A Simplified Gusset - or Over-Complicated?
I enjoy making small card holders with side gussets. However, I've always constructed them with a three-piece gusset because, naturally, leather doesn't like being bent that way.
The three piece gusset is rather time consuming, and I haven't had the courage to try a single piece gusset because I frankly didn't think it would look clean (or even be possible) if I simply brute-forced the leather into place. But then I had the idea that I could simply wet mold it.
It also solves another problem I had - I don't just want to work with squares and incorporate slight curves into my designs. This would complicate the calculations for a three piece gusset, with all the odd angles and lengths. Wet molding allows me to do this without any extra effort.
I mold it using a larger set of bodies that can apply pressure evenly. I then cut the gusset to its correct size using a smaller, single piece body.
This is just a prototype, but I thought I'd share!