What kind of glue to use ? for Horse hair sporran

**Thomas H** · 21st March 13, 01:35 PM

Just wanted to get your thoughts on Glue .

I am making a horse hair sporran and I need to glue down the hair then sew it.

I was wondering what kind of glue should I use ?

Thank you

**brewerpaul** · 21st March 13, 02:19 PM

Barge All Purpose Cement in the red and yellow can works well with leather.

**David Thorpe** · 21st March 13, 02:54 PM

I like WeldWood contact cement for most leather applications.

**MNlad** · 21st March 13, 03:04 PM

Barge Tanner's Bond Contact Cement (sold by Tandy). Although, to tell the truth, I don't see much difference between it and WeldWood. However, since it's made specifically for leather, it's my "go to" glue.

**Thomas H** · 22nd March 13, 05:15 AM

awesome thank you all for the ideas , how does these hold up on Horse Hair ?
The problem I am having is , I dont want the hair to slip out of the glue.

I will glue one line in the middle and sew two lines , one on each side of the glue .
Do you think this would hold ? with the Weldwood ?
TX

**David Thorpe** · 22nd March 13, 08:30 AM

I would suggest that you string very small bundles of horsehair, each tied and glued separately, to sew your rows onto the leather. That way, you can more easily ensure that the end of each hair is coated with cement and will hold.

**Thomas H** · 22nd March 13, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by David Thorpe

I would suggest that you string very small bundles of horsehair, each tied and glued separately, to sew your rows onto the leather. That way, you can more easily ensure that the end of each hair is coated with cement and will hold.

That is a good idea ! thank you

**Father Bill** · 22nd March 13, 08:42 AM

And don't forget that horsehair is actually porous which means that the glue will soak into it, as well as into any un-finished portion of the leather. Binding and gluing the tufts first sounds prudent to me.

**Oberu** · 25th March 13, 06:55 PM

"Barge Tanner's Bond Contact Cement (sold by Tandy). Although, to tell the truth, I don't see much difference between it and WeldWood. However, since it's made specifically for leather, it's my "go to" glue."

I agree with MNlad on this. You can brush it onto both surfaces and let it dry for a short bit then align your pieces and press them together. It will hold the pores of leather well and that's what it's made to do.

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**Tobus** · 26th March 13, 06:17 AM

Barge cement is wonderful stuff. Do follow Oberu's advice on letting it get tacky on both pieces (in this case, leather and hair) before pressing them together. When followed up with a firm stitch line over the hair, it should hold just fine. Unless you have children yanking on your sporran or something...

By the way, speaking of Barge, last time I was at Tandy, I noticed they only sell it in small squeeze tubes for regular customers. I needed a big can of it, and was told that they cannot sell it to the public without a tax ID number. Fortunately, we have a tax ID so it was no problem. But does anyone know why they would do this? Are kids using Barge for huffing or something?