We’re going to start working with leather, so visited our local Tandy Leather (in Shoreline WA; highly recommended).
Before we start stitching, I wanted to make sure that we had a decent stitching pony. My first design (visible in the rear of the photos) worked fine, but then I realized that its throat was so shallow that it would be hard to work on something as large as a purse (which is going to be our first project).
I made this out of 1/4" (really 0.25") MDF from Home Depot (very smoky stuff but cuts well at 125/full). I’d covered the MDF with tissue paper using tacky spray.
The sides and base are both glue-laminated. I used Titebond II glue but would recommend an adhesive with a longer working time.
Or maybe a clever individual could come up with a laser-cut assembly.
The plans are attached. The five rectangles only need to be cut once. If your material isn’t 0.25" thick, you may want to adjust the width of the rectangles (to 9x material thickness).
The long carriage bolt is a 1/4-20 x 3"; the short one is (I think) a 1/4-20 x 2".
I’m really wanting to see these photos, but nothing is showing up. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a deep throat stitching pony, but you’re right, there would be a need pretty often.
My dad is a wood turner. He also has many friends that work with wood. One friend of his had ordered titebond glue shipped to her. well she built this amazing bed. took it over to the customer’s house and it fell apart. Turned out if TB glue ever freezes(or at least gets too cold, it is basically useless. so be careful of the temp your glues get exposed to.
I made one in 1/4” oak plywood. I should’ve read the part about resizing the squares but didn’t. Turned out okay anyway.
I did have to get a longer and thinner bolt for the horizontal slot. I went with a 4” as the 3” was too short to go across. I needed something thinner as well to fit through my 1/4” holes.
