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Sticking and sewing on a curve

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I bought a set of templates online for a bag that unfortunately only came with very terse instructions.  I'm particularly stumped by how to assemble the flap area. The plan calls for a stack up of two pieces of 1.2mm leather with a 0.4mm stiffener in between. The template for the outer piece and stiffener is a bit longer than the inner piece, and it says to glue the inner piece on "on a curve". I understand this is so that the inner piece will pull flap closed rather than stick up in the air. But how exactly do I go about sticking these two pieces together while ensuring that there are no wrinkles and the ends line up?  Also for the stitching along the bend, the plans suggest to use a round stitching hole on the inner piece with a spacing that is slightly closer together than on the outer piece. How would I go about lining these up during glue up?

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Hey, Andrew,

This video shows the maker glueing on the curve: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkdxZsqxtdY

I learned a lot watching him put that bag together.

I can, I think, envision what they're talking about with the stitching but it seems overly complicated. I hope someone who has experience with this type of thing will help educate us.

Regards,

Arturo

 

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