Glue hardened leather

Hrolfr · Post by **Hrolfr** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:37 am

I tried the 'search' function and all I got was an error message (fwiw, I'm on dial-up).

I am looking at trying to make some glue hardened (don't have enough for boiled leather) gauntlets.

Can anyone help me find a link or something, please? :wink:

My search fu is weak....

Russ Mitchell · Post by **Russ Mitchell** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:13 am

If you go to the "hidden leather armor" thread in MComb, you'll find it discussed.

I've had pretty good luck stretching the leather by nailing it onto a last (2x4 works fine for small pieces), and then soaking it until it's wet. Let sit a bit, start working wet hide glue into it one thin layer at a time, using a glue-gun to keep it thin enough that it penetrates.

Kilkenny's not really been satisfied with those results, and uses a water-glue mixture. I've done that, as well, though not as much. Details in the other thread.

Konstantin the Red · Post by **Konstantin the Red** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:46 pm

That'd be this thread: http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=91179

Since it's an armor construction thing mainly, we may care to crosspost to here as well.

Hrolfr · Post by **Hrolfr** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:10 pm

Konstantin the Red wrote:That'd be this thread: http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=91179

Since it's an armor construction thing mainly, we may care to crosspost to here as well.

Aleardy there, thanks Konstantin :wink: