ClaireAshton Posted July 14, 2014 Report Posted July 14, 2014 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Special-Magnetic-Fish-Angle-Stitching-n-Lacing-Pony-Leather-Tools-ONGAGE-/281385461108?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4183e16574 The seller is HappyEveryDay - I'm not surprised at this price! Claire, who made one for 1% of the price of this...... Quote <p>Best Wishes</p><p> </p><p>Claire</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Claire Ashton</p><p> </p><p>Leather</p><p>by</p><p>Claire</p><p>Shrewsbury UK</p>
Members DoubleC Posted July 14, 2014 Members Report Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) You can get a stitching pony from Tandy and other places that don't cost nearly that much. I got a HORSE on here for 75.00. Cheryl Here is the link to Tandy's. will check out SLC too for you http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/search/site-search-results.aspx?sectionpath=3&processor=content&p_keyword=stitching+pony Here's a pony from SLC. http://springfieldleather.com/29102/Lacing-Pony%2CStitching/ Edited July 14, 2014 by DoubleC Quote http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
Members El Zipster Posted July 14, 2014 Members Report Posted July 14, 2014 Free postage and Packing though !!! LOL Cheers Zip Quote
Members TXAG Posted July 14, 2014 Members Report Posted July 14, 2014 For that price, he could damn near fly over and deliver it in person! Quote
ClaireAshton Posted July 14, 2014 Author Report Posted July 14, 2014 Sorry, Cheryl, I've just changed my profile to show Shrewsbury UK, and not Shrewsbury in USA somewhere. I hope the pricing is a mistake or else their economy is the one that will need protecting..... Looks nice though........ Quote <p>Best Wishes</p><p> </p><p>Claire</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Claire Ashton</p><p> </p><p>Leather</p><p>by</p><p>Claire</p><p>Shrewsbury UK</p>
Members DoubleC Posted July 14, 2014 Members Report Posted July 14, 2014 Yeah looks nice, but not ANYWHERE near that nice Quote http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
Members WyomingSlick Posted July 14, 2014 Members Report Posted July 14, 2014 LOL Suppose I should steal his design and sell them for $500 over here???? Kind of a reversal of all the knock-offs of western inventions they have made over the years in the East ?? Quote (John 8:32) And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (KJV) And the truth is that religion is nothing more than the lame attempt by largely ignorant people to bring sense and order to a world that was beyond their comprehension. Once you see religion for the delusional and superstitious artifact it is............... you will be free !
Members HippieLee Posted July 15, 2014 Members Report Posted July 15, 2014 Turn about's fair play! When you get 'em done lemme know if you take lay-away. Quote
Members howie696 Posted July 15, 2014 Members Report Posted July 15, 2014 The Colt Stitcher from Sheriden Leather, is only $80 plus postage and is MUCH better made, highly recommended :-) Quote
Members Dan28 Posted July 15, 2014 Members Report Posted July 15, 2014 I wonder if there is just one accidental zero on that. Even at $270 it would be kind of expensive, but it does look well made out of good oak. Quote
Trox Posted July 17, 2014 Report Posted July 17, 2014 Wow, somebody really know how to get paid, or maybe not. Is that Micky Mouse $ or US$ Quote Tor Workshop machines: TSC 441 clone/Efka DC1550, Dürkopp-Adler 267-373/Efka DC1600, Pfaff 345-H3/Cobra 600W, Singer 29K-72, Sandt 8 Ton clicking machine, Alpha SM skiving unit, Fortuna 620 band knife splitting machine. Old Irons: Adler 5-27, Adler 30-15, Singer 236W-100
Members camano ridge Posted July 17, 2014 Members Report Posted July 17, 2014 If I got paid that much for making something like that I would be Happy Everyday. Quote https://www.facebook.com/CamanoRidgeCustomLeather?fref=ts
Members BDAZ Posted July 17, 2014 Members Report Posted July 17, 2014 Sorry, Cheryl, I've just changed my profile to show Shrewsbury UK, and not Shrewsbury in USA somewhere. I hope the pricing is a mistake or else their economy is the one that will need protecting..... Looks nice though........ I used to live in Shrewsbury in the US, near Boston andpronounced Shruusberry, not Shrowsburry FYI.. Bob Quote
Members leathervan Posted July 18, 2014 Members Report Posted July 18, 2014 I bought a Tandy stitching pony and am disappointed. Quote
ClaireAshton Posted July 18, 2014 Author Report Posted July 18, 2014 I used to live in Shrewsbury in the US, near Boston andpronounced Shruusberry, not Shrowsburry FYI.. Bob Hi Bob, Our Shrewsbury in the UK has no official, or even locally accepted, correct pronunciation. I say SHREW not SHRO. Best Wishes Claire Quote <p>Best Wishes</p><p> </p><p>Claire</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Claire Ashton</p><p> </p><p>Leather</p><p>by</p><p>Claire</p><p>Shrewsbury UK</p>
ClaireAshton Posted July 18, 2014 Author Report Posted July 18, 2014 Hi Van, Me too, so I made my own (well, a horse really) which I modelled on the one in the Al Stohlman book on handstitching. For what it is worth, I think the Al Stohlman books are still the best basic instructional books on leather basics on fabrication and tool use. Oh, I feel another topic coming on......... Quote <p>Best Wishes</p><p> </p><p>Claire</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Claire Ashton</p><p> </p><p>Leather</p><p>by</p><p>Claire</p><p>Shrewsbury UK</p>
Members BDAZ Posted July 18, 2014 Members Report Posted July 18, 2014 Hi Bob, Our Shrewsbury in the UK has no official, or even locally accepted, correct pronunciation. I say SHREW not SHRO. Best Wishes Claire I lived in Berkshire for a few years and had heard it pronounced Shrow. I also lived in Berkshire County in Massachusetts and we pronounce it Berk and Bark. Two nations divided by a common language! Cheers! Bob Quote
Trox Posted July 19, 2014 Report Posted July 19, 2014 Hi Claire, I agree with you about Al Stohlman`s books, it was my only way to learn when I started to do leather work. And I am glad I did that way, because then I Learned the basics right from the start. I thought Norway and Switzerland was the two most expensive places to buy leather tools. Here is a stitching horse sold and made here in Norway http://www.finn.no/finn/torget/annonse?finnkode=42320422&searchclickthrough=true&searchQuery=j%C3%B8rn+jensen+as#resultat?keyword 534,- US$. And here is a very good one made in Switzerland (see picture), preferred by our Swiss master saddler Walther Roth. Price : expensive (I do not remember, but see the topic in leather history: "tools of a Swiss saddler"). If I was going to put some money in to a new clamp, this would be my choice. Because of the very good locking mechanism, among other things. Normally I use one of my sewing machines for my stitch work. I do my heavy stitching on a 441 and finish of by hand on a French stitching clamp. If somebody want to pay extra for hand stitching they will get that too. Thanks Tor Quote Tor Workshop machines: TSC 441 clone/Efka DC1550, Dürkopp-Adler 267-373/Efka DC1600, Pfaff 345-H3/Cobra 600W, Singer 29K-72, Sandt 8 Ton clicking machine, Alpha SM skiving unit, Fortuna 620 band knife splitting machine. Old Irons: Adler 5-27, Adler 30-15, Singer 236W-100
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