rvc Report post Posted May 16, 2022 I'm making a bag similar to this from Tempesti Maine Liscio 1.8/2.0mm and I'm wondering what stiffener to use. The main options I have are: Decovil Light, Texon/Bontex 0.4mm, Texon/Bontex 0.9mm, Salpa 0.6mm. I was thinking Salpa might be the best option with it's natural feel but I'm not sure if it's rigid enough? And if I use it, can I glue it in before turning the bag - will it lose some of it's properties or is it too rigid to turn? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MtlBiker Report post Posted May 16, 2022 57 minutes ago, rvc said: I'm making a bag similar to this from Tempesti Maine Liscio 1.8/2.0mm and I'm wondering what stiffener to use. The main options I have are: Decovil Light, Texon/Bontex 0.4mm, Texon/Bontex 0.9mm, Salpa 0.6mm. I was thinking Salpa might be the best option with it's natural feel but I'm not sure if it's rigid enough? And if I use it, can I glue it in before turning the bag - will it lose some of it's properties or is it too rigid to turn? That's a pretty nice looking bag. You're talking about using 2mm leather (5oz) for it? Depending on the leather that might be plenty stiff even without using any additional stiffener. Best way would be for you to make a small test piece and judge for yourself. I'm a relative beginner so take what I say with a grain of salt, but I've actually used Decovil Light on the base of a couple of bags. The leather had been chrome tan slightly less than 5oz and the Decovil Light (only used it on the base) worked perfectly. Just have to be a little careful with the heat when you fuse it on. I hope this helps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rvc Report post Posted May 16, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, MtlBiker said: That's a pretty nice looking bag. You're talking about using 2mm leather (5oz) for it? Depending on the leather that might be plenty stiff even without using any additional stiffener. Best way would be for you to make a small test piece and judge for yourself. I'm a relative beginner so take what I say with a grain of salt, but I've actually used Decovil Light on the base of a couple of bags. The leather had been chrome tan slightly less than 5oz and the Decovil Light (only used it on the base) worked perfectly. Just have to be a little careful with the heat when you fuse it on. I hope this helps. Yes it’s 5oz veg tan. Given that, it’s surprisingly soft and the bag is quite big and I have already cut the main piece and from that I think it will need some stiffening. Smaller bag would be ok without one. Usually I would make a test piece but this time it would need to be really big and this leather is pretty expensive :) On the base I will use Texon and it would probably be ok on the gussets too but the sides will in my opinion need something a bit softer. Edited May 16, 2022 by rvc Typo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
