Sew or not to sew?

I would use super glue gel and a piece of dryer sheet and glue it together.

 

I would sew it with a real nice hidden stitch. Then if needed a little epoxy when doing finish work and it will completely hidden.

 

Ditto on the super glue and dryer sheet.

 

I wouldn't sew. I'd glue and finish.

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Ditto on the glue and finish. Most of the time the holes look worse than they really are and when you taxi the skin around, they go back together just fine.

 

I would also agree with NOT sewing it. My experience with those types of tears is that once you mount with some good paste - simply push it together and I will bet it will look like there isn't even a tear there. Watch it while it dries, continuing to press it together (if you have to) until it fully dries.

 

;D Yup Super Glue and Nylon sock----works well----sb

 

I would just use hide paste as usual and taxi into place. Make sure you thin that skin really well. Down the road-

 

Did someone mention glue.

 

Not to sew

 

The easiest stitch to hide is the non-existent one. Like said before, real thin and good paste, you will never see it.

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Definitely no sew. I wouldn't repair ahead of time--rather wait until final eye tax and glue together day after. maybe consider bagging the head to slow dry overnight

 

Have you ever tried zap a gap?

 

I worry about the use of cyanoacrylate (super glues) in delicate areas like this. They have the tendency to crystallize and disintegrate over time. I KNOW they're use on artificial bird heads and seem to have a good history but I've see ear repaid fall to pieces. That's why I use skin shavings instead of dryer sheets and nylon with them. I always insure I have a good glue under any repairs, especially those involving superglues.

 

super glue,,and use a fine slither of hide shaving like a patch on the flesh side, works a treat