Hello all,
I relace gloves in Arizona, and I recently started making my own lace. I bought cowhide from Tandy and cut my own lace. But I recently encounted a problem with a glove I relaced for a high school kid. The glove I relaced was a Wilson A2000 with a T-web or H web. I had to fix the web twice because it broke in the same spot. I am embarrased because it reflects negativley on my work. I used to just purchase my lace from the local baseball shops in Phoenix and Tempe, but once they saw I was taking business away from them, they quit selling me lace. So I had to resort to eBay for my lace. The only time I got a glove back due to it breaking was when I used White lace. I currently use 4-5 oz weight leather for my lace, but this last time I used to 6-7oz weight leather. It was tougher to lace but it looks way more durable. If anyone out there could give me some friendly advise. I know there are probably other glove repair people on here and will not be willing to help me. But I figured I might find ONE good person. (oh and the reason I decided to make my own lace was cost, and the versatility of being able to make my own colors.) I use veg tanned leather. Does anyone know if that is strong enough to take the punishment? And I used cova colors and leather dye to dye my leather prior and sometimes after cutting the lace. my email is laureanorivera@yahoo.com
Big Lare Glove Repair