Mr Stubbs 0 Posted May 6, 2018 Spring is in the air. Time to trim the trees, dig the garden and clean out the garage. Spring is also when your wife dusts off all your favorite stuff, and says 'Why do you still have this old shit?' Case in point: I'm too old to enjoy getting punched in the face, but there must be something these would be good for... hmmm. Wait a minute... Picked this Pam 616 up from the 'gate to see if I would like it enough to go for a more expensive version. I do like it, and I have the best rep on the way from Mr Time Zone. But I despise this rubber strap. Let's go crazy! These were probably valuable, but hey, WATCH STRAP! No this isn't my nut sack but look at that genuine distressing! I laminated the boxing glove leather onto a 3mm thick medium-soft leather base, as the glove leather is only 1mm thick. I used LePages rubber contact cement, wooden toothpicks as forms for the strap bars, and a sharp Olfa knife. I cut the 3mm leather to 26mm tapered to 22mm, and matched the lengths to the existing rubber strap. I pressed the leather pieces for thirty minutes to set. Then I trimmed them with the Olfa knife and notched the buckle section. Here it is assembled again, but without any holes punched. Out comes the hole punch which was probably my dad's from 1969. I'll tell you straight up, this is NOT the best tool to punch through 4mm of leather. Damn skippy. And here it is. SUPER comfortable, made to fit, and really spiffs up this $150 replica. So there you have it. Boxing gloves into a nice strap in less than two hours. You can't even see the blood. I'll get back to this later and add some off-white stitching to complement the lume. For a great guide to some real strap making, check out John G's stickied thread at the top of this sub-forum. Thanks for looking! UPDATE: Added the stitching. It turned out great. Before: And after: Cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glaude 1,615 Posted May 6, 2018 Can't wait to see it with the white stitches ! Great recycling work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tits McGee 7 Posted May 6, 2018 Stubbs, that's absolutely and perfectly "bat shit crazy"......but might be the coolest thing I've seen here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WatchDog21 3,345 Posted May 7, 2018 You have inspired me to clean out the sheds, find what good crap I have to make into something else. Well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Stubbs 0 Posted May 7, 2018 Thanks guys! Do you think the wife would mind if I turned our dresser into a watch display, lined with red car-seat leather from the garage? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tabuktime 52 Posted May 7, 2018 3 hours ago, Mr Stubbs said: Thanks guys! Do you think the wife would mind if I turned our dresser into a watch display, lined with red car-seat leather from the garage? Doubt she'd even notice. Send pictures when it's done. Bet we'll be able to see the blood Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo82 1,397 Posted May 7, 2018 This is awesome! Ive collected some old leather belts, bags etc with the intent to do similar things. As for the dresser, add a few diamonties on the missus side and she will be totally cool with it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foxindebox 461 Posted May 7, 2018 Stubbsy, that is frankly fucking... awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Stubbs 0 Posted May 7, 2018 7 hours ago, tabuktime said: Doubt she'd even notice. Send pictures when it's done. Bet we'll be able to see the blood 4 hours ago, Thommo82 said: This is awesome! Ive collected some old leather belts, bags etc with the intent to do similar things. As for the dresser, add a few diamonties on the missus side and she will be totally cool with it 4 hours ago, Foxindebox said: Stubbsy, that is frankly fucking... awesome! 3 hours ago, VMSG said: Yeah, turned out nicer than I hoped! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glaude 1,615 Posted May 7, 2018 10 hours ago, Thommo82 said: Ive collected some old leather belts, bags etc with the intent to do similar things. Because ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narikaa 129 Posted May 7, 2018 19 hours ago, Mr Stubbs said: ........ your wife says 'Why do you still have this old shit?' Shouldda said "Cos most of the younger ones aren't interested, and heck I'm just an old romantic" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo82 1,397 Posted May 7, 2018 3 hours ago, Glaude said: Because ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glaude 1,615 Posted May 7, 2018 I can't wait to come ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EBB 25 Posted May 7, 2018 very nice craftsmanship, probably just as good as those expensive leather straps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatarms 7,697 Posted May 8, 2018 6 hours ago, narikaa said: Shouldda said "Cos most of the younger ones aren't interested, and heck I'm just an old romantic" I wondered who was gonna say it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chixisigma 461 Posted May 8, 2018 This is a little bit good, isn't it. Nice work, Sir! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Stubbs 0 Posted May 8, 2018 9 hours ago, narikaa said: Shouldda said "Cos most of the younger ones aren't interested, and heck I'm just an old romantic" I wish I could buy you a beer, Reg. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites