04-02-2009, 01:15 PM
Well, since you're dealing with theatre, try using regular white felt instead of rawhide. Cut the felt to twice the width you want, plus the thickness of the board. Mix some yellow carpenter's glue about 40% with water, and soak the felt. Then press it into place on the wood, checking from time to time to make sure it sticks everywhere. When it is dry, give it a light sanding with some 100 grit to take down the sharp bits that stick up from the ends of the fibers. Then you can drill and sew as you normally would.
Add a coat of varnish or acrylic sealer to the sewn felt (to protect the glue from moisture), and it will look and feel just about like old rawhide, but without the expense, or the fuss of dealing with rawhide's propensity to do whatever it wants instead of what you want. Just a thought, of course, you might want to go to the extra trouble of rawhide for this stage prop.
If you adopt this technique, your dog will thank you, too. :wink:
Add a coat of varnish or acrylic sealer to the sewn felt (to protect the glue from moisture), and it will look and feel just about like old rawhide, but without the expense, or the fuss of dealing with rawhide's propensity to do whatever it wants instead of what you want. Just a thought, of course, you might want to go to the extra trouble of rawhide for this stage prop.
If you adopt this technique, your dog will thank you, too. :wink:
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
