David Lane Report post Posted July 17, 2012 I am looking for a high quality new or used lacing pony for hand stitching leather. I have used several, but I truly need the old school models. No screws with wing nuts, on the side to catch the thread. I really like the pieces with a slight tilt to them, and I am not scared of a 100 year old tool. Does not need to be a sit down model, but I would consider one. Thank you for all of your help, even a website or point in the right direction would be great. David- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sylvia Report post Posted July 18, 2012 I am looking for a high quality new or used lacing pony for hand stitching leather. I have used several, but I truly need the old school models. No screws with wing nuts, on the side to catch the thread. I really like the pieces with a slight tilt to them, and I am not scared of a 100 year old tool. Does not need to be a sit down model, but I would consider one. Thank you for all of your help, even a website or point in the right direction would be great. David- David: If I can point you to an old book that shows how to make one of the old school ones, do you have the wood working skills to accomplish making one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mijo Report post Posted July 18, 2012 I purchased a "Colt Stitcher" from Sheridan Leather a couple of months back and absolutely love it. Prior to this I was using a lacing pony that i bought from tandy, that wasn't bad but I found myself hunched over it all of the time. The thing about the Colt Stitcher is that you can mount it to the table / work bench , and that helps with the ergonomics. The Colt stitcher does have a screw but instead of a simple wing nut it has a plastic knob, which is also more ergonomic than a wing nut. The colt stitcher also holds your project at a slight angle, which I didn't really like intially but I've gotten used to it. If you want I can post of picture of it, but there's an image of it on Sherdian's banner on this site. At the time that I ordered the Colt Stitcher it wasn't listed on Sheridan's website so I phoned in the order. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Lane Report post Posted July 22, 2012 Mijo, I would love to see an image, that would be a big help. Thank you. David- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mijo Report post Posted July 22, 2012 I'm out of town till Friday, but I'll take some pics and post them when I get back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluesman1951 Report post Posted October 25, 2012 (edited) If you send me a private message I will share with you pictures of one I custom designed after looking at 100's of pictures on the web . In my opinion it has the best of every thing I saw on the web . Then you can be the judge . Bill Edited October 25, 2012 by bluesman1951 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mijo Report post Posted November 2, 2012 sorry for the delay in posting but attached is the colt stitcher I mentioned. it's compact size makes it easy to store. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blak Smyth Report post Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) sorry for the delay in posting but attached is the colt stitcher I mentioned. it's compact size makes it easy to store. Thank you for providing a picture, I just placed an order for one. Edited January 7, 2014 by Blak Smyth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
