TOFL Softball and Baseball Glove Lace Kit | Mitt Lace Glove Repair Lacing Kit | 2 Leather Laces with Lacing Needle for Catchers Glove

This TOFL set as well as a Rawlings set were purchased. For this reason, I prefer the TOFL. Two 72" long leather strips are included in the TOFL kit. One is included in the Rawlings. The TOFL leather is thicker and more supple. 1/8" (3mm) is a good estimate. The Rawlings is a smidgeon thinner and stiffer than the other two. The Rawlings could be used for the heel wrap or palm lacing, but the TOFL appears to be superior for the fingers. What I can say is that my Rawlings glove, which is a basic 11, performs admirably. Two 72" strips were not enough to comfortably replace all of the lacing on the glove when using a 5" Mike Schmidt solid "bellows" pocket unit from the 1970s. You can do the fingers, palms, and heel lacing on your own. The thumb and pinky, however, as well as the wrist strap, are not included. The knots are the ones that eat up the most fabric. As a result, I needed to purchase a new TOFL set. I prefer the needle that comes with the TOFL kit over the threading tool that comes with the Rawlings kit. The Rawlings threader is fine for lace holes with only one lace pass, but not for holes with two laces. no way. I will say that the needle almost always loses the lace when pulling it through, but if you have needle nose pliers on hand, this isn't a problem. It is not a problem. It's also possible that I'm not very skilled at threading the leather onto the needle. This is a kit that I would strongly recommend. If you're not sure what you're doing, YouTube videos are also a good place to start.

Elisha Pham

| Aug 12, 2021

It was very simple to replace the original lacing with this product. I tried to follow the provided instructions and cutting diagram at first, but the lacing kept pulling out of the needle, which frustrated me. After several failed attempts, I decided to cut the leather lacing at a 15-degree angle, leaving me with about a 3/4" taper to screw into the needle rather than notching it as shown. I also used a small pair of needle nose pliers to help open up some of the glove's smaller holes. I threaded the lacing through the glove in about 10 minutes using this method. Unless you're a pro glove lacer, I recommend replacing the lacing by pulling out the damaged lace two holes at a time while pushing the needle through the glove.

Kailani Rowe

| Feb 16, 2021

It performs exactly as expected and to a high standard. br>br>Advice: use the new leather lace to match the leather you're removing. What I mean is that you should only remove one or two holes at a time and stick to the same pattern; otherwise, the complex stitch pattern will make it easy to get lost. Keep in mind that the lace has a rough side and a smooth side. This gives you the option of selecting your preferred look. Cut the end of one of the laces and tuck it into the awl/needle's end. Just enough to make it fit is all that is required. Excellent product; I will definitely buy it again if another glove breaks.

Julia Rangel

| Oct 05, 2021

It was difficult to choose between 3 and 4 stars for this kit. I finally settled on three stars because the product's insert instruction sheet contains an incorrect web address for TOFL, and when I inquired about what it should be, I received no response. Furthermore, the needle's outside diameter (OD) is a little too large for my glove (see below). If those issues hadn't arisen, I would have given the kit four stars because the needle and rawhide are of good quality, but there are issues. Look at the pictures I've taken. br>br>I had to re-enter the workforce. putting on a vintage 1961 baseball glove that my father gave me when I was nine years old; I am 69 years old today. To say it's used and well-loved is an understatement. It's an understatement to say that the place has been broken into. However, I don't want to have to replace that glove because of how much I throw a ball around with my grandkids today, and because of my emotional attachment to it and its memories. As a kid, I remember lovingly rubbing it with Rawlings Glovolium (I still have a little left in the can) and rubber-banding it. I'm shaping a hardball with my glove and smacking my balled-up hand. I smashed my fist into it a few times to get a pocket that I liked. thwack thwack thwack thwack thwack thwack thwack thwack thw I have no desire to have to purchase another. As a result, when the web stitching failed, I purchased this repair kit. br>br>The instructions are clear, and I had no trouble cutting the rawhide and squeezing it into the needle, but there was one major snag. Take a look at photo A of the eyelets. Eyelets are used to reinforce holes in the leather in some places, and there are two eyelets on both sides of the web. Because the needle's OD is nearly identical to the eyelet's ID, threading it becomes difficult; additionally, because the eyelets are so close together (photo B), I was forced to lubricate the needle with Glovolium and brace the glove against the partially open jaws of a bench vice while pounding the needle through the holes with a hammer. I was afraid I'd rip the leather, but it held up well. My method worked, but I later found a better way by supergluing rawhide to a rectangular cross-section of wood. I used a section of heavy wire to make it much easier to pull the rawhide through the next set of holes. br>br>I inquired with TOFL about the availability of curved needles, but they are not. br>br>Anyway, the job is finished (photo C), and I'm ready to play catch with my grandchildren again. I haven't cut the rawhide at the knots' ends yet because I want to see how the glove performs in the near future.

Adele Sims

| May 09, 2021

Baseball was my sport of choice. There is no reason to refuse the father-in-law-in-law-in-law-in- Opportunity is seized by son. I dug out my old Wilson from the garage and re-assembled it. It had been conditioned, but the laces had dried out, especially near the fingers. I bought this lacing kit and looked up specifics on Wilson model re-lacing on YouTube. lacing. It was a relatively painless procedure. The leather lacing strips and needle did a fantastic job. If the lace came out of the needle, it was usually after the needle had pulled completely through a set of holes, so all I had to do was pull the trailing lace through, twist the end back into the needle, and repeat for the next set of holes. The fingers are completed with one 72" strip of leather, with enough left over for other parts of the glove. I should be able to re-use the two laces that come with the package. complete the glove by lacing it from the wrist to the fingertips. br>I would recommend this kit to anyone who enjoys doing some DIY projects. Give yourself some alone time.

Stephanie Gross

| Jun 19, 2021