dee
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newspaperguy
Well-known
Very nice indeed.
Aki skin?
Aki skin?
Ron (Netherlands)
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Yeh, looking good. was it a hard job?
Highway 61
Revisited
dee
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Tricky - it's bookbinding leather , very thin .
Just remove the original and cut around the templates [ thin leather stretches more than the original hardened vinyl though ] Mine had been fixed by Oleg , so the vinyl had mostly been restuck . I don't know about other cameras .
i used a scalpel and dotted around the holes with the blade - not perfect but 1st effort .
Awkward around the s/t -
But it's just Evostick latext wood working glue , which sticks mostly to the leather -
So it's reversible !
I may do the s/t bit again , having bought a circle cutter !
I have a lovely regal purple/ blue for my avatar K4m - great with the black and 1/2 case !
I have also bought a K 4a 1970 - another suitable case for treatment !
I need a tan case for this one now - mine are dark brown .
To be honest , provided that the koverings are in keeping with the classic ethos of a vintage camera , I will gladly remove good vinyl from a K 4 .
This might be interference , but I love the transformation .
Sacrilege , perhaps , but some practise later - I would just love a cla Kiev 2 in tan leather !
dee
Just remove the original and cut around the templates [ thin leather stretches more than the original hardened vinyl though ] Mine had been fixed by Oleg , so the vinyl had mostly been restuck . I don't know about other cameras .
i used a scalpel and dotted around the holes with the blade - not perfect but 1st effort .
Awkward around the s/t -
But it's just Evostick latext wood working glue , which sticks mostly to the leather -
So it's reversible !
I may do the s/t bit again , having bought a circle cutter !
I have a lovely regal purple/ blue for my avatar K4m - great with the black and 1/2 case !
I have also bought a K 4a 1970 - another suitable case for treatment !
I need a tan case for this one now - mine are dark brown .
To be honest , provided that the koverings are in keeping with the classic ethos of a vintage camera , I will gladly remove good vinyl from a K 4 .
This might be interference , but I love the transformation .
Sacrilege , perhaps , but some practise later - I would just love a cla Kiev 2 in tan leather !
dee
timmyd18
Established
looks good dee! I'm impressed with the panel that has the self-timer on it... i had a difficult time on mine getting the new cloth around this and it didn't fit so well as the others
Ron (Netherlands)
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Thanks for the info, never thought of bookbinding leather. I have a 2 and a 4a which are waiting get a new jacket...
radiocemetery
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Looks good dee. I agree that you should go ahead and recover your cameras. It's a fun project and gives a satisfying result. Post more pics of your projects when you complete them. I need a bookbinder around here for some leather.
Steve
Steve
dee
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Now you can see it alongside my new Regal Blue K 4m !
This is practise for a K 2a !!!
dee
This is practise for a K 2a !!!
dee
Frank Lambert
Member
Bookbinding Leather
Bookbinding Leather
If you are looking for a source for bookbinding leather, here is one in the US that has a pretty good selection.....
http://www.hollanders.com/PageNotFound.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/kleathers.htm
Bookbinding Leather
If you are looking for a source for bookbinding leather, here is one in the US that has a pretty good selection.....
http://www.hollanders.com/PageNotFound.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/kleathers.htm
Ron (Netherlands)
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Thanks for the info. Is the thickness comparable to the vulcanite on e.g. a leica?
Frank Lambert
Member
I don't know Ron. I ran across them searching for leather for bellows. I bought one of their sample booklets ($5) of the imatation leather and that's all I can tell you. I am sure they can give you the thickness dimensions though, if you send a request via email.... Good luck
Frank
Frank
dee
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The bookbinding leather which I have is very thin - nothing like the thickness of a Leica covering .
dee
dee