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[Robber58]

Very nice work partner!
Randy

 

[Horsewright]

Those look great navman

 

[navman]

Thanks Dave. On your recommendation I switched to the DAP Weldwood red can stuff, can get it at my local Lowes. Night and day difference.

 

[Horsewright]

Thanks Dave. On your recommendation I switched to the DAP Weldwood red can stuff, can get it at my local Lowes. Night and day difference.

Good deal! the red or the green can? I usually recommend the green can for leather work as it's what I use. I use to keep a small can/bottle of the red around as the green wouldn't glue zipper tapes for some reason and the red will. But these days not even that as I use double sided tape now to hold the zippers inlace while sewing.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Green isn’t as fummy right?
I have the red, but I set a small fan to blow the fumes away which helps also with drying the glue
G2

 

[navman]

red...didn't see the green.

 

[Horsewright]

The green can is water based and does not have all the brain eating power of the others. Yet it holds like a son of a gun. It about looks like milk.

 

[Horsewright]

red...didn't see the green.

Here's this from the other side of the BF house.

Thread 'Water based leather adhesives?'

Dec 23, 2024

Been using toluene-based contact cement for ages, I want to know if water based adhesives work for thick leather used in sheaths. Do you have recommendations and/or comments on its use? Thanks!!!

Pablo
PS: This video is amazing

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It details how I got turned onto the green can and has a pic of it too and how I apply it in different situations.

 

[Lorien]

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

That smaller package is sick, Lorien!

Well, they are both slick, but the one is really turnin’ my crank.

 

[Lorien]

thanks Coleman, glad you like it!
I still have to make a belt loop attachment, but for now it fits pretty good in my pocket