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Attaching Leather To Wood. Like dan, i have always used contact cement to glue leather faces to mallets i have made. If you glue it, then you will have a hard time replacing it should the need arise, quote.
Glance across the bonded piece, and check if the attached leather extends beyond the wood surface. Now, cut the excess with a pair of scissors if the leather sticks out of the wood. I was considering either liquid hide glue or epoxy.
It is important to firmly use a roller to roll the leather into the glued surface of the wood to get good adhesion. Glance across the bonded piece, and check if the attached leather extends beyond the wood surface. Smooth the leather and trim excesses.
I was considering either liquid hide glue or epoxy. Apply cement glue to the leather. That is seemingly a small piece of wood to attach a rather much larger piece of leather.
Now, cut the excess with a pair of scissors if the leather sticks out of the wood. This will rough up the. Never had the bond fail and i always put at least 2 coats of glue on both surfaces.
The curved strip is be 1/2 by 6, and the piece of leather is 6x6. Like dan, i have always used contact cement to glue leather faces to mallets i have made. I have some fairly thick (8oz.) veg tan leather that i want to attach to a curved strip of wood.
Once the leather is dry and formed to the jaw, you can remove the clamps then just tack it in place. If you glue it, then you will have a hard time replacing it should the need arise, quote. Use a clamp and piece of wood to hold it in place.
