Vaughn V3 glove and blocker

[ser33]

Hi all!

this is a continuation of an old topic

During the last renovation it was briefly done

palm partially replaced

increased finger protection

changed shape of blocking and side boards

improved wrist mobility

changed the spatial position of the glove with a downward shift

it looked like this

I've had these gloves for about 10 years and they amazed me with their durability. were also very comfortable

After this repair, I played them for some time until the Bauer 1S appeared, which led to additional wear and tear

I decided to return to them again and started a new renovation. The main thing that was my mistake was moving the glove lower on the blocking board. This was caused by the fact that when I was repairing the blocker, I used a Reebok blocker instead and I had several painful bites on my forearm, to avoid which I moved the glove to V3. which spoiled the overall balance and made playing paddle down difficult

I'll have to fix this

I gradually began to cut off individual parts from the blocker, starting with the finger protection. then I made them from nylon and they had noticeable wear after use

I was also annoyed by the binding, I hate sewing it

Having taken the protection apart, I first sewed pieces of nylon slings onto the inner parts facing the fingers

I sewed a piece of Jenpro onto the outside of the index finger guard and sewed all the pieces together from the inside out and then turned them inside out

to protect the other fingers I did not use a whole piece of Jenpro but a small part from the original Vaughn protection

sewed and turned. it turned out like this

after which he began to repair the palm

at that time she already looked bad

 

I found a local supplier for some renovation materials and purchased Nash from him.

cut out the back of the hand with a double layer on the fingers

into which I inserted foam from the original glove

and sewed on the side part from 3D air mash material

to be continued

 

[mik]

To be continued? Are you kiddnig me ? Great thread and looking forvard to see finised refurb. 

[ser33]

56 minutes ago, mik said:

To be continued? Are you kiddnig me ? Great thread and looking forvard to see finised refurb. 

calm mon cher just calm. New episodes of the show are in post-production and will soon be available via paid subscription. Ahaha

but seriously. I have catastrophically little free time and I actually do everything in real time. I did it yesterday and showed it today. Soon everything will be

[ser33]

Having finished with the back of the hand, he moved to the front. circled an old palm tree at Nash. At the same time, I managed to do it with a permanent marker on the front surface. loser

I sewed a second layer of reinforcement in the area of the thumb and palm

and started sewing to the back

oh, and the palm will be a bit short!

cut it off and threw it away. took the old back part and marked it again on Nash

adding extra thumb material

I sewed at several points to align the position of the parts relative to each other. This photo clearly shows the meaning of the expression “sewn with white thread”

in order to prevent the formation of folds of excess material when bending the thumb when marking it, I bent it in the desired position, after which I cut it out

sewed on reinforcement of the thumb and palm

then I completely sewed all the parts together

this is the end of last night

to be continued

[ser33]

I started with the glove because the location of the remaining parts of the blocker depended on its location

all supporting elements have been removed from the blocking board sheathing

This photo shows two rows of parallel holes. I did the one closer to the front edge during the first repair of the blocker with the palm shifted down. the top rows were originally the location of the elements when sewing at the Vaughn factory

Since I am conditionally “returning” the glove to the previous “neutral” position, all the elements must be sewn to their “old” places. sewed a wrist strap

finger protection

the back of the palm with a pillow in which I changed the stuffing

and the front of the glove

side glove holders

inserted the blocking board and tried it on my hand

happened...

happened another shit

The fact is that when I changed the profile of the blocking board last time, I oriented it to the “low” position of the palm. when I now moved it up, my wrist began to rest against the thickest part of the board. not a comfortable feeling

took the board and slightly adjusted its profile making a clear flat area the size of a palm

By the way, about the board itself. I even then noticed that it was made from a single piece of hard foam, unlike most boards from other manufacturers, including Vaughn itself, even on later models where the boards were made of multi-layer soft foam

I knew that these gloves of mine were made to special order and may differ from retail products

after which I altered the side holders of the glove, moving them closer to it in order to obtain a tighter connection between the glove and the blocking board. I don’t like the loose feeling on the blocker and, unlike a trap, I always fasten the blocker tightly to my hand

to be continued...

 

[ser33]

cuff

The cuff was in excellent condition, no cuts or tears. with the only exception - it did not wash

There was soft foam inside the nylon pocket

I now have a lot of new material, so we’ll do it “to the best of our ability”

the upper part was made from AirMash, the lower part was made from Nash

sewed it together by inserting foam and covered it with the hated binding

and sewed it onto the glove. the blocker becomes similar to the blocker

then proceeded to protect the thumb

the defense was relatively fine except that Vaughn skimped on the Jenpro and not only made it from small pieces but the part itself was small

on the reverse side everything was according to the classics - a tear from the plastic

this usually happens due to a very small pocket under the plastic

there was such foam inside

which itself formed a pocket for plastic

At the same time, the plastic was not secured in any way and dangled like a flower in an ice hole, constantly changing its position

so I glued the plastic to the foam, fixing its correct position

Another feature of the protection was that the cutout for the stick paddle was too small. traced the shape of the plastic and cut off the excess

repaired a cut on the inside

sewed a cut piece of Jenpro and sewed the pieces together adding nylon binding

and in the place of friction with the paddle stick there is a binding from Jenpro

sewed a loop for the wrist strap

and sewed the protection in its place

to be continued...

 

[ArdeFIN]

You have to find yourself a sewing machine! If not the best or most modern but some used and old heavy duty. You'll take such a leap forward with quality and what you get done for the time you use it is irreplaceable.

Also the bindings will be a bit easier to do, but to make them nice and easy you would still need a guide for the machine. I hate to do the bindings as I don't have the guide for it, yet....

If you haven't yet then remember to fit the sidewall properly as it is really dependent to the front plate profile. When I made my V5 blocker I got it only close and it always looked bad as the top end was opening out because it didn't line up with the curve. Lessons learned though.

Excellent work as usual, I'm also looking forward to the end results.