Best reverseable way to mount leather to vise jaws.

[Chris Hachet]

I am adding a (Taiwanese, Highland woodworking) pattern makers vise to the main bench in the shop and want to put new leather in the wooden jaws of my Bench Crafted traditional leg vise.

What is the best reverse-able way to mount leather to both steel and wood for use in vises?

Best regards,

Chris

[Rick Malakoff]

For the leather to the wood I would think spray glue or contact cement, thats just my best guess as I have never done it!
Rick

[Al Launier]

Could you make a tight fitting "pouch" that fits over the jaws? It could be sown, stapled, glued together as a glove to fit the shape to suit.

[Chris Hachet]

For the leather to the wood I would think spray glue or contact cement, thats just my best guess as I have never done it!
Rick


That was my thought as well. Also thought Hyde glue might be reverse-able.

[Rick Malakoff]

Chris, lacquer thinner is your friend also cobblers and leather workers use barge cement.
Rick

[Bill Berklich]

Two thumbs up on hide glue comment. It's reversible, reparable, and easy to apply. Liquid Hide Glue from Titebond works but is not as strong (Shouldn't be an issue for a vise face). You can peel it off with a heatgun and putty knife (about 150F).

[David Eisenhauer]

I have used an old time brand of contact cement (Wellbond? Wellwood? as is used for Formica) to glue suede leather to my Benchcrafted, Moxon and face vises with great success. I tried some spray cement (Scotch 77? or something like that?) that did not hold on the upper edge and allowed splinters/shavings/dust to creep in between the vise face and the back of the leather. A coat on the vise face and the leather, let dry at least 15 minutes, then stick. Pay attention to where you stick it because it wants to stay stuck once placed in position. I am not at all surprised that Barge cement works as well, as I have used it many, many times in the past for rubber-type product glue ups for use in a wet environment. Barge (the brand name) cement may be a little harder tro source than the typical countertop contact cement available at either one of the two Borgs.

[Hasin Haroon]

I would advise against spray glue, if you are thinking of the same spray glue I use (Elmer's). The leather comes off too easy at the edges and slowly peels off.

[Chris Hachet]

Chris, lacquer thinner is your friend also cobblers and leather workers use barge cement.
RickWould barge cement work in gluing leather to steel in terms of the pattern makers vise?

[Rick Malakoff]

Chris, not sure about the sticking to metal.
Rick

[Chris Hachet]

Ok, thanks. I might add wooden jaws to the pattern makers vise.

[Todd Stock]

We use 3M 77...pretty good about stripping with heat gun

[steven c newman]

Hmmmm...I merely used an old Nail bag. Used to be on my carpenter's apron/tool belt. I cut the size "pocket" the matched the chop of the vise.....slip fit. Same can be done to a metal working vise's jaws....use the smaller pockets.

[michael langman]

Good quality double sided tape might work.