Found this Stitch Horse Photo

[Luke Hatley]

Hey Grumpy.........are you ready for some Memphis --B Q ? come on down...

THE JAWS TILT TO ONE SIDE ON MINE AS IT HELPS ME TO SEE THE HOLES THAT I AM PUTTING THE NEEDLE THRU.

[ETW Grumpy]

That makes sense. So if it leans to the left, are you stabbing from the left or right?

Man, I would love some BBQ. If I can ever get over there, I'll give you a call. Keepin' busy?

Edited September 21, 2008 by ETW Grumpy

[Luke Hatley]

grumpy ... it leans to the left so i am stabbing from the right to the left.

[Jordan]

I finally got a Delta 14" band saw the other day, soooo it's getting close to starting my rendition of a stitching horse. If it turns out well I may consider making a few more for resale over the winter. Lots of junk on my plate right now, seems like one crisis to the next for the past few weeks, so it will be awhile for photos.

[Sawyer]

does anyone have the dimensions for a stitching horse?

I'd like to try a build one for personnel use

[Denise]

Here is a thread by others with the same idea. Also, if you put "stitching horse" into the search box at the top right hand side you might find other more detailed information there too. I didn't check them all out.

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?s...stitching+horse

[Hidemechanic]

Luke, looks like you and I went to the same school.GH

P.S. I flunked the clenliness and organisation class,gh

[Luke Hatley]

"GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE". FINE LOOKING STICH HORSE........

[Saddlebag]

I won a small jar of quarters from a "guess the object" contest that cost 25c to enter. I was the only one who recognized it as a stitching horse but a three legged one. And like any typical leatherworker I had to check over every square inch.

[MarshalWill]

A friend gave me one that a friend of his made. It's interesting because the jaws rotate to any angle. The drawback is that the head is actuated by a 1/4" steel cable and there's no stretch to it. I put a spring in the cable and it works better but needs a stiffer spring. It's very useful to have the roatating jaws. Notice the peg on the back of the jaws that goes through a hole in the head and into holes in the seat. He also put a holder on the right jaw to hold a cake of beeswax. This thing is well thought out. Maybe it'll give you some ideas.