Members Goldwing Posted December 24, 2008 Members Report Posted December 24, 2008 Well needed a stiching horse. Thought if I was going to have one it should look good enough to Sit anywhere in the house. Something I could pass on when I am gone. Well with the help of plans from Ebay And some modifications to the design from My uncle Bill. Here it is enjoy the picks. Quote
Members Rawhide Posted December 24, 2008 Members Report Posted December 24, 2008 Well needed a stiching horse. Thought if I was going to have one it should look good enough to Sit anywhere in the house. Something I could pass on when I am gone. Well with the help of plans from Ebay And some modifications to the design from My uncle Bill. Here it is enjoy the picks. That's a beautiful piece of work. Very nice. You'll be able to pass that on for generations. Quote
Members BradB Posted December 24, 2008 Members Report Posted December 24, 2008 That's perdy! You got the pattern on EBAY? Quote
Bree Posted December 24, 2008 Report Posted December 24, 2008 Nice job... kinda neat how you offset the clamps to get a better view. Quote
Members Go2Tex Posted December 24, 2008 Members Report Posted December 24, 2008 Nice job... kinda neat how you offset the clamps to get a better view. Yeah, I wondered about that too when I first saw one close up. But, they're all like that. It also gives your pushin' hand the right angle and you have a little more power it seems. Nice woodworking too, by the way! Quote
hidepounder Posted December 24, 2008 Report Posted December 24, 2008 That's a beautiful stitching horse! The curly maple looks terrific. I might have to trade my old in on a fancy one, now. Great job! Bob Quote
Members Rawhide Posted December 24, 2008 Members Report Posted December 24, 2008 Yeah, I wondered about that too when I first saw one close up. But, they're all like that. It also gives your pushin' hand the right angle and you have a little more power it seems. Nice woodworking too, by the way! I think the "twist" is to give the user a better view of the work so that the proper angle of the awl is visualized. The "lean" is to compensate for the work being above your center of gravity and helps to keep the awl straight when piercing the leather, so that the back stitchline, is as straight as the front. Quote
gtwister09 Posted December 25, 2008 Report Posted December 25, 2008 The eBay plans are directly from a google Book on making Farm Woodwork by Louis Michael Roehl from the turn of the century. That is a nice harness maker's stitching horse. I love the Curly Maple. What is the contrasting wood for the plugs? Regards, Ben Quote
Members Goldwing Posted December 25, 2008 Author Members Report Posted December 25, 2008 The eBay plans are directly from a google Book on making Farm Woodwork by Louis Michael Roehl from the turn of the century. That is a nice harness maker's stitching horse. I love the Curly Maple. What is the contrasting wood for the plugs? Regards, Ben The plugs are made of walnut. Thanks Goldwing Quote
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