Читать книгу Handicraft Simplified Procedure and Projects in Leather, Celluloid, Metal, Wood, Batik, Rope, Cordage, Yarn, Horsehair, Pottery, Weaving, Stone, Primitive Indian Craft - Lester Griswold - Страница 43

Sketches B, C, D and E to L indicate the procedure in lining a gusset, such as is used in the envelope bag illustrated in sketch A. B shows the shape of the outside piece of leather with the edges skived. Note the top is skived back farther from the edge than the other margins. Sketch C shows the shape of the lining which is shorter than the outside piece. The cement is applied to the edges and along the line of the fold, then the lining is placed in position as shown in sketch C, and the whole gusset folded as in sketch D. The edges are then pressed firmly and smoothly together while it is held in the folded position. The top edge of the outer leather, which extends beyond the lining, is then folded over the lining and cemented down, sketch E. The gusset is now ready to be inserted in the proper position in the bag, as indicated in sketch A. The edges of the gusset are cemented to the edges of the outside, to hold them in position while the bag is punched and laced. Care should be taken to cement only the edges together, and the cement should be spread no farther than about 1/8 inch from the margins. Much of the appearance of the bag depends upon this operation. After the edges are firmly cemented, any uneven margins which may have developed in the smoothing and stretching of the lining, should be trimmed before proceeding with the punching. This can best be done by cutting with a sharp knife along a straight edge or metal edged ruler, on a block of wood.

The outside and lining sections F and G for the gussets of metal top bags are cut the same except for the two inch lap which is to be turned over the lining at the point of the hinge. The top edge of the outside including the lap must be skived very thin and the lining is cemented in position with both pieces on a flat surface. The fold of the finished gusset takes position shown in sketch H.