Members SouthernCross Posted June 22, 2013 Members Report Posted June 22, 2013 How do you typically sew the various pieces of leather together for your holsters? Hand sew, Tipmann Boss type machine, electric machine, etc.? I've done a couple just for myself by hand-stitching only and it's miserable going.... Quote
Members Shadowsbane Posted June 22, 2013 Members Report Posted June 22, 2013 Hand. A stitching pony is a lifesaver though. I have a machine, but lack the table/motor for one yet. Quote All dwarfs are by nature dutiful, serious, literate, obedient and thoughtful people whose only minor failing is a tendency, after one drink, to rush at enemies screaming "Arrrrrrgh!" and axing their legs off at the knee. Terry Pratchett
Members Dwight Posted June 23, 2013 Members Report Posted June 23, 2013 I used to teach holster making, . . . and I always told them, . . . "Hands are for hamburgers, . . . machines are for stitching". Then I would produce my Tippmann, . . . and part of the class would be giving them the opportunity to try the machine. If they didn't want to do it, . . . I would sew their holster for them, . . . but they did the cutting, edging, burnishing, patterning, etc. Truthfully, . . . If I had to hand stitch everything that goes out of this shop, . . . I'd probably go into the coaster business. But that is my opinion, and there are others of a totally different take on the subject. May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members Shadowsbane Posted June 23, 2013 Members Report Posted June 23, 2013 Yeah there is definitely a speed boost with a machine no doubt about it. Although they have their own learning curve. I would avoid a tippman though. Went that route and while I probably never gave it the chance it deserved I could of got a basic electric that is just easier to use all around. Quote All dwarfs are by nature dutiful, serious, literate, obedient and thoughtful people whose only minor failing is a tendency, after one drink, to rush at enemies screaming "Arrrrrrgh!" and axing their legs off at the knee. Terry Pratchett
Contributing Member SooperJake Posted June 23, 2013 Contributing Member Report Posted June 23, 2013 Cowboy CB 4500 ..reduce 1 1/2 hours of hand work to about 6 minutes. Quote Once you know what the magician know.... it isn't magic anymore.
Members chiefjason Posted June 23, 2013 Members Report Posted June 23, 2013 Still hand stitching. Getting a little faster at it. A sewing palm helps too. Quote
Members Southernbeau Posted June 23, 2013 Members Report Posted June 23, 2013 Hand stitching and lots of it...builds character. (In truth had I the disposable income I would have a machine) Quote "...A rapid, aggressive response will let you get away with some pretty audacious things if you are willing to be mean, fast, and naked."
Members Ed in Tx Posted June 23, 2013 Members Report Posted June 23, 2013 Bought a Cobra 4 last November and it has been a hand saver. I was hand stitching but with the machine I can sew a holster in just a few minutes versus an hour or so. Want to make a belt, I did 2 by hand and thought I would never finish, literally took hours, with the Cobra 4 done in 15 minutes or less. It is tough to shell out $2600 for a machine but you end up saving a lot of time and your sanity. It only took me about 2 weeks to become fairly proficient on the machine, as time has progressed I have learned the small things that make it even easier. Quote
Members bjbwt2 Posted June 23, 2013 Members Report Posted June 23, 2013 I am a hobbyist and I hand sew. Working with leather is a therapeutic relief from my stressful full time job. I get into a rhythm and my mind clears- its great. Make a stitching pony... It will really speed things up and improve the overall quality of your work. If this was a full time business I would absolutely have a machine, but still offer (and charge a premium) hand stitching. Maybe one day when I strike it rich I will have a machine. Quote
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