bladegrinder
Well-Known Member
Make sure your finger nails are trimmed when working with damp leather, you can leave a lot of marks and not even realize it.
That's how I've made mine for better than 40 years and the advantage is you only have to push the awl through one layer instead of three, making it easier to line up the holes properly. Just make sure after gluing up and sanding the edge even, to slightly re-adjust your stitch groover matches to the actual front distance before grooving the back.CC, you're right, the stuff you screw up is the stuff you learn the most from. I glued the welt in this morning and punched stitch holes through it and the front only. Then glued them to the back. I hoping I can use an awl and be sure they come out right, it'll be tedious, but I'm pretty determined sometimes!