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Offline jackie

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making leather washers for scagel type handle
« on: December 12, 2011, 02:54:00 PM »
do you use veg tanned leather cutting and the just gluing togeather or is there something else i should do before gluing together  thankyou. i searched archives but to no avail.

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Offline Roughcountry

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Re: making leather washers for scagel type handle
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2011, 10:13:00 AM »
I would use only leather out of the butt for your washers and press it even firmer before punching it out. A old book binding press works good for this. The leather should be cased before going into the press.

If you don't do this the handle will get loose with time. ( it will anyway but this helps)

Start with 12 oz leather and press it down to about 7 oz. I've had good luck with Herman Oak skirting.

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