Edge finishing Chrome tan and Veg tan together

[Leescustomleather]

I want to join (glue then stitch) Chrome tan on the outside for looks and Veg tan on the inside for durability of a dog collar. How can I finish the edge and have it look good and 

 last ?

[Hardrada]

Fold the chrome tan edge over the lining and stitch in place. You don't mention the leathers' weights but you could additionally skive the edge of the chrome tan to make it easier to stitch and to reduce bulk on the bottom side (not that the dog would probably notice or care, but ah well).

[RockyAussie]

2 hours ago, Leescustomleather said:

I want to join (glue then stitch) Chrome tan on the outside for looks and Veg tan on the inside for durability of a dog collar. How can I finish the edge and have it look good and 

 last ?

You could edge coat the 2 leathers after trimming and sanding to size or what you may find easier is to fold your chrome tan in on the edges so that it ends up being slightly wider than your veg tan liner width. Then burnish the edges of your veg before sticking it to the wider outside piece. This if done well means you should not need to do any further edge work other than stitching it together. If you don't have a good edge skiving machine for the chrome tan edges you may want to put in a filler to keep a nice proud profile look. For extra durability this filler could be done with some webbing.

[Leescustomleather]

5 hours ago, RockyAussie said:

You could edge coat the 2 leathers after trimming and sanding to size or what you may find easier is to fold your chrome tan in on the edges so that it ends up being slightly wider than your veg tan liner width. Then burnish the edges of your veg before sticking it to the wider outside piece. This if done well means you should not need to do any further edge work other than stitching it together. If you don't have a good edge skiving machine for the chrome tan edges you may want to put in a filler to keep a nice proud profile look. For extra durability this filler could be done with some webbing.

Thanks for the reply, I have read this several times and still can't picture what you are trying to get across to me. Any chance I could get you to explian further or maybe even post a photo?

[Leescustomleather]

7 hours ago, Hardrada said:

Fold the chrome tan edge over the lining and stitch in place. You don't mention the leathers' weights but you could additionally skive the edge of the chrome tan to make it easier to stitch and to reduce bulk on the bottom side (not that the dog would probably notice or care, but ah well).

Yeah I'm sure the dog could care less but the people I am selling to want me to line some of the collars with sheep shearling for comfort. Thank you!!

[RockyAussie]

15 minutes ago, Leescustomleather said:

Thanks for the reply, I have read this several times and still can't picture what you are trying to get across to me. Any chance I could get you to explian further or maybe even post a photo?

I will get you some pictures to show better. Might be a couple of hours before I can get to it. If you have a picture or diagram of the collar please load it up as it may help me to explain better.

[Leescustomleather]

20 hours ago, RockyAussie said:

I will get you some pictures to show better. Might be a couple of hours before I can get to it. If you have a picture or diagram of the collar please load it up as it may help me to explain better.

I haven't made anything yet , still in the experimental phase

[RockyAussie]

2 hours ago, Leescustomleather said:

I haven't made anything yet , still in the experimental phase

Ok then not knowing if you are after a shaped dog collar or a straight one i will load a few pics and a video that may help. This video shows a chrome tan strap being folded - (you can do it by hand but its fiddly)

From this stage of the strap making we often put a slightly less wide piece of feature skin on top as in this pictures below-

What I was suggesting is the opposite of this in that the croc you see would be your veg lining which has had the edges burnished before gluing together similar to the edge coat finish on the croc in this picture above. Hope that is clearer for you.

 

[Leescustomleather]

Thank you very much that is exactly what I needed, you have been a great help. I will post photos when I have something worth looking at.