bunnyman666

8 minutes ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

It almost looks like there is too much material there. Can’t they just take less material and stretch it a bit to avoid having this happen?

If the holes don’t line up in relationship to the seams, it can happen, as well. What we forget is that pro gear is rushed and these things can happen. The new owner of the pads will be happy to have NHL history, mismatched holes, lumps and all

1 hour ago, TheGoalNet said:

Anyone notice a new puckering phenomenon in gear? Look at the boot in Mrazek's pad 

Some of the puckering could be caused by a lack of backing material or poor lacing/hole placement for lacing. I have found this in a LOT of gear made worldwide.

Added in a thumb pillow:

2 hours ago, Naz said:

I thought it was Simmons that was the swear word

Both were.

20 hours ago, Fullright said:

Hey Bunny:

Your work looks excellent and the glove is going to be great when done.

I've had excellent results using this glue. My pads are leather which I bought in 1981 or 82. So I've had to patch them a lot over time. I've used the glue for areas where sewing isnt practicable. The glue brushes on and adheres very strongly. The only thing is the fumes are very toxic so when I use it, I do so in the garage with the overhead door open. Not sure which adhesive you are using but just to put out another option. I bought it along with the leather and sewing equipment from Tandy Leather. 

Just bought some for another project! Thanks for the suggestion!

I thoroughly dig the B*****m glove set. The skate cut patch/nose guard mod did exactly what I wanted in the most brilliant fashion, as the soft leather also made my puck freezes with the front of my blocker much easier as the leather grips. The stitching on the back probably also helps grip. Of course my purposely rough sewing makes it look like it’s got a few battle scars (and these do have some battle scars).   

More fixing:

More repair footage. I will glue, then sew the patch.

5 minutes ago, Fullright said:

bunny, why the asterisks? I can figure the name but what am I missing?

Back in the GSBB days, Battram’s name was a swear word!

This is in good shape; however, it was HEAVILY campaigned, therefore earned a few skate cuts and some wear. I felt the best course was to address these and add my blocker nose treatment, using real leather this time. 
 
Amazon led me to get suitable patch material, with some good 12” square sheets in a cognac colour. It will, of course darken considerably after being Sno Sealed. That’s fine. 
 
This nose treatment is quite different as I usually Padwrap/Padskinz it. Real leather better patch and protect real leather. I made a pocket for the nose to slide into. I will glue the patch, then sew it up. This patch will outlast the glove, for certain! All I want is to not have to worry about it taking on more water, therefore damaging it further. This step will make it MINE. 
 
Pix for your enjoyment:

Some of us old schoolers think modern pads play like wooden planks…

27 minutes ago, Wonder35 said:

Sound plan Bunnyman. But being a stand up goalie I don't always have my body backing up my glove. Envision a scarecrow with a trapper on the end of his arm.

I have always backed up my blocker with my trapper against my chest snagging those blocker rebounds whenever possible. I suspect that pop outs are the product of my hand's slow response in closing the pocket.

But, still, ain't it fun?

Overcoming the challenges is the greatest part of this position.

13 hours ago, Wonder35 said:

I suspect that my second leather Battram Trapper was made as a practise glove.  With arthritis now beginning to distort my fingers along with 60+ years of catching pucks, I do enjoy the extra padding in the pocket. But the offshoot is that I am dropping pucks and creating soft rebounds. I have loosened the pocket with various adjustments but need to deal with these pop outs.

You could adopt the Lundy method of cradling to the body.

34 minutes ago, Puckstopper said:

Wasn't this the idea behind the Nash insert in Brian's gloves?

That could be; however- two things with Nash:

1) waterlogging worse than leather

2) you can’t get the thicker stuff that was around in McLean’s day, and so the newer stuff is just wimpy

Another thing to consider: even Nash doesn’t play as soft as a leather catch surface. I have had the Nash catch surface (made by bonding two “hides” together), and it’s still a bit squirrelly compared to real leather. Playing in the B*****m glove set was a revelation. 

1 hour ago, MTH said:

It's a great discussion.

I can see in future generations of NHL hockey that the retired number will be less a thing. Current players move around so much. Look at Recchi, Andreychuk and Pronger. You could say that they had teams that they did more with, but a good three years for a team usually doesn't constitute a retired number for that team.

Then again, teams do what they want. Beauty of it all I guess.

I thought the way that Toronto did it for a long time was cool. Honor the number but keep it in use. Then maybe only allow players of a certain level wear the honored number. Similar to how Notre Dame allows only the captains to wear single digit numbers for football.

Some of Toronto’s traditions came from Harold Ballard’s, er, um, frugal nature LOL

We have been chasing the hottest rebounds known to human kind on pads and blockers. We know the flubber material doesn’t work too well on chesties. I de-flubbered my 1X with great satisfaction.

But with all of this, what about creating the softest playing catch mitt? If anyone read about my B*****m leather mitts, I said that they play soft. I had better puck control than Jenpro. But leather is heavy and does require more care. 
 
My solution? Why not have a lightweight built glove with leather on the catch surface? I would spec Cordura in all but the toughest wearing places with a leather T and catch surface. This way, I can enjoy all the benefits of a soft catch surface with lighter weight and easier care.

I am trying to see who wants/is able to take this on.

The local college hockey team had one number retired, except when they had to un-retire it because a few jerseys got worn out. I think it was played for half a season until a few fans made a stink (as the person whose number was retired died tragically). Weird story, for certain. 

3 March 2022 and still hover around 158-160. A bit frustrating, but I will persevere. I am now slowly incorporating runs in my treadmill work outs.

Need a half link chain to get this chain to stop skipping. 26x4” tyres!

Why are the female play by play announcers so screechy? Their voices go right through me. I know the vocal pitch goes up when a person is excited, but it sounds like kittens being tortured when Leah Hextall announces a goal. She’s brutal.

New/old:

1 hour ago, goalie said:

Problem isn't the pattern, it is the assemblers not used to putting the rights together.

That’s a fair assessment.

In the end, it’s a journey.

2 hours ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

My koho 585 was awesome, so I assume CCM would be good too. Like @bunnyman666 said, all of our full right gear is a backwards clone of the righty stuff so I have never had any quality issues.

@ArdeFIN said it first

1 hour ago, Scythe said:

Conner McDavid.  At least for his skating if not for his game. 

He just doesn’t strike me as all that much of a leader. But he has mad skills.

Leather definitely plays softer than Jenpro. Not a particularly bad thing at all, unless you like crazy, flying rebounds from your blocker. I felt like I had more control of the puck as far as my hands were concerned.