Watch Strap Prototype

[Eemo]

well there you go snowflake.

You can get offended, by my estimate of the realization of your own poor technique or you could ask relevant questions about how to perfect the art of making a watch strap?

If I were you, I would personally ask detailed questions on how to perfect edges. I bet it's not edge kote from tandy.

Edited July 3, 2014 by Eemo

[Eemo]

what's up with the gap between the 2 pieces?

take a look at this. similar techniques as you?

http://youtu.be/eaADWGGKMSM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw43Isosh_s

look. this is going to be a straight up pissing contest. im leaving this here. use glue, it's fine. choose not to, fine aswell. but getting offensive about different and mind you a very proper technique makes you sound like an ass.

Edited July 3, 2014 by Eemo

[cjmt]

Guys, am not sure bickering over terminology is terrifically helpful. Sticks - if you have a question to ask I would suggest asking it rather than bandying about terms like dishonest - I suspect you will find its not conducive to helpful discussion

I use glue to hold things together pre stitching, as I stated. The component parts of the strap cant move when its stitching or the precision necessary wont be there. Its also critical to a professional edge finish that the two layers stay together when being finished, and the glueing process is part of that, though really the stitching and creasing are the key bits and it could all be done with no glue at all, allbeit it would be a pain in the neck to keep everything aligned. The glue is still there afterward of course, but its irrelevant to the strap, if it looses it stick there would be no change. The glue therefore isnt structural, or at least not for more than an hour or so. I think that was reasonably clear from what I wrote, feel free to rephrase it though if you prefer though. By permanent gluing I largely meant turned edge straps that arent stitched at all, though I have also seen it used structuraly in other ways as well, either way they inevitably fail quickly

[cjmt]

  On 7/3/2014 at 1:36 PM, Sticks said:

No, Eemo is right, I was being an idiot. Apologies to Eemo et al.

I understand now what you mean/t

thnx.

No worries, thanks for the apology. Text isnt always a great medium for nuance, easy to get the wrong end of the stick

Charlie

[Eemo]

no worries and I'm sorry too for getting a bit heated.

[biglew]

thank you for an informative and lively thread.. I too am interested In making a few straps

[tossik]

Do you always use Blanchard N.10? Great work by the way!

[cjmt]

  On 11/14/2014 at 9:14 PM, tossik said:

Do you always use Blanchard N.10? Great work by the way!

Thanks! I do for watch straps. You could go finer but it's a nice stitch size I think

Charlie

[hitokiri8]

I just stumbled on this thread and love the work you're doing! Definitely among the best watch straps I've seen. Curious about how you're achieving the desired thicknesses/weight of the leather. Are you ordering in 1mm thicknesses or splitting down to those thicknesses using a machine? Or perhaps by hand?

Keep up the great work and I'll have to save up to purchase a strap!

[cjmt]

  On 3/3/2015 at 5:38 PM, hitokiri8 said:

I just stumbled on this thread and love the work you're doing! Definitely among the best watch straps I've seen. Curious about how you're achieving the desired thicknesses/weight of the leather. Are you ordering in 1mm thicknesses or splitting down to those thicknesses using a machine? Or perhaps by hand?

Keep up the great work and I'll have to save up to purchase a strap!

Thanks for the kind words! Sorry I haven't replied earlier, I missed the post. Most of our straps are made using leather thats already the right thickness from the tannery or merchant - much easier that way, though given a big enough splitter it could be done on site.

Charlie