Members MendellLeatherOK Posted July 17, 2017 Members Report Posted July 17, 2017 On 7/15/2017 at 0:29 PM, j20 said: Looking to make a set of chinks and pair of dove wing spur straps. I see panhandle has chap leather which I would assume would be what I need for the chinks but what about the leather for the top or belt portion of the chinks? Also what leather would be best for the dove wings. Are there patterns on here somewhere for both chinks and the dove wings? Having a pattern for the first set would make me feel way better about tackling this. This is a pair of doves I did a few weeks ago. Made with 8/9oz leather and lined with 2/3oz. You are going to waste leather by cutting a strip or chunk out. What I do personally is lay my pattern on my full side and piece those together as close as I possible can. I'll cut around the pattern then take it to my bench and do the finer cutting. If you cut a chunk out then trace and cut the pattern out you are wasting a lot more leather than you realize. As for pattern's Tandy is good to start with, then as said above you can modify them as you go. Quote
Members j20 Posted July 17, 2017 Author Members Report Posted July 17, 2017 Those look good. Nice work. Quote
Members j20 Posted July 23, 2017 Author Members Report Posted July 23, 2017 For hand stitching the yokes what should my stitch spacing be and should I use a stitch grover? Saddle stitch or single stitch? Quote
Members Mattsbagger Posted July 24, 2017 Members Report Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) Those are probably best answerd by what looks best to you. Traditional English saddlery is at 10 spi. Edited July 24, 2017 by Mattsbagger Quote
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