ROUGH It Up What Does a Leather Rougher Do Why

Rough It Up What Does a Leather Rougher Do, and Why Roughers: Bump jigs: We absolutely love our V1 Rougher, and we wanted to make another version thats a little less difficult to produce so that we could bring them to our customers on a more regular basis. The V2 Rougher features the same superrough tips as the V1 Rougher, and the handle is made on a lathe. Leather Roughers are used for roughing a surface to maximize adhesion potential when gluing. They work by creating more surface area by lifting the fibers, which allows greater glue coverage and deeper penetration. This gives the contact cement a better surface to grab onto, which inturn makes for a better bond that stabilizes the leather seam for easier stitching. Leather Roughers are an indispensable tool for every leather workshop. These leather roughers are completely handmade to our e