Handicraft Simplified Procedure and Projects in Leather, Celluloid, Metal, Wood, Batik, Rope, Cordage, Yarn, Horsehair, Pottery, Weaving, Stone, Primitive Indian Craft. Lester Griswold
Calfskin.)
The outside pieces are cut 3/8″ larger all around with additional length at the curve of 1/2″ to allow for the bending of the metals. The inside lining is cut larger on all edges except at the bottom where it may be about 3/8″ shorter. Sheet wadding is required for padding the outside.
a.Apply decoration to the design area of the front section. A creased line is shown which gives a border effect, but this is not necessary. Relief tooling is attractive and very suitable for book ends since the metal forms prevent any flattening of the design. Slightly Dad with sheet cotton wadding to fill out the raised design.
b.Cement the lining to the bent metal form, smoothing out all wrinkles. A thin piece of the steer is satisfactory for this purpose. Stretch the sheet wadding over the outside and cement along the edges and at the fold. Carefully place the outside in position and cement to the wadding and to the edges of the inside lining which extends beyond the metal edge.
c.Punch carefully, avoiding contact with the edge of the metal. A margin of 1/8″ should be creased and followed as a guide in punching.
d.Lace, using wide whip lacing.
14.Desk Sets, Blotter Pad Corners. (Steerhide, Calfskin or Morocco.)
This desk set consists of a blotter pad to which are attached the four corners or end strips, small blotter and letter holder. The holder requires a metal form and is constructed in the same manner as the book end previously descibed. The small blotter is edge laced to the lining and a piece of blotting paper attached with a metal clip or with thongs. The corners are assembled as described on page 72.
15.Note Books.
A slip over style note book cover is illustrated here. Pockets are laced to the cover which is slipped over the original note book cover to which the clips are attached. It must be cut 3/8″ larger than the cover which is to be inserted, with an additional width of 1 inch for the fold. This cover is suitable for a regulation book cover as well.
Lined note books with metals attached with rivets or base plate are described on page 36. Attachment detail is sketched on page 80.
16.Bridge Set.
A Bridge Set and a Playing Card Case are shown in the illustration, which also shows the inside of the bridge set with the cards and score pad in place. The set is made of Steerhide and the single case of Calfskin. The Bridge Set is described on page 28.
In the Bridge Set an outside piece, suede lining, pocket piece for cards and for base of pad are required. The piece for the card pockets is shaped as illustrated and sufficient width is allowed to permit the insertion of the cards. This piece is edge creased, skived on the ends and stitched in place exactly in the center. The ends are cemented to the lining and then laced in with the outside. The score pad pocket is cut slightly longer than half the shaped card pocket piece. This is stitched on the inside edge to which is attached a loop for the pencil. Wide or narrow lacing may be used.
17.The Writing Portfolio illustrated is made of tooling steer in a two-tone mottled brown and laced with wide matching brown thongs. It is an advanced project requiring considerable skill but may be constructed without difficulty if the directions are followed exactly.
a.Apply a tooled decoration to the outside piece. A panel design which may be simplified and used for the back as well is effective. A name or monogram may be worked into the bottom panel as illustrated. Crease the edge for the punching guide and allow to dry in the folded position. Attach the base of a Portfolio Lock, see page 37, or Bag Plate post and cage in position, see page 79.
b.Overlapping pockets, two or three as shown, are cut long enough to turn under for the finish at the top edges. These are skived very thin along all edges and cemented to the gussets which are prepared as in sketch H. If any small pockets are desired sections of the outside pocket may be stitched as on page 66.
c.Punch and lace the over lapping pockets to the gusset and end the thongs by inserting the last inch back through three loops of lacing.
d.The base for the blotter pad, also the two inner corners are cut 3/8″ longer on the upper edge to permit stitching in place as indicated in Sketch D. All edges of the corners are skived thin and the diagonal is turned under and creased. Stitch the inner edge of the pockets and the pencil loop as shown in Sketch D, turn them back, Sketch K, and cement the other edge to the lining. Cement the seam to the lining and cover the surface with a thin piece of skiver. Turn under, cement and crease the outer corners along the diagonal and then cement them to the lining edge.
e.Insert a piece of buckram between the suede lining of the portfolio and the outside, cement the blotter pad section to the suede along the edges, and then cement the whole suede lining smoothly to the outside, folding at the center as in sketch. C.
f.Punch and lace the blotter pad section to the outside, then cement the gussets to the lining and the outside. Punch around the remaining edge and lace along the gusset edges then across the bottom as far as the center where the fastener strap is to be inserted. This is cut double of thin sections, cemented and laced around the sides and end. The Bag Plate is attached and the strap inserted between the outside and lining. There should be about one inch open space between the covers when the snap is fastened. Position the strap exactly and mark the two rows of holes as indicated in Sketch E. Remove the strap and punch the holes as marked. Replace the strap in position and cement the edges together, making sure that the holes coincide. Continue lacing, using the ends of the strap and edge thong to form a double cross lacing. Insert the ends between the lining and the inner pocket, pull through smoothly and cement to the back of the pocket. Insert blotter, or a smooth writing surface of celluloid or press board may be substituted if desired.
This portfolio may also be constructed with a straight gusset as shown in brief case, page 37.
18.Morocco Style Handbags and Purses.
The illustration shows a morocco style pouch hand bag. This type of stamped decoration combined with straight and circular lines is applied to natural Steerhide which is very attractive and much more durable than the morocco bags of sheepskin. The stamping detail for the hand bag is shown in the cut, page 31, and the complete assembly step by step in Fig. 1.
Fig. 1