03-03-2010, 01:52 AM
Until Mike Becker's pics came out, I don't think many people knew exactly how the index blade was reattached. I see that Chris was just joining the broken ends directly together and soldering them. This makes for a very weak joint and that isn't how it was done on the original. On the original the broken pieces overlap each other by a quarter inch with the long portion of the blade on the outside of the joint. This is why, on the orinal glove, the index blade is 4 inches from the tip and the other three are 4 1/2" from the tips. No offense to Chris because I still think he's definitely one of the very best glove builders around.