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Attaching Leather To Wood. I have some fairly thick (8oz.) veg tan leather that i want to attach to a curved strip of wood. That is seemingly a small piece of wood to attach a rather much larger piece of leather.
I was considering either liquid hide glue or epoxy. What i would do is to wet form a piece of veg tan 8/9 oz around your jaws. With a flat putty knife, kindly work on smoothing the leather to remove unwanted creases and wrinkles that may occur.
That is seemingly a small piece of wood to attach a rather much larger piece of leather. What i would do is to wet form a piece of veg tan 8/9 oz around your jaws. The contact area will be pretty minimal.
Apply a single layer of contact cement to the side of the leather that. The curved strip is be 1/2 by 6, and the piece of leather is 6x6. Now, cut the excess with a pair of scissors if the leather sticks out of the wood.
Smooth the leather and trim excesses. I have some fairly thick (8oz.) veg tan leather that i want to attach to a curved strip of wood. Like dan, i have always used contact cement to glue leather faces to mallets i have made.
Glance across the bonded piece, and check if the attached leather extends beyond the wood surface. Apply cement glue to the leather. Never had the bond fail and i always put at least 2 coats of glue on both surfaces.
Use a clamp and piece of wood to hold it in place. Gluing leather to wood step 1: This will rough up the.
