large wing nut on a 1/2" bolt. It will cause extreme finger strain and pain. Just use 1/2" nuts and a 3/4" boxed end wrench. The jaws will close with 1/2 turn of the wrench approx. There is no need to buy a special press costing $599.00 Edited April 23, 2012 by ContactCement Quote
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