MYERS AWL Manual

MYERS
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'AWL
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oSTITCH SEWING
HOW TO Il4AKE A
LEATHER HOLDER
SAW BARREL STAVE IN TWO, INSERT A BOLT ANO THUMB
SCREW NEAR CENTER OF EACH HALF OF STAVE, THEN HINGE
LOWER END TO SUI TABLE PI ECE OF WOOD, AL THOUGH NOT AB.
SOLUTEL Y NECESSARY THI S HOLDER SOMETIMES SPEEDS THE WORK,
HOW TO THREAD
AWL
UNSCREW TOP OF A.L HANDLE TO FIND NEEDLES AND SMALL
.RENCH, UNSCREW BAR HOLDING THREAD SPOOL WITH SCREW
DRI VER END OF .RENCH. REMOVE SPOOL AND
~UN
END OF
THREAD THROUGH AWL OPENING. REPLACE THREAD SPOOL. PUT
NEEDLE IN SHANK .ITH GROOVE ON SAME SIDE THAT THREAD
COMES OFF REEL. TI GHTEN SHANK HOLDI NG NEEDLE '*1 TH SMALL
_ _ _ _--2.-:---I"""i:.fjRm-ENCH. THREAD NEEDLE •• BEING SURE THAT THREAn FOLLO.S
~ GRO~N
NE
HOW TO STITCH
THE FIRST STITCH
PUT THREAD THROUGH NEEDLE ABOUT
t
INCH. HOLD FORE.
FINGER FIRMLY ON REEL SO IT .ILL NOT TURN. AND INSERT
NEEDLE THROUGH MATERIAL
(1).
No.
NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE
A SHORT THREAD END ON OPPOSI TE SI DE OF MATER I AL. PULL
THI S THREAD OUT ABOUT
18
INCHES OR T.' CE THE
01
STAN(.E
OF SEAM YOU ....NT TO SEW.
Now . . •
ITH LOOSE END OF THREAD
(2)
IN ONE HAND.
GRASP AWL FIRMLY .ITH THE OTHER, (HOLD REEL .ITH FORE.
FINGER SO IT .ILL NOT TURN.) WITHORA. AWL TILL IT H"'S
ABOUT
It
INCHES OF THREAD BETWEEN MATERIAL AND POINT OF
NEEDLE. IN THIS POSITION. COMMENCE THE SECOND STITCH.
THE SECOND STITCH
RELEASE THE REEL AND INSERT NEEDLE THROUGI'l AT PRO.
PER DISTANCE FOR WIDTH OF STITCH DESIRED.
No.
SLOWLY
Wi THDRAW NEEDLE. PART WAY OUT. HOLDI NG F INGER ON REEL.
TH IS .ILL FORM A LOOP ON OPPOSI TE SI DE OF GROOVE IN
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INSERT THIS LOOSE
E~D
THROUGH
lOOP,
HOLDING
THE
REEL F I R"'L Y SO I i WILL NOT TURN.
New .. PL:L~
NEEilL E
ANO THREAD .ITH EQUAL FORCE IN OPPOSITE D'RECTIONS TO
FORM THE S TIT C,H
(4).
SEW WiT 1' 1 NEE DL E IN THE SAM E PO S
I •
TION AT ALL TIMES.
Now
YOU HAVE THE
FI~ST
AND SECOND STITCHES. IN
STARTING A NEW' STITCH PROCEED AS BEFORE .
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CAUTION:
• BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO SEW
IN OLD OR DRY LEATHER.
SOAK I T WELL' WITH .ATER.
• \'IH ENS E. I N G H 0 LOA WL SO
TH~T
GROOVE IN NEEDLE
WILL AL.AYS BE .... AY FROM
YOU OR SLIGHTLY DOWN.
WARD.
• SEW WI TH NEEDL E I N SAME
POSITION AT ALL TIMES.
• AVOID CUTTING OFF TH.E"'D
BY RELEASING REEL WHEN
INSERTING IN MATERIAL.
.ALWAYS HOLD REELWHEN
wi THDRAWI NG FROM ,.. ...
T[.,
I AL.