rmiller wrote:
It's even better to see their reaction when you fix it up with brand new lace and condition the leather. That's the fun part.
Oh man, I couldn't agree with you more. That is a GREAT feeling! I did a glove last year for the grandson of my boss. The kid had used it for quite a while and the glove was all loose and floppy, the lacing all stretched out. He hadn't cleaned it or conditioned it since he'd gotten it. When he got it back from me, it was all cleaned and conditioned and snugged up because of the new lacing. He kept looking at it and telling me that it wasn't his glove. I was laughing so hard as I assured him that it was his! It had his name on it and everything and he still didn't believe me! When he put it on, it was snug on his hand and he didn't like it. I told him to play catch with it over the weekend, and if he still wasn't happy, I would re-lace it and make it looser. Well, the wife of my boss called me the following Monday and told me the glove was just perfect again and he loved it. He had played catch with it a few times and the glove had been re-broken in. He plays for his High School team now, and we always laugh about that when we see each other.
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