Leather Candle Wraps

[Tree Reaper]

This is what the butt joint seam looks like on the bottle coolers I make.

[Ran]

Looks like I could do that on my machine..

[Tree Reaper]

That was hand stitched but you probably could use the machine then trim the excess off.

You might even be able to hammer the seam flat.

[whiteeugene]

Well, here's a coffee cup wrap I did a while back that shows one possible solution. I just butted the ends together and laced them.

That looks like a great idea for gifts would you mind if I used it?

Thanks Doug

[whiteeugene]

Sounds like I'm back to the drawing board somewhat. She now wants these to be more like short little 'cups' that rise only about an inch up the side of the bottle. She specifically said, "I want them to have the look of a dice cup, but only an inch~ tall..

Ain't that the way it goes.LOL

[Northmount]

Sounds like I'm back to the drawing board somewhat. She now wants these to be more like short little 'cups' that rise only about an inch up the side of the bottle. She specifically said, "I want them to have the look of a dice cup, but only an inch~ tall..

For that height, should be able to wet form a square piece of leather.

Make a plug the size of the candle holder (or use the candle holder, cut a couple pieces of plywood, laminate together to get at least your 1" height, drill or cut a hole the diameter of the candle holder plus 2 thicknesses of the leather you are using, sand it nice and smooth on the inside. Dampen the leather, a little more than you would for casing, but not saturated, lay the leather on top of the form and press the plug into it. Let it dry for maybe an hour, pull it out and let it finish drying. (might want to trim the excess off the leather before you pull it out of the form.) I have formed 8 oz over 3/4" so I'm sure you can do 1" with no trouble. You will likely get some wrinkling. Worth a try though and after the first one, the next dozen will go quickly.

Then it is all one piece with no joins.

Tom

[Ran]

For that height, should be able to wet form a square piece of leather.

Make a plug the size of the candle holder (or use the candle holder, cut a couple pieces of plywood, laminate together to get at least your 1" height, drill or cut a hole the diameter of the candle holder plus 2 thicknesses of the leather you are using, sand it nice and smooth on the inside. Dampen the leather, a little more than you would for casing, but not saturated, lay the leather on top of the form and press the plug into it. Let it dry for maybe an hour, pull it out and let it finish drying. (might want to trim the excess off the leather before you pull it out of the form.) I have formed 8 oz over 3/4" so I'm sure you can do 1" with no trouble. You will likely get some wrinkling. Worth a try though and after the first one, the next dozen will go quickly.

Then it is all one piece with no joins.

Tom

Northmount....thanks for the idea. I'm gonna try this tomorrow. I'm a long time woodworker/cabinet maker, and can easily make a jig to try this method. Thanks!

Randy