Members Stewart Posted December 29, 2013 Members Report Posted December 29, 2013 This is just waiting for the tooling to be painted or just darken a little bit. still working on the stitching keeping the pads evenly paced from each other. Quote
Members Wishful Posted December 29, 2013 Members Report Posted December 29, 2013 Looks good, it is on my list to try recovering a baseball. Quote
Members Frederiek Posted December 29, 2013 Members Report Posted December 29, 2013 That's really cool, nice job! Quote My website My Etsy store
Members TXAG Posted December 29, 2013 Members Report Posted December 29, 2013 Looks nice... I'd like to make some baseballs sometime if I could find a tutorial... Quote
electrathon Posted December 29, 2013 Report Posted December 29, 2013 Looks nice... I'd like to make some baseballs sometime if I could find a tutorial... The pattern is here: http://leatherworker...06&hl=ball&st=0 Prepunch your holes where they are indicated. It is necessary to alter the spacing properly aound the radius to make the stitching align properly. Do no pull the stiches tight til you have all of the stiches in place. Dampen the leather with a spray of water and isopropal alcohol to stretch the leather as you tighten it up. Quote
Members TXAG Posted December 29, 2013 Members Report Posted December 29, 2013 Thanks...I'll have to give it a try...looks like fun... Quote
Members Aurelie Posted December 30, 2013 Members Report Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) you can also find a tuto in a leathercrafter and saddlers journal but i can 't remember right now which issue exactly ... EDIT : N°3 - Vol 22 - May/june 2012 => custom leather ball cover (baseball ball) N°5 - vol22 - Sept/oct 2012 => recovering an american football Edited December 30, 2013 by Aurelie Quote In for a penny, in for a pound....
Members Stewart Posted December 30, 2013 Author Members Report Posted December 30, 2013 Well now, It is in the saddlers Journal. Electrathon is right about retightening. I Never stuffed the ball. what's not said is it's an trial and error thing. I seen a guys picture of his B/ball. Told him that I would like to do them and asked if it was ok to show the work . I did copy him.. He gave a few hints. After that I was on my own. tried other peoples way just to see. Well that's their way. does not fit my way.That is the way things go. Too many variables. Size of leather, stitching holes distant + others. problems. Joe Quote
electrathon Posted December 30, 2013 Report Posted December 30, 2013 The Parks guys I work with pick up baseballs out of fields all the time. I have been collecting them for awhile now and will likely make a pile if them sometime soon. Quote
Members Stewart Posted January 1, 2014 Author Members Report Posted January 1, 2014 I do like doing these. It does bring in a little money to resupply. Wife likes them so that's good.Anybody else, well ? Quote
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