Gluing sheepskin/goatskin linings.

[DieselTech]

Guys & gals I'm wanting to try & line a wallet with sheepskin or goatskin. This stuff is soo thin, I'm curious what I need for glue. 

I surely cant use contact cement on this type stuff can I?

If somebody wants to give me some tips i would sure appreciate your input & knowledge. 

Also what is the best way to finish the edges on a lined wallet? 

Thanks.

[bruce johnson]

I never used sheep skin for lining but used a bunch of vegtan and chrome tan goat. Just used Barge originally and later Renia when the Barge formula changed. That printed sheep looks kind of iffy maybe for bleed through - I'd test a section first. 

For finishing edges - vegtan - as normal. For chrome tans I used Feibings leather sheen to give it some stiffness first, then a light sanding. Burnished with my wax of choice but usually beeswax followed by paraffin. 

[DieselTech]

5 minutes ago, bruce johnson said:

I never used sheep skin for lining but used a bunch of vegtan and chrome tan goat. Just used Barge originally and later Renia when the Barge formula changed. That printed sheep looks kind of iffy maybe for bleed through - I'd test a section first. 

For finishing edges - vegtan - as normal. For chrome tans I used Feibings leather sheen to give it some stiffness first, then a light sanding. Burnished with my wax of choice but usually beeswax followed by paraffin. 

Thanks Bruce, do you think a guy would be better off to use a spray adhesive like 3M Super 77? For a lining like that. Maybe less chance of bleed thru. 

Lol this was listed as veg tan goatskin, but when it showed up it was sheepskin. Some of my order was goatskin, but some of it is sheepskin. Supposedly all veg tan. 

Thanks for the help. I appreciate it.

[SUP]

Maybe, if you want to use this pretty patterned leather, if you used a thick glue, applied it only on the wallet and not on the lining and then placed this on and rolled, it might not bleed through . 

[DieselTech]

19 minutes ago, SUP said:

Maybe, if you want to use this pretty patterned leather, if you used a thick glue, applied it only on the wallet and not on the lining and then placed this on and rolled, it might not bleed through . 

Ok thanks. I got a leather roller coming. I have heard of people doing that with kangaroo leather. The few videos I watched the procedure looked to work pretty good. 

I'll do some testing before starting a project. 

Thanks. 

[Handstitched]

5 hours ago, bruce johnson said:

That printed sheep looks kind of iffy maybe for bleed through - I'd test a section first. 

One technique I used on fabric linings, I sprayed the  other side with a few coats of matt sealer, as used  for sealing drawings. It will go a bit stiff to begin with, let dry,  , but then I was able to put ( brush on)  contact adhesive on the fabric without the bleed through.  might work  better with a spray adhesive.  Just a thought. But first  test to be safe .

HS