Finally Made My Own Stitching Pony

[Macca]

Hi Sona

Not sure on the age, would say 50 years + looking at the construction & material, pretty sure its home made. I got it from an old leather workers family, they were selling off all his stuff, was rather cheap, 16 Euro

The spring leaf is a very clever idea, allows adjustment of the tension for different thicknesses etc, nothing worse than a loose clamp !

[GerryR]

Well, here is my "home made" pony. I made it to set on a folding steel chair, but the front support is adjustable and can be used with chairs of various heights. The clamp can be rotated to any desired angle; I like it a little offset as shown in the picture. The clamping is accomplished by rotating the "nut" between the clamps, which draws in the moveable jaw. All criticisms are welcomed.

Gerry

Edited September 18, 2013 by GerryR

[Sona]

16 Euros? that´s nice. I looked on ebay again just to have a look at the prices... maybe it´s not about 200,- but at least 100,- Euros

Hi Gerry,

Why criticism? That pony looks really nice and it´s obvious that you thought about the construction before you started. I like it a lot

The only thing I´d suggest is, that if you want to get up you´d have to spread your legs, pull the pony through them to the front and put it back on the chair instead of just placing it like half a meter away on the ground. That might be a little uncomfortable for me I think, but if it works for you, it´s just fine!

May I ask what material you used as filling for the "pillow" ?

[GerryR]

The pillow is 3/16" charcoal closed cell sculpting foam. I glued three pieces together for the thickness I wanted I bought a couple of yards of it for another project and had enough left over for this small pillow. Here is the link on ebay where I bought it:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/320819556904?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_3336wt_966

Even at my age, I am still flexible enough to "step over it" (the seat part, that is) to mount and dismount.