Members Bant Posted January 21, 2020 Members Report Posted January 21, 2020 Shortly after I joined this forum, I threw out several questions regarding stitching horses. My ultimate objective is to build one that is a blend of ideas. I'm now at the point of the clamp design. I see clamps that are canted, and those that are vertical. I'd appreciate any thoughts of both styles that you Folks might have, as well as any other design thoughts you might share. Quote
Members sinpac Posted January 22, 2020 Members Report Posted January 22, 2020 I built mine a few years back from Poplar. I bought the wood 4" thick from a specialty wood store. Then cut the pieces on a resaw. Quote "It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward." - Rocky Balboa
Members sinpac Posted January 22, 2020 Members Report Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) 3/8" swivel joint Edited January 22, 2020 by sinpac Quote "It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward." - Rocky Balboa
Members sinpac Posted January 22, 2020 Members Report Posted January 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Bant said: Shortly after I joined this forum, I threw out several questions regarding stitching horses. My ultimate objective is to build one that is a blend of ideas. I'm now at the point of the clamp design. I see clamps that are canted, and those that are vertical. I'd appreciate any thoughts of both styles that you Folks might have, as well as any other design thoughts you might share. I got this pattern out of an old farm book. if you would like a copy I can dig it up. It's somewhere on my Computer LOL Quote "It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward." - Rocky Balboa
Members Aven Posted January 22, 2020 Members Report Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) Here's my two cents. Stitching is all about muscle memory and consistency. If you started with a clam and moved to a stitching horse, the you would want it to feel just like you were still using a clam. So the jaws would be at the same height and have the same cant as near as possible. You'd want to have to do as little relearning as possible. You just want to sit and stitch. If the stitching horse user had never used a clam, they wouldn't bother to go through the hassle of canting the jaws. Plans: Check out pages 98-104 https://ia802605.us.archive.org/32/items/farmwoodwork00roeh/farmwoodwork00roeh.pdf Edited January 22, 2020 by Aven Adding plans Quote
Members sinpac Posted January 22, 2020 Members Report Posted January 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Aven said: https://ia802605.us.archive.org/32/items/farmwoodwork00roeh/farmwoodwork00roeh.pdf Thats the book. Of course I changed a few things and added a few thing, but thats it in a nutshell. Quote "It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward." - Rocky Balboa
Members sinpac Posted January 22, 2020 Members Report Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) Here is another one I stitch off. The jaws on this one do not have a cant on them. That's why I made the jaws on my stitching horse straight up and down. Like Aven said I have no learning curve from one to another. I have no Idea how old this one is. Going by the foot wear on the base, I would guess it's been around the block a few times. Edited January 22, 2020 by sinpac Quote "It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward." - Rocky Balboa
MikeRock Posted January 22, 2020 Report Posted January 22, 2020 Fun book, thank you! Lots of good stuff in there. God bless Quote
Members Bant Posted January 22, 2020 Author Members Report Posted January 22, 2020 Thanks for the responses Gentlemen. I've got the farm woodwork as well as a few others. I'm going to have decide one way or the other. Thanks again for the feed back! Quote
Members Vikefan Posted January 22, 2020 Members Report Posted January 22, 2020 sinpac How many and what kind of sewing machines do you have in your shop? Vikefan Quote
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