Best glue to add leather firesteel holder to existing leather sheath?

[tuhonbill]

Hi Folks,

I have an existing leather sheath (from a Condor Kephart) that I would like to add a leather loop holder for a firesteel. Which glue/cement should I use?
My plan is to use a combination of stitching and cement to do the work, so the glue or cement will be used to keep the leather pieces together and tidy looking. The leather would be glued rough side of the firesteel loop to smooth side of the sheath leather, so I imagine I will need to rough up the smooth leather a bit where the added piece will sit.
After the glue sets, I would like to dip the whole thing in melted wax, so I need to know the temperature range for the glue. The wax I'm using is one part carnuba to ten beeswax. (I've done other sheaths with this mixture and really liked the way they came out).

Thanks,
Bill McGrath

 

[jiml]

Goop, or gorilla glue should both do the trick.

 

[leatherman]

To be honest, I'd not rely on glue alone to hold the fire steel loop onto the sheath.

You can use the existing stitching holes as a guide to stitch the loop in place, only rely on the glue to hold the loop in place for the stitching.

Glue itself just is not strong enough.

 

[quint]

Agree with leatherman. I still like to use glue as it forms a good bond when combined with other methods like stitching.

Personally I always use weldwood. Has done great for me as long as I use it properly. If I am gluing on a liner over a large area I use the 3m spray adhesive, it works very well. Ill use it for double layered belts as well.

 

[tuhonbill]

Thanks guys. I'll try the weldwood. As Leatherman said, stitching is the best bond. I'm just using the cement to seal the gap between the old and the new leather.

 

[leatherman]

I managed to say all that above without mentioning the glue. I use Weldwood as well, its been a good product. It does settle a little so a good stirring is always a good thing.

Like you said, roughen the old leather a little so the glue has a tooth to hold on to.

To make it a little easier to find the holes through the loop you can use a needle to tap a mark on the loop at each stitch. That or glue the bottom piece on and tap the needle through then glue the top tight to the steel. Then you can run the needle through the back to the front. I hope thats clear as mud?