Suede backing help.

[Zoso72]

Hi everyone. New to the group here and looking forward to this community. I just finished up my first buttstock cover and need some advise for glueing/stitching a suede backing on my next one. I want to use eyelets on the next one so looking to use the suede to protect. Here’s some pics of the first one and the one in progress 

[fredk]

So, you'll sew the bullet loops on first, then the suede, and then the eyelets?

[Zoso72]

Yes the bullet loops first. Then the suede, but I thought to have a little overhang (or I guess underhang) to cover under eyelets. 
Would you use glue as well on the suede? Would you burnish any of the suede?

[Zoso72]

I haven’t worked with suede before. How close to the edge can you stitch to keep it fairly neat and not have too much extra on the outside of the stitch line

[fredk]

19 minutes ago, Zoso72 said:

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Would you use glue as well on the suede? . . . 

I would use contact adhesive just along the parts the eyelets will go

22 minutes ago, Zoso72 said:

. . .  Would you burnish any of the suede?

suede doesn't burnish well at all

 

21 minutes ago, Zoso72 said:

I haven’t worked with suede before. How close to the edge can you stitch to keep it fairly neat and not have too much extra on the outside of the stitch line

if its good quality suede, and you use medium sized and spaced stitching holes withmedium thick thread I reckon on 3 mm or 1/8 inch, I'd glue the very edge, that 3 mm, to the other leather

[Zoso72]

Thanks for the info. I’ve still got to tool the design and I’m waiting for a couple stamps to arrive. I will get back in touch with you as I go along with this one

[fredk]

In my experience, if the stitches are too close together and pulled too tight they can cut through the suede

[Zoso72]

I’m just using the stitch punches that come with the set I got a bunch of years ago. I agree that pulling too tight is not always the best practice