Y'awl listen up. (Just needling y'awl)

[scubalawyer]

Ok, I taught myself a new trade!  Bought a sailmaker's awl for $6 and sewed the loose flaps of my 2" webbing down. I have a weight-stop on the underside of each plate shoulder so there is zero force on the stitching. It may not look pretty but it is good enough for government work.   Those lock-stitches are tough little bast**ds to master.

[nikeajax]

Back in the days of sail, you would use that with a sail-maker's palm so as not to punch a hole through your hand.



Very cool Mark this was a good excuse for me to those things up because I've read about them in old books but never knew what they actually looked like

JB

[broxton coalition]

Y'awl can quit the day job learning crafty skill work like this!

[vance]

It's a great hobby, eh? There are so many skills to learn. Nice work, Mark!

So if I need some stitching done, you da man?

[SeaRat]

Feb 17, 2021 15:32:46 GMT -8 broxton coalition said:

Y'awl can quit the day job learning crafty skill work like this!

What if you don't have a day job no more?

(Happily retired.)

John