Leather Lessons | glue tutorial

Gluing leather is the sort of thing that I gloss over all the time, but there's definitely more detail that we can go into for this step of the leathercrafting process.
Hope that you guys found this interesting, and I extra hope that the diagram made as much sense as I thought it did.
This is of course following on from our first video in the series, where I showed you how to cut leather with a round knife or a utility knife, so go check that out if you haven't already: • Leather Lessons | cutt...
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[@flipthebuzzard]

The Nintendo reboot special earned the sub 😂❤

[@cheerful_something_something]

Yes! Squares and triangles and you can make/approximate anything. ...Waiting IS the hardest part. And you are making us wait for the next one! You cruel wise crafter....dare I say, crafty crafter...

[@Cxizent]

Lol it is cruel of me to point out how awful waiting is and then make you wait a whole week for the next one

[@jackmarden8968]

Love the video man, super informative. I love how you explain things nice and simple to me like the dummy I am, but don't make me feel stupid.

[@oompsta]

". . . nebulous quantities of that something as provided by a voice-over . . ." yeah, I subscribed. Thumbs up!

[@HistoryWithCharacter]

The "Nintendo reboot special" got me. Fantastic work as always, and I'm looking forward to your video on stitching. Looks like I'll be working with leather for an upcoming cosplay, and I think your videos will be very helpful!

[@Cxizent]

I was pretty proud of that one lol. And I'm glad that they've been helpful!

[@juliabreckner2759]

The chaotic evil shirt was the cherry on top for this video. Very funny and informative!

[@Cxizent]

Thanks, I'm very fond of that shirt (and so is my auto-focus lol)

[@blackbear9326]

Excellent tutorial... one new subscriber. Cheers 🇬🇧

[@canucknancy4257]

Ah yes. Surface area. Forgot about that one time and there was seriously not enough stickage happening. Thanks for another great tutorial.

[@Cxizent]

I figured as long as I'm going to go into way too much detail about these things, I might as well spend some time talking about it lol. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CNNBlackmailSupport]

Pack it up, folks. There will never be a better video explanation of leather glue basics than what youve seen here. Thank you for your time and attention if you were planning on making your own video explanation, but your services will no longer be required. I suggest trying to explain something else, like "12 Home uses for man-o-war jellyfish venom," or "Advanced Toilet plunging techniques for Yeti urine."

[@4eztech]

lol nintendo reboot 2:01 ....flash back .... ..... lol subscribed humor thank goodnesss...

[@mohamadtubless]

Good job 👍, I also liked end of video

[@Cxizent]

Hahaha thanks, I enjoyed including that behind the scenes bit lol

[@Skund79]

For the Germans out there: If you need a very durable and strong bond get Kövulfix, but only used it in a well ventilated room

[@Cxizent]

Thanks for sharing the tip! It's always tricky to know which locally available brands are the good ones

[@jackiejames4551]

I truly enjoy watching your videos. You explain things so well, and I appreciate the the fun way you in which you do that. Thank you. Also, how can I get a couple of those coasters?

[@Cxizent]

Thanks for the extremely kind words! Those coasters were made as a birthday present for my brother, I hadn't actually considered selling them until now. If there's demand I'll make an Etsy store at some stage, I'm sure

[@jackiejames4551]

@@Cxizent put me down for two when you do, they would make great Christmas gifts.

[@chet_awesomelad]

Put up an online store and sell me one of those damn coasters! It looks cool as shit!

[@amaalsharif239]

very helpfull but what glue is best for leather

[@kevinhenschel375]

Hi this video is great! The glue you used is it flexible after it dries? I am using some leather finger cots to fix the finger lining on a baseball glove and the glue needs to be flexable.

[@Cxizent]

Hi, thanks for the kind words! The glue is flexible, yes - leather as a flexible material needs flexible glue

[@TylrVncnt]

I didn’t realize that Fiebings leathercraft cement is a contact cement

[@rizzen0248]

What type of glue would you use if you're just binding the outer edges so you can sew easier? Would gorilla glue work?

[@Cxizent]

Realistically, that's what the glue is doing here: it doesn't come into contact with the water at all. Any contact cement will work

[@JgrPower]

Hello :) Loving the videos.

[@Cxizent]

Thanks for the kind words! I started by buying a "starter pack" from eBay that definitely had a lot of crap tools in it, but I don't think that was a waste because it showed me which tools in the kit I actually used, and I replaced those with higher quality versions. That being said, I sure don't want to purposefully steer you towards a crap starter pack, and I buy most of my leather and tools direct from local suppliers so I can't recommend any Amazon kits, sorry! If you're in Australia, Birdsall Leathercraft have some quality gear and a few starter kits like these: www.birdsall-leather.com.au/CTBIK/Basic-Introduction-Kit/pd.php www.birdsall-leather.com.au/CTHSK/Hand-Stitching-Kit/pd.php

[@musicfashionstyle4251]

Is good glue for leather jackets.

[@Cxizent]

Yes, as long as long as the jacket is genuine leather

[@GermiesCoasterYard]

So hypothetically speaking, let’s say I found this tutorial after my first round of gluing and didn’t score it or wait for it to be tacky… how should I correct this after an hour of letting it set?

[@Cxizent]

Well, in that very hypothetical situation, if you can pull lightly on the two pieces you've glued and they stay stuck, I'd generally leave it. If you pull on the pieces and they come apart, pull them completely apart, wash the glue off with water or metho, and wait for it to dry completely before attempting again. Also worth bearing in mind is that many slow drying glues become stronger over 24 hours, some even increase in boobs strength up to 48 hours after application. So if it's a bit "meh" after an hour, it can sometimes be worth it to wait a day or two and see if it comes good. Hope all this helped!

[@GermiesCoasterYard]

@@Cxizent thank you! I pulled the piece off just fine and there was no residue on the box. Was able to restart from scratch and the current version seemed to be bonded much better after 30 minutes! Won’t do any “stress testing” until tomorrow. Thanks for the video! Definitely saved my project 😊