DIY Goalie Blocker Repalming

(1/16/2024: If you want to see how this repair held up a year and a half - and about 50 games - later, check out this update video: • DIY Goalie Blocker Rep... )
Now, I'm not an expert in either goaltending or equipment repair, but after my first goalie lesson earlier this year ( • I Was A 44-Year-Old Ro... ), I got the goalie bug, and went out and bought a set of used gear. The only problem with it was the wretched condition of the blocker palm.
Yes, I could go and have it professionally replaced for about a hundred bucks, or I could go on Sideline Swap and get a replacement blocker for just a bit more. But I have some leftover leather, and thought I'd try my hand at a DIY palm replacement.
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[@chrisbondra2090]

You definitely did it the most cost effective way. On my last blocker I bought a new palm at an online hockey store for about $30 and cut out the old and sewed in the new. Both ways work great!

[@alexkannegieter]

Goalie is most fun. Never played out😂👍

[@CooperGoalie]

Not bad at all! Better than a lot of the repairs I do. Next you unstitch something...try cutting every 4th stitch from one side...and then pull the thread from underneath..it'll basically unzip and come off really smooth.

[@ReviewyCA]

Thanks for the tip! :)

[@marksenna9335]

Love it - way to go man!

[@murdermoosepodcast]

Hey buddy, hope you're doing well.

[@ReviewyCA]

Doing well here, thanks. Hope you are as well 😁

[@ryanhatt4621]

What if the mesh is ripped at the finger tips

[@ReviewyCA]

I'm not a professional repairman, but maybe it could be sewn back a bit further into the mesh? If you're unsure, I'd take it to a gear repair shop if there's one around you, or ask if your local tailor or shoe repair shop could do the work?

[@kingchrisepoo]

What needle and thread did you use?

[@ReviewyCA]

Just cheap leatherworking thread and needles, nothing too fancy!