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navman said:
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.
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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.
 
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
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navman said:
red...didn't see the green.
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Here's this from the other side of the BF house.

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Thread 'Water based leather adhesives?'

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!!!

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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.
 
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I used some Tandy "Veg Tan" Water Buffalo before and learned it was chrome and veg tanned. Super stretchy and soft to use. I just got some fully Veg Tanned water buffalo from Knifekits to try out, hopefully tonight!
 
navman said:
First time working with vegetable tanned water buffalo from Weaver. Very oily/waxy, so glue up was a bit challenging, but other than that, not bad. (ignore my thrown stitch...)

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Nice job👍 Looks great....Stitch and all......
 
navman said:
First time working with vegetable tanned water buffalo from Weaver. Very oily/waxy, so glue up was a bit challenging, but other than that, not bad. (ignore my thrown stitch...)

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Very nice. I've used a lot of that leather and still do. I quit using it for sheaths though as I wet mold most of them and this leather just doesn't wet mold very well. As far as edging the best way I've found is lots of water and then paraffin on the very wet edge. That will give you a pretty nice edge. I make the straps for my rifle scabbards from this leather. I use to rub the edges on those but don't anymore because of arthritis in my hands. But when I did I'd dunk the whole strap and then rub it that a way. I mean wet.
 
It's what I would call 'light' duty and yes it doesn't hold as tightly as using regular veggie tan, so, more for casual wear ;) but certainly shapes tons easier lol, I wouldn't use it for a customer order due to it's soft nature, except for regular pocket slip sheaths. And for that it's exceptional.
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Gary W. Graley said:
It's what I would call 'light' duty and yes it doesn't hold as tightly as using regular veggie tan, so, more for casual wear ;) but certainly shapes tons easier lol, I wouldn't use it for a customer order due to it's soft nature, except for regular pocket slip sheaths. And for that it's exceptional.
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Good deal thanks for the info. I've never used any.
 
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