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[Vikefan]

I am looking for advice in stone inlaying to leather pieces. What is the best way to do this? I really don't want to wreck/damage the stone and have my own ideas in accomplishing this.

I am thinking on using contact cement on the back of the stone and backing leather piece and gluing it to the leather crown I've made.

Here's the crown I've made. This peice will then be laced to another piece to be part of a purse.

Vikefan

[bkingery]

I am looking for advice in stone inlaying to leather pieces. What is the best way to do this? I really don't want to wreck/damage the stone and have my own ideas in accomplishing this.

I am thinking on using contact cement on the back of the stone and backing leather piece and gluing it to the leather crown I've made.

Here's the crown I've made. This peice will then be laced to another piece to be part of a purse.

Vikefan

Looks good to me I've been trying to do the same thing for a while. I just can,t figure out how to do irregular shapes so they don't look like a two y/o cut them with kindergarten scissors, I like yours though really cool. I would just lace it and use it as is.

Peace

Bryan

[Vikefan]

Looks good to me I've been trying to do the same thing for a while. I just can,t figure out how to do irregular shapes so they don't look like a two y/o cut them with kindergarten scissors, I like yours though really cool. I would just lace it and use it as is.

Peace

Bryan

The key is to cut the leather for the crown smaller than the stone straight down at first, then (I used a no. 4 tandy edge beveler on the back side to get about the correct angle (almost 45 degrees), then I wet the leather front and back, then formed / wet molded the leather to the stone, I like to use polished small antler tips for this.

Good luck and thanks for your reply,

Vikefan

[bison]

I do the same as Vikefan. I draw the shape of the stone on the back of the leather, then cut it about 3/16 inch smaller than the stone. Case it then work it down around the stone so it is nice and tight. I don't use anything other than my fingers, since I don't want any sort of line in the leather around the stone. Keep working it until it holds it's shape. I don't glue the stone, as mine are glass and I want to see the leather through them, so I glue leather to leather and it holds the stone in place. I make Celtic style book covers using 4-5 stones depending on the design.

Dave