Ok Brian, my bad. When I hear "sewing machine " I freak out..lolYou missed the key phrase Pontiac "a manual sewing machine". There are antique sewing machines which are turned by a hand crank & wheel. This would allow you to carefully stitch one hole at a time with the machine. You have complete control over it and you can guide the stitching needle through each hole. I have often thought of buying one of these myself but they are not cheap and you would have to make sure it was in good working order. The late George Birringer used to us an antique treadle machine to stitch his repro liners. If it chipped the shellac in a major way then it is of no use.
Hi Michiel!what a wonderful job, good idea to reshape the structure!, I did a similar job with a thschapka with sunk in top by putting it on a dummy head for a long time with good results as well, but are you going to replace the liner by a copy, or are you going to put back in the damaged one? I would prefer the original damaged one...
looking great Michiel !!I bought that UR14 tschapka 28 april 2013 (Ciney military show), exactly remember the date because after the show I went rock climbing with daughter and friends in the Ardennes, and I fitted some ornaments to my climbing helmet for the occasion!
All the fault of haste.You are absolutely right about the order of work.As for the sewing machine, several thicknesses of leather needles are available in our country.International designation of needles: 70-0.7mm, 80-0.8mm, 90-0.9mm, 100-1mm, etc.When using a razor, the work is shortened by three timeGreat job Wojtek, it looks very nice! I am surprised that you stitched the visor on first and then the liner ? I also see your “hand stitching machine” . I have one of those as well but I have never used it. I always thought the needle is too thick/large to stitch with. For those of you who don’t know, this device lets you stitch with only one pass across the stitch line, just like a real sewing machine.
Steve I don't know the English name , but it looks like the picture.Is that "sewing machine" what they call a Webster punch? My wife has a few of those but I have never used one.
Steve
Honestly, thanks to you I bought this item.I wanted to try if I can fix it.Wow! Excellent work! I knew all along this piece could be restored, and you did it perfectly!
Very nice
Coert thank you beautifully for your kind words.Greetings warmly.And you succeeded in a great way Wojtek!
What a great resurrection of a Tschapka that was regarded as lost by many. It has found a new life.
Regards, Coert.