Leather handle stitching patterns

[Pat Ct]

 I'm about to wrap a longbow grip with some beaver tail and would like to see some different stitching patterns. I now there are many ways to stitch, so the more examples, the better! Thanks! Pat

[Tim Y]

This is the stitching pattern on my Dwyer "Defiant".
    The bow is fantastic, but this stitching on the handle never did much for me. I may redo it if I see something better here.

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Tim Y

[Incognito1]

[canopyboy]

I like the baseball stitch.

[scrub-buster]

Another vote for baseball stitch

[zhangkeyang]

My bow

[monterey]

With what I've heard about beaver tail, you might want to leave it a little longer than needed by about a 1/4" and  skive it and glue it back under itself to give more strength where you will punch the holes.

Full disclosure, I've never sewed a beaver tail but I have ripped out a few stitching holes in very thin leather! :(

[bamboo]

not sure what stitch this----

[monterey]

Boo, that's a simple two needle cross stitch.  It's the one you will see most often on a stitched wrap.  Mostly it's referred to as a baseball stitch but it's not.

Yours was done by punching the holes, which is fine, but could tear out pretty easily.  I usually make the holes with an awl.

[Huntschool]

I don't use beaver tail and prefer a fine stitch (baseball style) with small waxed leather thread or split artificial sinew.

I use a small gap (fine) leather stitching punch as a punch or as a guide and then use three sided sharpened leather needles.  I also do not use any heavy leather.  I prefer commercially tanned buckskin or very thin cow hide.  I wet the material and stretch it to fit.  Then cut to size and sew while still somewhat damp. Allow to dry slowly.  It shrinks to fit and the stitches look great.  Much like canopyboy above.

Just my thoughts.