How To Turn A Corner With A Rolled Edge?

[bryanleenheer]

I'm trying to wrap my head around a technique I've used in the past without going around a corner - but this time I want to round that corner as well.

Does anyone have any tips for how to roll an edge and turn a corner at the same time?

[rickybobby]

Maybe a little more info or photos could help us get you an answer. This is a pretty vague description to try help with.

• Weight of leather?
• Is it the lining you are rolling?
• Is it a skived edge rolled and stitched?

Rick

[bryanleenheer]

Maybe a little more info or photos could help us get you an answer. This is a pretty vague description to try help with.

• Weight of leather?
• Is it the lining you are rolling?
• Is it a skived edge rolled and stitched?

Rick

Base leather is 6/7 oz horse, rolled material is 1/2 oz pig. I do intend to skive it thinner at the edge which is being rolled. Finished product will be a set of magazine pouches. I was originally planning on doing the rolled edge flat and introducing the bends afterward, but I think that would stress the stitches in the rolled edge too much.

[Ferg]

I don't find my written info for doing this right now.

Google "Book Binding" then "Rolled Round Corners". You will find a Web Page that has instruction on how to do this with photos.

Don't get your rolled edge material too thin or it won't hold the stitch. I skive to about 1 1/2 oz. to 2 oz on anything very heavy or areas of much wear.

ferg

Edited August 15, 2014 by 50 years leather

[rickybobby]

As Ferg states, watch the edge thickness so your stitches hold.

Good luck and post photos! Would love to see what you are doing!!

[DavidL]

You have to bunch up the corner. youtube bookbinding rolled edge or some type of shoemaking vid.

[Ferg]

bryanleenheer

You are getting some bad info here so I will show you a photo of how this is done.

Please bear with me, photo is of the first rolled edge, round corner I ever done in leather.

The wide portion of wedges must take into account the thickness of whatever you are wrapping at the corner.

Each of the triangular pieces/cuts must be equal. Wedge next to the straight/square portion of your rolled edge must be square with the long straight edge with the other edge being an angle one third of the corner or 30 degrees.

Note in my photo that I allowed the edge of straight piece to get stuck to glue before it was where it belonged.

Doing these is a little tricky. With practice this becomes a very beautiful piece of work. Remains quite stable and strong when stitched.

I don't convey instructions real well but I think you can get the idea from written word and photo.

ferg

[DavidL]

3:50 - without pleating

If the leather is super thin you don't have to cut it like ferg shows and you can pleat the edge and hammer. Same can be done on a 90 degree corner or a slight curve, not just the circle curve in this video.

1:20

If you are hiding the rolled edge with another piece of leather you can do small cuts and make sure they can't be seen on the edge.

You can learn how to do professional work just from youtube and practicing the technique.

Edited August 17, 2014 by DavidL

[Ferg]

Pleating is one method, my method is another.

If using the pleating method and covering with another layer that may also be rolled, the thickness is a little extreme for me.

When done properly, which I didn't necessarily do on the piece in the photo, the cuts blend so well there is no bunching.

Many book binders use both ways. I think there is a place for almost every method of work.

ferg