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Made this for a gunsmith in Florida ammo case holds 357- and 270 in a small package

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Very nice, looks quite elegant, BUT....

more info needed, leather weights used, colour, finish etc. We always like to know these things.:)

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Gorgeous - you work is so "clean", it's quite an inspiration.

I've always wondered how to lay out and execute the "gunfighter style stitch" (at least, that's what some folks call it) on the belt to get it even, and terminate exactly where desired. I'd love to hear a description of this, if you have the time - I know that such descriptions can be long, but even a few pointers would be greatly appreciated. Dividing out the length would give the point to point positions, but how do you determine the radius of the arcs to get it SO perfect?

MAN, that looks good!!

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...and...just saw the linked photo of the interior of the cartridge pouch. Brilliant! Never seen that before!

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I've no idea how others do the stitch, but I made a template that covers half the stitch (top half, for example) extending from the pointy end of a curved part to the halfway point of the smaller diamond shape. I (lightly) drew a line down the centre of the belt then worked my way along with the template, alternating top and bottom. It would probably be easier to make a template for the top and bottom together, but this ensured that the top curve matched the bottom.

It's still a pain to stitch, though, trying to get the stitches to line up with the pointy bits of the pattern.

Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500.

Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)

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1 hour ago, dikman said:

It's still a pain to stitch, though, trying to get the stitches to line up with the pointy bits of the pattern.

I'll bet! ...and this one looks perfect!

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If you look carefully it's not quite perfect....once you've tried it you know what to look for, but you have to look hard, and to the average casual observer they will never notice. I've done three of them, all hand stitched, and I'm not in a hurry to do any more!

I forgot to mention, nice edges on the belt.

Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500.

Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)

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14 hours ago, JazzBass said:

Gorgeous - you work is so "clean", it's quite an inspiration.

I've always wondered how to lay out and execute the "gunfighter style stitch" (at least, that's what some folks call it) on the belt to get it even, and terminate exactly where desired. I'd love to hear a description of this, if you have the time - I know that such descriptions can be long, but even a few pointers would be greatly appreciated. Dividing out the length would give the point to point positions, but how do you determine the radius of the arcs to get it SO perfect?

MAN, that looks good!!

 

1 hour ago, dikman said:

If you look carefully it's not quite perfect....once you've tried it you know what to look for, but you have to look hard, and to the average casual observer they will never notice. I've done three of them, all hand stitched, and I'm not in a hurry to do any more!

I forgot to mention, nice edges on the b

Jazz Bass don't feel intimidated with the stitching when you do it you will find its not so hard. stopping 4 or 5 stitches back from the points and space them out ,that seems to work for me . Dikman is right though its not perfect .i will be sending a explanation of how i do my temp lets for this stitch very simple to make and use. i'm no expert that's for sure but it look's ok Again Thank you for the kind remarks and interest.

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I'm certainly interested in how you made your template, while my method works I figure there has to be a better way.

Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500.

Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)

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