Members Glendon Posted November 16, 2012 Members Report Posted November 16, 2012 Leather weld is garbage. You need a good rubber cement if sewing or contact cement if not. Leather weld might as well be library paste for all it does. Quote
Members shtoink Posted November 17, 2012 Members Report Posted November 17, 2012 I should also mention that if you are having issues skiving thin leather thinner, that a sanding drum bit and a dremel will do a really nice job without hacking holes right through it. Quote
Members Shamenlong Posted November 17, 2012 Author Members Report Posted November 17, 2012 Thanks I don't have a skiving tool but have a grooving tool a couple of passes with that seems to be ok Quote
Members Shamenlong Posted November 23, 2012 Author Members Report Posted November 23, 2012 Thank you tried your suggestion and i am very pleased with the result will post pic soon Quote
Members EmmaB Posted December 4, 2012 Members Report Posted December 4, 2012 This looked interesting so I tried making one myself. Quote
Members Shamenlong Posted December 4, 2012 Author Members Report Posted December 4, 2012 That's cool I haven't been able to add a photo of one of my secound attempts maybe in the next few days Quote
Members shtoink Posted December 4, 2012 Members Report Posted December 4, 2012 This looked interesting so I tried making one myself. What's fun is that middle section doesn't have to be a straight line. Yours looks to be curved, but you could do just about any shape you'd like. A fleur de lis or some flames might be interesting, too. Just some ideas to play with... Quote
Members EmmaB Posted December 5, 2012 Members Report Posted December 5, 2012 Actually, since I lined it I was thinking of doing an inlay or something of the sort. Like black leather with red heart or lips. I'm sure there is tons of fun stuff that can be done with this. If I had an embossing wheel I think it'd look very fancy having the edges done. Quote
Members Jax Posted December 5, 2012 Members Report Posted December 5, 2012 I really like this idea it's gone on my list of things to have a go at thanks for the idea Quote
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