What Glue

[Dwight]

Dave, . . . Weldwood contact cement does not work as well on the harness leather as it does on veggie tanned leather.

Graduate over to veggie tanned, . . . most everyone finds it a better raw material because you can do so much more with it.

One thing you CAN DO WITH IT is use rubber cement, . . . the stuff kids in school use for glue. It is not permanent, . . . but it will hold two pieces together long enough to stitch them.

Oh, . . . and if you are using contact cement, . . . let me suggest you do not try to put them together until both sides are dry to the touch. I often use my 1100 watt heat gun to assist the cement to dry. And as mentioned earlier, . . . you DO WANT to see a bit of a shine where the glue is, . . . paraphrasing Charlie Chan, . . . "No shiney, . . . no stickeee".

May God bless,

Dwight

[Dave Richardson]

Dwight, you are right on with both comments. Although the harness leather was nice to work with, come to find out it contains alot of oils since it is used for harness rigging and used in rain , snow, fluid from the horse etc. and the adhesives just would not bond. I did aquire a large bundle of veggie tan and as you stated it was a "graduation" WOW what a difference, and the weldwood contact cement works just fine.

Justinicus, I gave up on finding anything at $1/lb, I just dont think its out there. I just got from my amish friend a little over 25 lb, Weaver Leather Co. veggie tan tooling in two square ft. + pieces for 45.00, Ill take that deal all day long LOL.

Dave