Leather

[Non-Typical Solutions]

I am in the process of building a bench for working on my guns, cleaning etc., does anybody have any experience attaching leather to wood. Adhesives, glue, epoxy?.....somthing that can maintain a curve without putting brads or nails......maybe contact cement???

thanks

[Benbrown]

I have a Ruger No. 1 to which the previous owner added a wrap-around leather cheekpiece with a cartridge holder on the off side. This year, I decided to remove it and refinish the stock. I discovered that the pad is filled out by a piece of some kind of plastic that is cemented to the stock. Looking at the little bit of adhesive that peeks out from under the plastic in a couple of places (and poking it with a variety of small, sharp instruments), I would say that it is epoxy. I can't tell if the finish was removed below the pad, but either way, that sucker is on there and I have not yet figured out how to remove it.

 

I would recommend trying a small scrap of leather and epoxying it to a piece of wood and see how it holds. Just my $.02...

[Non-Typical Solutions]

Thanks Ben, I like the idea of using epoxy for my project, but needed some way to keep the leather in a sharp curve.......duh, got the old rubber bands out and lapped my piece and it worked like a charm, thanks for the info.

 

How are things down in Animas? I am headed down there this weekend to measure up for a kitchen for one of my old school buddies. Are the prickly pear ripe yet? Thinking about picking some while we are down in that area.

 

Thanks again for the reply