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How Does Lining Work With Slicked Edges?

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I've been wanting to make some portfolios out of veg tan with a pigskin lining but what's been holding me back is how the lining is going to look against a slicked edge. I'm concerned that, over a period of time, the part of the lining between the stitch line and the edge will separate and look frayed. Is there a technique to prevent this? Does a well done instance of this result in the two leathers sort of melding together at the slicked edge? If so, can someone point me to a tutorial on how this is done?

Thanks in Advance

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The two pieces will meld together if you glue them with one of the old fashioned contact cements, ie., Barges, Masters, Weldwood. If done properly. it will be extremely hard to ever separate them. Go take a look at Bob Park's (Hidepounder) tutorial on Finishing Edges, and he does an excellent job at explaining how to finish edges, and how it appears to be single piece. In certain circumstances, people will use a "rolled edge" technique, and I believe there is also a tutorial on this subject. The key is to slick both pieces as one piece.

Hope this helps,

Terry

Edited by terrymac

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I've wondered this myself. Would you bevel and slick the edges before lining or after?

Thanks,

Chris

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I make holsters and have done many lined ones with pig sking and other materials. I glue my lining to the inside of the holster body then stitch the mout and toe of the holster(unles the toe will have a plug. I then burnish the edge of the mouth and toe like I would anything else. I then put glue on the inside edge of the pigskin where the two sides will meet to form the main seam. I then fold the holster and stitch the main seam then bevel the edges and burnish as normal. Since the pig skin is sandwiched between the leather and has been glued and stitched, like Terrymac said it is almost impossible for it to come apart and or fray. If you have done your burnishing correctly the edge should look almost like one solid piece and you should have trouble even seeing the edge of the lining material.

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Chris B, from my experience it will depend upon the liner.

The belt was cut, glued to liner, edge squared with drum sander, edge beveled, hand sanded, applied Fieblings saddle soap, burnished with a wheel with canvas soaked saddle soap, dyed, hand buffed, rubbed parafin on the edge, burnished with grooved dowel rod. Hand buffed and finish applied to edge.

The holster back was cut, edged squared, beveled, and the rest. Glued the thin skin liner, carefully cut off excess, hand sanded to remove and true up skin. Sewed and hand buffed.

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when I line any binders or portfolios with pigskin I will do my edging on the outer leather before sewing in the lining. Than I roll the edges of the lining prior to gluing and sewing. If any stiffener is going to be used I wrap the lining around whatever material I am using for the cover stiffener and sew it in. It does create the appearance of two peices sew together and not one solid edge of lining and outer cover but I have found this works best.

If I don't want the outside edge to look like the inner lining is a seperate piece I will do an overall rolled edge (called a french edge or something maybe....) or will lace the edge.

The only time I have lined a holster it has been with another thin layer of veg tanned leather and I edged as normal.

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