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What I do is after cutting the leather to it's final shape, I put a groove in the leather on both sides along the track I want the stitching to go, using a hot iron tool. Then I use a steel rule and a sharpened punch, and hammer small holes at whatever interval is appropriate for the stitch length. Then I hand stitch round with a stout needle and try to finish at the least noticeable point. Once that is done I hammer the leather. After that I use a Dremel type tool to bevel and sand the edges and then either leave them rough, burnish, or coat them with a water resistant coating. These techniques are by no means the correct way of doing things, they are just methods I've learned to use over time, with limited knowledge and tools available
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Well then Tony.....That looks a bit of a dogs dinner doesn't itSeriously though mate, we've all been there. These things aren't easy to make, but practice will see you improve by leaps and bounds. There is a lot more to making these things than meets the eye, and I for one congratulate you for taking this new skill on.
I'd be interested to hear what you think of the whole process, highs, lows etc. Anyway, keep it up :thumbup:
Preparation and planning prevent piss poor performance
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Well then Tony.....That looks a bit of a dogs dinner doesn't itSeriously though mate, we've all been there. These things aren't easy to make, but practice will see you improve by leaps and bounds. There is a lot more to making these things than meets the eye, and I for one congratulate you for taking this new skill on.
I'd be interested to hear what you think of the whole process, highs, lows etc. Anyway, keep it up :thumbup:
Thanks, Alex..I can always rely on you for an honest opinion.. :thumbup:
Obviously, the Mark One eyeball isn't as accurate as it used to be, thus the stitch spacing.. I used a two needle method to do the saddle stitching.. Either way, I have some knowledge I didn't have before..
Cheers
Tony Lewis
New Zealand
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No worries mate
Here's one of my early straps. Looks pretty much like yours.
The stitching was the hardest thing to get right for me. It didn't matter how careful I was, I still couldn't get the stitches where I wanted them. I ended up making a groove (I think it was DWC's suggestion ........Where's he nowadays?) on both sides along the course I wanted the stitching to go, then using a punch and steel rule to mark out stitch spaces. Another thing I had to work at was getting layers to the right thickness so that once assembled they weren't too bulky and tapered towards the end.
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