Jay Pique wrote:
I took a look through Old Forge Hardware this past weekend and picked
up a piece of hide to line my vise jaws. The tag says "7/8 oz.
natural V-Cut Shoulder", and this stuff is about 1/8" thick and pretty
stiff. It's exactly what I was thinking of, but hadn't gotten around
to looking for it. It's amazing what you can find in that store -
it's worth stopping in if you're in the area.

IAE, I'm wondering what adhesive to use to laminate them to the hard
maple jaws. My inital thought was to use contact cement, in case I
ever wanted to remove it. But I don't want to have to worry about
creep, so I'm thinking of something a little stronger. Do you think
that plain old yellow glue would hold? I did a quick google and saw a
recommendation for wallpaper glue, but that was to hold desktop
leather. Maybe it would work for this too...

My plan is to leave the leather a little big and then trim it flush
with a router after it's glued. Sound reasonable?

Thanks.
JP

Go to your local shoe repair and have them fill up a 4 oz. jar of the glue they
use to resole shoes with. Shouldn't cost more than about a buck, and it will
hold the leather to the wood. You'll need to "rough up" both surfaces, then
apply like you would contact cement.