bikermutt07 Posted June 20, 2019 Report Posted June 20, 2019 5 hours ago, beltbuckles said: do some people glue the leather the other way?? having the grain side up and the flesh glued to the wood? Mine are grain side up. I'm not saying I'm doing it right or why, but it seems to work fine. I never understood or heard why people put the flesh side up? Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Rockoboy Posted June 20, 2019 Report Posted June 20, 2019 6 hours ago, bikermutt07 said: I never understood or heard why people put the flesh side up? I to, am not sure why some people put the flesh side up, but could it be because it would hold more compound in the fibres on the flesh side? My strops are both flesh side down. 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)
bermudahwin Posted June 20, 2019 Report Posted June 20, 2019 Mine are and have been since 1983 flesh side up, pared smooth, one with tallow on and carborundum (finest) rubbed in. the other jewellers rouge rubbed in, the final one, rarely used now the knoves are sharp, was an intermediate, with just tight flrsh and no rouge. 1 carborundum 2 flesh 3 rouge now almost always rouge only. Have a leather stropping wheel for an initial polish on new blades. H Quote No longer following it.
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