Post a photo of the last thing you made

[kinverkid]

This is Stitchy the leather stitcher. I don't need a permanent place for my leather stitcher but I do have to store it in the workshop so I made a case to protect it from dust and to make it a little easier to move. It's made from old pine floorboards and 3mm plywood. The case is very light but the cast iron machine is quite heavy and awkward to lift with two hands hence the two handles either end of the cover. It also lifts off the drawer section for when I want to clamp it to a bench. The three handles to the drawers are made from upholstery leather wrapped around 30mmx5mm paracord. I've ordered some more catches which are a little stronger and all matching
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[NickVanBeest]

I don't normally name my creations. Must be the weather.

Every good creation needs a name

 

[Droogs]

This is Stitchy the leather stitcher. I don't need a permanent place for my leather stitcher but I do have to store it in the workshop so I made a case to protect it from dust and to make it a little easier to move. It's made from old pine floorboards and 3mm plywood. The case is very light but the cast iron machine is quite heavy and awkward to lift with two hands hence the two handles either end of the cover. It also lifts off the drawer section for when I want to clamp it to a bench. The three handles to the drawers are made from upholstery leather wrapped around 30mmx5mm paracord. I've ordered some more catches which are a little stronger and all matching
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Is that 1 of those little Chinese cobbler machines that pop up on the tube for around £100? Is it any good?

 

[Fitzroy]

Every good creation needs a name

The wife thought the same thing, i didn't see what was wrong with son 1, son 2, etc

 

[throbscottle]

Stitchy is like a very cut down version of the leather sewing machine my mum had decades ago. Was it originally meant to be mounted on some kind of industrial fixture?
Next question: Did you make those nice black handles?

 

[Adam W.]

I plan to have a little stall outside the makerspace for when parents collect the kids at the end of the day (the joy of living in the school grounds, they have to walk past my door to get to the school) and the PTA have said I can have a stall at the school Christmas fayre.
I am very creative so need to be making something all the time, luckily when I need a break from woodturning I can go back to papercrafting,
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Stig, you're a force of nature.

I love it!

 

[kinverkid]

Is that 1 of those little Chinese cobbler machines that pop up on the tube for around £100? Is it any good?

It's great if you want to stitch anything thick. So far I've had it stitching 8mm folded leather. If you only want to straight stitch then it takes a lot of work away from hand stitching. I've done some axe head covers for my brother-in-law which are around 6-8mm thick at the seams. When I make another one I'll post it here.

 

[kinverkid]

Stitchy is like a very cut down version of the leather sewing machine my mum had decades ago. Was it originally meant to be mounted on some kind of industrial fixture?
Next question: Did you make those nice black handles?

The black handles on the box are rescued one from a cabinet. Come to think of it I think the 3mm ply is from the same cabinet. I should have taken photographs of how to make the leather handles. They are so easy.

 

[Phill05]

This is Stitchy the leather stitcher. I don't need a permanent place for my leather stitcher but I do have to store it in the workshop so I made a case to protect it from dust and to make it a little easier to move. It's made from old pine floorboards and 3mm plywood. The case is very light but the cast iron machine is quite heavy and awkward to lift with two hands hence the two handles either end of the cover. It also lifts off the drawer section for when I want to clamp it to a bench. The three handles to the drawers are made from upholstery leather wrapped around 30mmx5mm paracord. I've ordered some more catches which are a little stronger and all matching
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Where do you find a machine like that?

 

[David with splinters]

Work in progress

 

[kinverkid]

Where do you find a machine like that?

ebay generally. I was lucky that someone had bought one for a project but then didn't need it so it was never unboxed. I got it for £80 with extras including P&P. They range between £100 and £150.

 

[Andy's Shed]

Unsure if this counts, but here's my attempt at a Sycamore leaf using leftovers from an old oak table (you can still see the joins).

This was intended as nothing other than a trial run with some gouges that I'd been given recently, although I did use a bandsaw to cut out the shape. The more time that I spent on the leaf, the more I wanted to keep it (Even with the old joint being clearly visible).

 

[Fitzroy]

Oh balls. Been working on the bench build, promise I’ll do an update soon. Anyhow I was cutting a housing joint and no idea how but I managed to mess the marking up, only on one side, and then cut it out in completely the wrong place. Grrrr, annoyed now.

Fitz.

 

[Orraloon]

Oh balls. Been working on the bench build, promise I’ll do an update soon. Anyhow I was cutting a housing joint and no idea how but I managed to mess the marking up, only on one side, and then cut it out in completely the wrong place. Grrrr, annoyed now.
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Fitz.

You are not the first and for sure wont be the last thats done that. If all woodworkers were perfect then that rule about starting out with a bit extra timber on projects would not be required.
Bu&&er when it happens but mistakes are part of the learning process.
Regards
John

 

[Wood4me]

Is that 1 of those little Chinese cobbler machines that pop up on the tube for around £100? Is it any good?

Yep very good for the money, takes a bit of getting used to and tweaking of a few parts. I did find on some jobs that 2 hands are needed to manipulate the leather rather than 1, with one turning the handle. So I managed to power it quite simply with an old electric drill and drive belt with foot pedal speed control.

 

[Droogs]

Is it just lockstiche or can you do chain stiche too

 

[Wood4me]

Is it just lockstiche or can you do chain stiche too

Just lockstitch

 

[Sawdust=manglitter]

It was so strange to be in an empty garage which used to be so utterly rammed with my tools, machinery and wood, as well as years worth of sawdust.

 

[Padster]

Still trying to get to grips with bowls/platters... it was really too hot in my workshop 31C but I wanted to make something, then once I started, well you have to finish...it's a piece of ash...

Regards

Padster

 

[Phil Pascoe]

The first of four plant stands. Heavy weight, as the moneyplants to go on them are rather large. Made from table legs from Dave Dalby Woodturning (Dave Dalby Woodturning - Home) - the actual pictures aren't showing atm as they're shut for holidays. The legs are upended, a bit of decoration put on the square end and a tenon turned on the other. I'll touch a few blemishes up, undercoat again and my daughter can paint her two as she pleases.