Reimagining the leather stacked handle on an old WWII-vintage knife

[Chakotay1]

I just posted another restoration/remake video for an old World War II era EGW fixed blade.
This one was in pretty bad shape when I got it.
The sheath video will follow shortly.

 

[lukusamongus]

That came out great. I love the alternating color washers, really makes it pop.

Question; I still use rubber cement for gluing on welts before I sew up a sheath. Is the elmers looking leather glue better, and should I switch?

 

[Nate’s Knives]

I used to use cement as well but switched to the leather weld glue that looks like Elmer’s. The clamp time was just a few minutes and then it held really strong compared to cement.

 

[Chakotay1]

I prefer the Leatherweld. It gives some time to reposition for welts and leather stacks like this. I basically only use contact cement for linings.

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

I used to use cement as well but switched to the leather weld glue that looks like Elmer’s. The clamp time was just a few minutes and then it held really strong compared to cement.

What's it called?

Nice work as per usual OP. Makes me wonder what your build time average is per sheath.

 

[hughd]

J-B Weld LeatherWeld?

 

[Chakotay1]

LeatherWeld for stuff like this. I use Ecoweld (yes, the names are confusing) contact cement for larger areas like liners.