Stitching Groove

[wlg190861]

I have been making belts an I am having a problem getting my stitching groove deep enough to bury size 346 thread. What in your opinion is the best tool to use for making your groove ?

Thank you in advance

Dan

Edited December 20, 2014 by wlg190861

[Grey Drakkon]

I know some people go over their stitching and lightly hammer them flat, have you tried that?

[wlg190861]

No I have not. I want to bury it so the stitches sit below the top of the leather so as not to wear

[camano ridge]

Once you cut your groove go over the groove again with your groover and keep cutting deeper each time until the groove is deep enough. If you are not getting a deep enough cut your cutter on the groover may need sharpening. I have bothe a douglas groover and a Tandy stiching groover and I can get a very deep groove with a couple of passes. Going over the stitches with anoverstitch wheel will push the stitches down into the groove and may help achieve what you want.

Edited December 20, 2014 by camano ridge

[Grey Drakkon]

Hammering the stitches compresses them so they lay in the groove of the leather, essentially doing what you want without weakening the leather by cutting deeper into it.