Help with square corners on wet molded pouch

[bigsig11010]

I’m making a wet molded pouch that is more or less square. I’ve got the form and the leather is in the shape I want but the corners are wonky. I’ve tried to search you tube but the videos I’ve found are for flat corners or gussets. There should be a way to make a cut that will result in a more square corner but I can’t figure it out. Project is the mid pouch on the back outside of a scout carry sheath where you would carry altoids tin or brass tinder box etc.  Thanks to anyone who can assist. 
 

Bigs

 

 

[fredk]

Try using a small spring clamp on the corners; to pull the sides together. Use pieces of scrap leather between the clamp and your piece to avoid the spring clamp leaving an impression of its jaws on your piece

One of these, that depending on the size of your piece. but I'd go as large as possible

But you'll not get perfectly tight corners without cutting the leather

Edited 13 hours ago by fredk

[toxo]

4 hours ago, bigsig11010 said:

I’m making a wet molded pouch that is more or less square. I’ve got the form and the leather is in the shape I want but the corners are wonky. I’ve tried to search you tube but the videos I’ve found are for flat corners or gussets. There should be a way to make a cut that will result in a more square corner but I can’t figure it out. Project is the mid pouch on the back outside of a scout carry sheath where you would carry altoids tin or brass tinder box etc.  Thanks to anyone who can assist. 
 

Bigs

 

 

Where's the bottom "wing"? You need to unfold the bottom, then trim oversize all round so you can re wet it and clamp all round. Then force it around the corners with a bone folder or similar. Got to be wet. After drying and stitching, trim to final size.

[kgg]

4 hours ago, bigsig11010 said:

I’m making a wet molded pouch that is more or less square.

I am assuming you are trying for something like the following photo where you have pouch attached to a shealth:

You seem to be trying and fold under the bottom of the pouch during your wet molding. I would approach it using a form where the wet leather is placed over the shape form that has the side edges extending about twice the height of the form, place the wet leather over the form and clamp one side down, form the leather over that side and then move to one of the other sides and clamp. I would probably use a 2 inch "O" ring to shape the leather. Let dry for about 24 hours and then damp wet areas that need to be reshaped.  

This topic shows the shaping tool I would us.

kgg

Edited 13 hours ago by kgg

[Dwight]

I use two different ways to make boxes . . . the first you see as two pieces of wood . . . the leather is placed between the pieces . . . about 4/5 oz . . . WET LEATHER . . . and it is then placed in a vice . . . it takes about 10 minutes for it to partially dry and take the shape.  

That will hold a single stack 45ACP mag relatively loosely . . . which is the desired effect.

 

The second way is the leather cell phone case.  The bottom 2/3 of an inch or so is solid leather . . . cut out . . . and glued together . . . the inside width of the cell phone case.  Once that is made . . . it is taken to a small belt sander that makes all the edges flat and level . . . then it's fastened with contact cement.  I wore it for a number of years . . . my new one is made the same way . . . 

 

May God bless,

Dwight