Members Treesner Posted January 3, 2019 Author Members Report Posted January 3, 2019 On 12/20/2018 at 7:06 PM, Rockoboy said: I think the best idea would be to remove the snaps, install a thin piece of stainless steel (to ensure rigidity and no stain of the leather) an inch past the snap holes, then reinstall the snaps. I have done this twice previously. One time I riveted the thin stainless straight to the leather, and on another occasion I wrapped the stainless in some goatskin to match the inside of the case. what kind of stainless steel dimension are you talking like 1/8" x 1/2" x length of sheath? on the second time did you sew the goat skin to hide it? wonder if you could just use the snaps to sort of rivet it to the leather Quote
Rockoboy Posted January 12, 2019 Report Posted January 12, 2019 On 3/01/2019 at 8:04 AM, Treesner said: what kind of stainless steel dimension are you talking like 1/8" x 1/2" x length of sheath? On a sheath like you have here, I would use stainless about 1/16" X 3/4" X full length of the sheath (or an 1/4" less than full length) That's what I used on one case that I wanted to reinforce the top edge of. The 2nd use was for a much heavier duty case (plus what I had on hand), that was about 1/4" X 3/4" across the hinged part where the lid met the case. I wrapped the steel in goat hide after applying a coat of contact adhesive, and riveted the wrapped strip in place. Quote Kindest regards Brian "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy, Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)
Mark842 Posted January 12, 2019 Report Posted January 12, 2019 Not sure what type of sewing machines you have available but I have solved that problem on bags I've made by sewing a piece of kydex to the leather. The added plus is you can shape the kydex however you want. I use a cobra 4 and it sews right through leather and kydex easily. Quote
Members Treesner Posted January 22, 2019 Author Members Report Posted January 22, 2019 On 1/12/2019 at 6:46 AM, Mark842 said: Not sure what type of sewing machines you have available but I have solved that problem on bags I've made by sewing a piece of kydex to the leather. The added plus is you can shape the kydex however you want. I use a cobra 4 and it sews right through leather and kydex easily. nice I've got a sailrite machine that can handle some pretty heavy duty stuff. seems like the kydex solution could work pretty well. I tried sewing a second piece of leather on and it helped but still could be improved a bit Quote
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