Thanks Joe. So is the theory: Johnson owned different stitching machines. At first, he used a stitching machine similar to Heiser that left the tooled edge by the stitches and then he eventually switched to a stitching machine that did not leave the tooled edge?
I'm not certain the "tooled edge" is in fact what leather workers refer to "tooling" leather. It appears to me, if I'm seeing this correctly, the impression on the edge is caused by the die used in the clicker to cut the pieces.
A cursory view, again -if I'm seeing this issue correctly, shows the impression on the edge of all the pieces that were cut, sewn or not.
The amount of pressure any one machine was adjusted to would effect the depth of the impression.
Edited by rigid54 (01/23/1507:48 PM)
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