Doubling Up Sides To Make Thicker Piece

[Drake42]

I am trying to make a quiver from a pattern that calls out 8-9 oz. but unfortunately I do not have any leather on hand that is this thick. I know with careful work I can make an edge seam like a single piece but what I haven't been able to figure out is if I glues two pieces together if I can create a piece that has the same stiffness properties the pattern is looking for. Has anyone tried anything like this? I have 4-5 oz. leather on hand that I'm think to try it with but due to the size of the piece I wanted to check before I glued two big chunks of leather together.

Thank you for any advice,

Drake42

[Dwight]

You didn't say if it was vegetable tanned leather you are using. That can make all the difference in the world.

I know of holster makers who do what you are planning, . . . gluing them flesh side to flesh side, . . . it makes a very pretty and smooth inside and outside for the holster. It is also very rigid.

I made one some time ago and got in a hurry with my selection, . . . used 2 pieces of 5/6 for the front and the same for the back, . . . laughed about it later as being the 10th round of the weapon. Shoot all 8 bullets, . . . if that don't work hit em with the gun, . . . if that fails, . . . hit em with the holster .

I use weldwood contact cement when I'm doing things like this, . . . cut two pieces, one slightly larger than the other, . . . then after the gluing process, . . . trim the fat one down.

You can also "massage" it a bit and it will become somewhat more flexible, . . . but it will almost never become loose and limber.

May God bless,

Dwight

[Drake42]

Hello Dwight,

That sounds about what I had planned. I think I am going to give it try on a smaller component of the quiver as a test run then make the main body. Thank you for the insight and your quick response.