Sewing already finished sheath

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alexmin

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My already finished sheath needs an extra stitch or may be a rivet at the "mouth" since multiple layers of welts separated. Welts are pretty wide at the mouth but stiched only at one edge.
I wonder If I can stitch already formed and dyed leather or I might have some problems. My sheath is pretty hard right now. Feels like plywood.

Thanks,
Alex
 
Alex, first I would apply some glue preferably some white or yellow wood glue with a toothpick inside the seperated pieces and clamp lightly.Use a damp rag to remove any excess glue. Then throw another stitch in. I would not recommend a rivet as they don't work very well nor look very professional.Good luck.Dave:)
 
No problem at all to sew on already finished leather. Try using a really small drill bit in either a dremel tool or a drill press to make the hole. Much easier than trying to punch it through by hand.

One thing to consider is whether or not the existing stitching is in a groove. It most likely is, so you'll want to make a groove for the new stitches. Again easy to do. Take the back side of a butter knife and go to town.

Charlie
 
Question---did the welts separate because of thread failure? Did the stitch holes tear out? If the failure was do to thread breaking, the stitch holes will still be there. Remove the broken thread and stitch through the same holes adding an extra stitch or two to either end of the restitched area.
 
CShepherd said:
No problem at all to sew on already finished leather. Try using a really small drill bit in either a dremel tool or a drill press to make the hole. Much easier than trying to punch it through by hand.

One thing to consider is whether or not the existing stitching is in a groove. It most likely is, so you'll want to make a groove for the new stitches. Again easy to do. Take the back side of a butter knife and go to town.

Charlie
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I've gone to always drilling my holes with my drill press. My quality went up exponentially when I went to drilling! I only use my stitching punch to mark the holes, so that they are evenly spaced, and rely on my drill to make nice clean holes for the stitching.

Ickie
 
I used a 5/64th" drill bit running at about 2K. The best cement is barge cement. It's what cobblers and other professional leather workers use a lot. Just follow the directions on the tube.
 
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