need leather to bend 90 degrees?

[MsDragonfly]

when making a holster to hold a square shape object, do I need to cut v-notch grooves where I want my leather to bend ( shape out to be a 90 degree angle )???? will grooving it help or just wet it and bend it?***Lisa

[MsDragonfly]

when making a holster to hold a square shape object, do I need to groove it with a v-gouge where I want my leather to bend ( shape out to be a 90 degree angle )???? Or should I just wet it and bend it?***Lisa

[tashabear]

It depends on how thick your leather is.

[Luke Hatley]

I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CUT EITHER A "V GROVE" OR A" U GROVE" THEN WET AND FOLD.

[Rawhide]

For thicker leather, it's almost imperitive that you groove the folds. I even take a french edger after that and put one leg in the groove and hold it at about a 45 deg angle and take off some of the side on both sides of the groove.

[Dwight]

when making a holster to hold a square shape object, do I need to cut v-notch grooves where I want my leather to bend ( shape out to be a 90 degree angle )???? will grooving it help or just wet it and bend it?***Lisa

I use a pair of sheet metal bending pliers, . . . they look like a "wide jaw" version of pliers. Ask for them at a hardware store.

They work real well on Glock holsters where I have to make a 90 practically at the stitch line. Use water just a little hotter than your hand can stand, . . . soak it, . . . then grab it with the pliers and bend, . . . forcing the front of the pliers down into the fold, . . . works great for me.

May God bless,

Dwight

Edited February 13, 2009 by Dwight