Sandlot Verse

There are poems in the glovesmith’s renewal. No big secret there, I reckon. Here’s one now. Shook loose in ode from a glove donated to RVA Sandlot. These things chock full of’em

Between the low stone cemetery and the abandoned

elementary we're digging up

a diamond

Admittedly turning up more rocks strange twists 

gleaning metal

than flawless innings though

More crabgrass 

splintering infield than shattered ash

shards of maple

In the hole more

backache than back

hand gems 

More guessing at the edges

sure

Lanterns are lit 

Thursday nights mind you that Magnolia 

in center merits two in relay

no shame in moving 

like spaghetti 

westerns

And albeit spoils in sprained

ankles

a charlie

horse a charlie

horse and a charlie horse

for every phantom hill

But still

More laughter in forgiving

foul territory

than not

Mizuno - Premier - GPM1250 - Restored Sept. ‘22

Multiple mods in this one. And this one may draw some ‘overkill’ or 'But why even bothers' from allllll sorts of folk, but those are some of the pieces I love best. Great learning projects. Whole lotta horses under this relative Dodge Aries now

Modified the web system by Dremeling a new hole at the tip of the thumb to create a Wilson Style system separate and stabilized from the finger lacing which normally extends into the top of the web spiral.

Dremelled new holes at the top of the pinky to convert the finger lacing into the Wilson pattern for extra stability.

Better looks at Wilson finger style modification. Note the lace pattern change.

Since the palm liner is cloth (which is terrible but something I plan on being able to amend very soon), I installed my 'Mid-size' palm pad utilizing a cut pattern that creates an air pocket absorbing even more shock than the 5oz thick oil-tanned insert.

Customized pad did wonders to both vastly protect from shock as well as to reclaim the collapsed pocket in a manner that follows the intended close of the glove itself.

Before conditioning all the way, I did give it a light coat of Fiebing's Pro Dye and sealed with diluted Resolene.

The white binding in the Before was also cloth beneath a thin veneer of poly which stripped in cleaning. Dyed the cloth binding black and sealed in multiple layers of Resolene.