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Well, the students in the building construction class at the school where I work surprised me again. A couple years ago, shortly after I got back into leather work, they surprised me with a shingle for my leather shop (pic below).

This year, when school reopened after the spring break, I mentioned to the shop teacher, Terry, that I had a the plans for a couple different stitching horses and asked if he would like them for his class. Terry said sure as they are always looking for interesting ideas for the better students in the class. They can only build so many sheds and garages in a year. Since Terry also used to do leathercraft, he knew exactly what a stitching horse was.

Well, to my surprise, one of the students there needed a project to finish up his course and get his full credit. It was suggested he try to build the horse so he did.

The class then turned around and gave it to me. I know what these things cost to buy *if* you can find one. Where hardwood was called for, they used oak, the seat is a piece of solid pine , and the legs are 3/4 inch plywood (not the construction grade stuff either).

Today, I'm going to attach the strap and install a small valve spring between the clamp jaws. Sorry for being so "wordy" but I cannot say enough about this shop class and the quality of work they are able to turn out. I guess what I'm trying to tell you is if you need something made for your shop, contact your local vocational school's wood shop and see if they are interested in doing something a bit different.

My shingle:

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Stitching horse:

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With my thanks to the Tec Voc High School Building Construction Program.

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That is a really nice piece they did a great job. Do you think they would supply the measured drawings?

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  Jordan said:
That is a really nice piece they did a great job. Do you think they would supply the measured drawings?

Thanks Jordan. Yes, the student did an awesome job on it. As for the measured drawings, they don't have any. This horse was made from a set of instructions that HideMechanic (from this site) sent me.

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