HarrAwl

e2a: If you skive the edge, it means you get a nice 'run in' to the wood on the inside. Instead of having a step from 3mm thick leather to the wood backing, it almost sits flush. Case makers would use little brass tack rivets to hold the leather to the case. This would mean gluing it down, the drilling a pilot hole through the leather and into the wood, then driving in the tack.

I've done a bit of this before - covering wood with leather. We have 3mm thick leather here and the best way is, unfortunatly, to skive it down. A race taken along the two folds will help form a crease and stop the strength of the thick leather pulling out and 'springing' away from the glued surface. Prep, prep, prep, glue, clamp, clamp, clamp, wait, wait, wait.

Looks like a nice workshop, nice collection of tools and homebuilt machinery. Shame.

It can be difficult, more suprisingly! I've recently tried to cover my 09 diary with leather - using contact adhesive. it's what i used last year to do the same thing. Only, this year, it won't stick! You'll want to try it out first, as above, it can leach through the fabric. Sometimes a key to the leather helps - so sanding it with a low grit (70) will scuff it up enough to take the glue bond. I have used Evo-Stick Cement, but as i said, it hasn't worked this year for some reason. I'd imagine book-binders glue would do the trick. Wait for a more informed opinion!

Hi Board! Hope you are all well. I'm trying to find a manual that will show me how to do machine maintanence. In the UK, we have a series called Haynes Manuals. They were originally for cars and many many models and makes were covered. You bought a car, you bought the Haynes manual so it would help to change oil etc etc. Anyway, I have a few machines here and their respective manuals, but they don't tell you anything about actually looking after them. Is there a manual on machine repair? Like, putting machines back into timing, checking and adjusting tension, adjusting the feed dogs and general problem solving? I've searched Amazon but there are only very old out-of-print ones and most unavailable. Any suggestions? Thanks!

I'm near Dudley - freezing, aint it! No rain here though. Yet. That must mean we're due some in 30mins.

Hello! I have two leather 'socks' that slip over either jaw. Then, you don't need to staple, glue, nail anything to it and they can be replaced easily, should you need a different gripping surface.

Hello Karl, Thanks for your reply!

Hello Board! First post, new member. I've been on a leather hand-stitching course here in the UK and am at the moment trying and practising some basic pieces, like box stitching. I want to make a few cases, for a guitar amongst others. I look forward to sharing information with you! Thanks, H