Key Fob

[Tree Reaper]

Testing some birch bark in a key fob inlay today.

[bison]

I really like the idea of mixing leather and wood...they seem like a natural combination. How do you think it's going to hold up? I'm guessing you glued the bark to the leather?

Dave

[Tree Reaper]

Hi Dave;

I glued the bark to the leather, the back of the bark is glued to suede and then stitched.

I wouldn't want to bend or crumple it too much but I'm using it for my camp keys which will stay in the truck so I'm hoping it will hold up to that.

The suede on the back makes it somewhat flexible.

Kevin.

I really like the idea of mixing leather and wood...they seem like a natural combination. How do you think it's going to hold up? I'm guessing you glued the bark to the leather?

Dave

[bison]

HI Kevin,

Suede was a good idea. Thanks for detailing how you did it. Since I do mostly portfolio and notebook covers, I think there might be a possibility that it may have an application there. I'd probably glue it to the stiffener and lay the fillagreed leather over and glue/stitch. Now you've got me thinking!

Dave

[Tree Reaper]

I was watching Tommy Mac doing a segment on veneer.

He used a water/glue mixture to spray the wood, put it between newspaper with weight on it and changed the paper until the veneer was dry.

It came out very flexible.

Something else to try!

Here's some information on softening ...

http://www.joewoodworker.com/veneering/flattening.htm

HI Kevin,

Suede was a good idea. Thanks for detailing how you did it. Since I do mostly portfolio and notebook covers, I think there might be a possibility that it may have an application there. I'd probably glue it to the stiffener and lay the fillagreed leather over and glue/stitch. Now you've got me thinking!

Dave

Edited December 23, 2011 by Tree Reaper