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Well, my order of Bulldog Brand Latex Cement came in the mail a few days ago and I put it to work right away. I cut six 1.5" squares of 2-3oz CXL front quarter horsehide and conducted a test comparing Barge, Bulldog, and Fiebing's Leathercraft Cement. I adhered flesh side to flesh side and followed normal protocol for each adhesive. I did not do any prep work to the leather before the glue up such as scoring or scuffing up the leather. I left everything in its normal state so that I could simply compare the effectiveness of each adhesive.
Bulldog smells awful and it tacks up very quickly. The instructions call for application with a brush which, in my experience, was a mistake because it just gummed up my brush bristles. The bottle says that it washes out with water but that's not exactly what I found to be true.
I allowed all three samples to dry for over 30 hours clamped with binder clips. After removing the clips I attempted to pull the pieces of leather apart from one another at the corners. By far, straight up Barge had the best adhesion power. Though the results were close the Fiebing's Leathercraft Cement (the normal white glue) seemed to outperform the Bulldog Latex Cement. Clearly my experiment is not accurately controlled, but it was clear that the Bulldog and Fiebing's did not have the adhesion power that Barge does with CXL. The Barge holds to itself really well and generally sticks to the CXL without tearing up the leather when pulling pieces apart. When pulling apart the Bulldog and Fiebing's pieces the adhesive seemed to rip the leather away from the top layer similar to how layers of cardboard might come apart.
I'll give Bulldog another chance in the shop, but I feel most confident in my normal routine gluing CXL which is to scuff the leather, apply a thin layer of Barge, let it dry completely, apply another thin layer of Barge, let it dry to a tack, then adhere the pieces together. Please let me know if you have better strategies or different experiences with any of these adhesives.
Great feedback, thank you! I will stick to the Barge stuff as well, although I only use it to hold long enough to stitch.
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Colt Stitcher arrived and works great.
Looking forward to using it more.
Only complaint is that the knob and bolt get thread wrapped around them often.
I might remove them and make a leather belt to hold the clam shut.
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Waiting for a Sheridan Colt Stitcher to arrive. The price has increased to $80.
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Really nice, love the color combo.
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Everything looks really nice with good stitching. I really like the passport wallet.
One thing I noticed is the snap on the tobacco pouch is smashed crooked.
The use of a shorter snap will prevent this.
I had the same problem at first because I was using a longer snap, switched to a line 20 short and it worked perfectly.
Here is a link to the ones that worked for me.
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Springfield Leather now carries Bulldog Brand Latex Cement and claims that it's great for gluing Chromexcel and other oil tan leathers. I think I'll pick up a bottle to see how it does. Anybody else have experience with this glue yet?
Keep us posted, would love to hear your results.
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Looks really nice, did she love it?
I know what you mean, I made a small satchel and it took forever for all the hand stitching. Everytime somebody asks how much one would cost I cringe.
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Very nice straps.
Where do you get your buckles from?
Tom
Thank you. I get them from many sources, still searching for the best one, but Ebay seems to have an abundance of decent ones.
Because everybody loves pictures, here is another:
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So much depth and detail, very impressive.
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Here are some of my most recent works, thanks for looking.
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I always get excited when I see a new thread by hunio!
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Beautiful work as always Hunio!
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Thanks for sharing, I wanted to make something creepy for haloween but didn't find the time (Or the right idea).
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Very nice, I kinda want a leather hoody now.
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Pretty cool, did you wear it for haloween?
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I really like it, they will love it! Wish somebody would have given me something that cool at my wedding.
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I don't like braining, but that looks wonderful.
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Always outstanding, I look forward to your threads.
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That is an incredible amount of work, looks really well done!
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Another old thread revival but my stamps seem to hold very well in Chromexcel on wallets.
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I know this is a thread from a few months ago but I ran across the same issue and all I did was sand the area I intended to glue with a course piece of emery cloth. This seemed to fix my problem and held fine until I stitched.
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You are making my brain hurt, trying to understand how it was made. Nicely done!
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Like everything you produce, amazing finished and amazingly clean work!
My Watch Straps
in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
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