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Title: baseball stitch
Post by: bigcountry on March 17, 2010, 12:57:00 PM
Anyone know how to sew up a leather handle with a baseball type of stitch?
Title: Re: baseball stitch
Post by: No-sage on March 17, 2010, 02:40:00 PM
I use 2 needles.

Punch your holes in your leather grip material.

Start at the top, needle into the top hole from underneath.

Go under the seam and out through the next hole on the otherside.

Keep going in the same way, needle into the seam and out the next hole until the end.

 (http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/90439/2/istockphoto_90439-baseball-stitches.jpg)
Title: Re: baseball stitch
Post by: bigcountry on March 17, 2010, 11:00:00 PM
I think I know how.  I will have to give it a try.
Title: Re: baseball stitch
Post by: dusty rightwing on March 25, 2010, 08:35:00 PM
3Rivers has a u-tube video on putting on a leather grip on their web site.
Title: Re: baseball stitch
Post by: broketooth on March 26, 2010, 06:12:00 AM
do you mean like this (http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt101/broketooth/osagebowpics006.jpg)
Title: Re: baseball stitch
Post by: broketooth on March 26, 2010, 06:14:00 AM
if you like the baseball stich send me your bow and ill be glad to sew you a handle wrap on your bow
Title: Re: baseball stitch
Post by: Tom Leemans on March 26, 2010, 09:24:00 AM
It will make all kinds of sense to you, once you start doing it.
Title: Re: baseball stitch
Post by: Apex Predator on March 26, 2010, 02:21:00 PM
This is how I do it.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=40;t=000106
Title: Re: baseball stitch
Post by: bigcountry on March 26, 2010, 04:26:00 PM
Thanks Apex, exactly what I was looking for.  I have some punches, don't ahve the fancy tool, but I think it will put me on the right path.
Title: Re: baseball stitch
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 26, 2010, 07:05:00 PM
Very nice Broketooth.