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Post by newfoundviking on Aug 30, 2017 20:28:51 GMT
Been away for a while and have been busy w projects. Problem I'm having is that as my handle making abilities have improved I'm finding it hard to get the leather overwrap piece the proper size (especially on a waisted handle). How do you all go about this? Was thinking my current piece I would clamp leather over handle then draw a line to cut to down either side of the clamps. IDK, seems like there should be a easier way then taking a bunch of measurements then trying to recreate said measurements on a piece of stretchable leather. Here is one of my recent handles. Attachments:
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Post by leviathansteak on Aug 31, 2017 8:37:53 GMT
Taking measurements then transferring to leather is not a safe method as you need a way to account for the thickness of the leather. You will often come up short despite taking perfect measurements. For wrapping scabbards amd grips, I now cut a rectangle generously longer and wider in circumference than the thing im wrapping. I glue the leather to the side opposite to the seam, then trim the leather carefully and stitch it up.
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Post by MOK on Aug 31, 2017 16:40:58 GMT
Yeah, what leviathansteak said. Alternately you can moisten the leather and stretch it to fit, if you then put on a cord overwrap for texture while it dries (otherwise it'll shrink and shift out of place). Either way involves trimming the leather while you're putting it on, as opposed to cutting it precisely to size beforehand; doing it this way is a lot more forgiving since you can see the inevitable mistakes before you actually make them.
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Post by newfoundviking on Aug 31, 2017 17:20:35 GMT
Thanks all, gluing the leather to opposite side is what I have been doing as well. Guess I just need to get some different tools for actually trimming the leather once I'm close to stitching
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Post by jdm61 on Dec 5, 2017 21:45:36 GMT
Some of the guys who I have seen to WIP's with leather covered sheaths use the moistening trick already mentioned.
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Post by Bryan Heff on Dec 5, 2017 22:14:23 GMT
Thin leather, thin... Is your friend. Also, skive those edges as thin as you can, then even if your seam is cattywompus, or in normal terms a bit all over the place, it should blend and be hard to see. Thin! Edges!
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