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Our Elite’s are produced
in such limited quantities we are able to bend cut the entire glove: the
shell, the lining, and the lacing. The bend area, which is the back
section of
the hide; is usually the thickest, cleanest, and has the most consistent
fiber structure of a hide. By contrast every other glove on the market
uses the bend area for the palm of the glove. The neck and shoulder
areas are used for the webs because the leather is strong.
Unfortunately, the neck tends be wrinkled and scared; the weaving and
stitching that most webs receive mask these imperfections. The bellies
are the least dense part of the hide these are usually used in backs and
linings because the leather tends to be softer. After the Elite’s are cut they are then pattern split. Splitting thins down the leather by slicing through the underside of the leather; generally glove backs are split to a uniform thickness. With our Elite’s we leave the stress areas, around web holes and finger tops, full thickness while thinning down the rest of the back of the glove. We never split the palm of any glove. Why not leave the back at full thickness? Two reasons, first splitting the leather makes the gloves more workable which allows for better craftsmanship; second, splitting takes out unnecessary weight. Why don’t others pattern split? Splitting is done with a machine that takes no skill to operate. Pattern splitting by contrast is still done by machine. But, the machine must be set with much more precision than normal. Also, the operator needs to be skilled and know the nuances of both the machine and the leather they are working with. The Elite’s back welt is triple stitched; this adds firmness to the glove. Like all gloves our Elite backs are welted together with a small piece of leather but unlike others we go another step and triple stitch them. After the back pieces are welted together we then glue down our specialized reinforcing stabilizers over the welted seams and then sew these down. These stabilizers increase the rigidity and enhance the overall durability of the glove. |
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