Davis Relacing Glove Pics

[davisrelacing]

After proves that this MIJ CM3000SBT has game in it for a long time to come. A deep clean and light condition with the "olympic blue" brought it back to life.

Who's next?

 

[etnstudios]

mmm... blue

 

[davisrelacing]

mmm... blue

Thought you'd like that!

 

[bndawgs]

could you fix this?

 

[ghunt25]

You could re-string that lace to go through to the holes in the trap. Not sure how it would look, but it would get rid of that gap!

 

[dford42]

or he could just get off some money and buy a new one

 

[naphiicon]

You could re-string that lace to go through to the holes in the trap. Not sure how it would look, but it would get rid of that gap!

seems like the best option, sew up the gap, but leave enough room for the lace to run through the trapeze holes.

 

[davisrelacing]

PM sent for that fix

 

[bndawgs]

or he could just get off some money and buy a new one

ha, you wish. this glove has caught many of your pop ups.

plus it was a birthday present and is a badass glove

 

[davisrelacing]

Rawlings first base mitt

This mitt had been sitting on top of an electrical box at the local sandlot for several weeks. Faded, abused, and rain-soaked, I decided to save it from certain death.
Dried the glove and padding, dyed the binding, added some leather reinforcement, and did a deep condition. Relacing in red lace from Glovesmith.

 

[davisrelacing]

Rous isn't kidding when he says this Glovesmith lace is legit! This red is as stiff as traditional tan.

 

[davisrelacing]

A vintage Nesco came in for some work. Thumb and pinky loops, palm padding, repair hole in palm/inner shell, a dye job to dark tan, and a fresh relace in traditional tan.

Before:

After a bath and fitment of the patch:

The work continues!

 

[David the Gnome]

Wow, if you had asked me for my assessment on that Nesco I would have said there wasn't enough left of the lining to save the glove. If you really can pull that off my hat's off to you sir.

That red lace on the Rawlings first base mitt looks great by the way!

 

[davisrelacing]

The owner says the glove feels so good that he cant let go of it. The repair is taking shape nicely.

It's not easy to align 20+ holes on that palm area, but patience prevails in the end.

Glued in, ready for sewing around the hole to further reinforce the patch.

Dye job is next!

 

[davisrelacing]

This old Nesco finished strong!

 

[davisrelacing]

Up next: a Mizuno MZ1320 in for a relace in black. Clean, condition, full relace, and return shipping are all included in the $50 price.

 

[rhynovirus]

Nice work on the Nesco!

 

[Rous]

Props on the Nesco work! That's a lot of holes to get perfect. You don't see a lot of bellows webs out there.

This old Nesco finished strong!

 

[davisrelacing]

Backstory:
I picked this unidentified Wilson mitt up at a flea market for $8. Always wanted to do yellow or gold lace, but never wanted to invest the $30+ in it. Seen some interest in paracord lacing on FB and thought I'd give that a try. Keep in mind this is a back up mitt for youth players. Found 50 FEET of paracord on Amazon for $5.99 with free shipping.

Lacing with paracord is especially easy as you dont have to worry about which side is up, but cutting/melting/threading the end can be tedious. The paracord added some stiffness back to the mitt, can be pulled tight, and tackles tough patterns easily.

IMO, this would be a good option for entry level youth gloves for kids who love matching their team colors but who don't want to spend $40-50 for a relace when their glove cost about the same. All-in-all a fun and rewarding color change for this tired mitt.

(Oh, and a palm liner added to reshape a badly creased pocket)

 

[davisrelacing]

Nice leather on this older Mizuno. Always find skived leather lace for that finger hole

 

[davisrelacing]

"bigyankesfan" - A long-forgotten Rawlings RBG34 "Nolan Ryan 7 No-hitters" glove for his daughter

Before:

After, with some of "Christine's" handywork removed:

 

[davisrelacing]

"bigyankesfan" - Nokona AMG-400K in for a relace for himself
Before:

After:

Family shot:

 

[davisrelacing]

In progress:

 

[bigyankesfan]

I can't wait to get them back. Great work!!!!! GTG!!!!
Also, if anyone was wondering I asked him to keep the laces longer for me on both gloves

 

[TeacherMan78]

Love the kimera...have a kimera myself...sadly they got rid of the model

 

[davisrelacing]

Nice leather on it for sure.

 

[davisrelacing]

"David the Gnome" - LS TPX Pro Flare FL1300C55

Web swap to a mod trap and relace in strong black. I don't know how to describe the lace on this Don Morton exclusive. Not the same as my Pro Flare, Omaha Flare, or any other LS I've seen. I would've ventured to say that it was the same leather as the shell (a la Mexican-made gloves), but the lace shows tan in the middle while the shell shows grey and is stiff (as you'd expect from this Horween).

Before:

 

[davisrelacing]

Another Pro Flare, this one a little cousin of the C55. Oil-infused Horween cleans up nicely. A little conditioning and a relace in black.

 

[davisrelacing]

Turned out nicely.

 

[David the Gnome]

Looks great, can't wait to get it back out in the field!