Members Orangeleather Posted January 28, 2018 Members Report Posted January 28, 2018 Nice piece, I’m currently making one from pallet wood so good to see variations. Quote
Members thefanninator Posted January 28, 2018 Members Report Posted January 28, 2018 Nice find. Quote http://www.instagram.com/fannintexas/
Members Stetson912 Posted January 28, 2018 Members Report Posted January 28, 2018 Ohhh, I was hoping to see a horse stitching... I was curious how one would hold the needles.. hehehe Seriously though, that's a great find. I like things like that. Take something old and give it new life. Quote
Members Mattsbagger Posted January 28, 2018 Author Members Report Posted January 28, 2018 (edited) Hate to do it but I think I'm gonna have to replace the screws on the upper hinge with carriage bolts. And probably use a carriage bolt to hold the strap instead of nails to the pivot arm. It looks like they have replaced the strap a couple times. Also need to beef up the locking leg as its split. Thinkimg wet rawhide strap wrapped on it. Never used before bit understand that its strong when dried. Edited January 28, 2018 by Mattsbagger Quote
Members Mattsbagger Posted January 28, 2018 Author Members Report Posted January 28, 2018 Just putting up some extra pics in case anyone is interested. Lol Quote
bikermutt07 Posted January 28, 2018 Report Posted January 28, 2018 At the time of construction I'm sure it was purpose built. The maker probably didn't give it any more credit but to last as long as until he could build another. But then it outlived him. Carry on at fixing it up. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members bullmoosepaddles Posted January 28, 2018 Members Report Posted January 28, 2018 Great find. The original maker would have surely repaired it as necessary, had he outlived it. Quote
Members Fire88 Posted January 28, 2018 Members Report Posted January 28, 2018 Great find, you should be able to find similar flat headed screws if needed at you local ace/true value/do it best hardware store. If not they can be found online. As for the split wood a little no expansion gorilla glue should do the trick or epoxy. Quote
Members rodneywt1180b Posted January 28, 2018 Members Report Posted January 28, 2018 Are the screws still good but just loose? If they're loose I would plug the holes with dowels and epoxy (actually just epoxy would work too) then redrill them and keep using the screws. It's a really cool and not overly common find. It's worth the extra effort to keep it as original as you can. Most modern screws just don't look right. I do have some mostly larger sized old screws that I've saved over the years if you need some replacements. I'd be happy to send you some if they're the size(s) you need. Quote
Members Mattsbagger Posted January 28, 2018 Author Members Report Posted January 28, 2018 There are a couple that are loose/stripped. They are also cracked that's why I was thinking bolts. Woods a bit dry also.lol Quote
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