Hi all,

I cheated.

When I rebuilt my doublet, I used small circular pieces of Gore-Tex seam tape to reinforce both the lining and wool, then simply punched a 1/8" hole through both layers. My buttons are held on with 3/4" long by 1/8" thick pieces of polyethylene plastic welding rod. I heated them up, and pressed them through the loop in the button shanks, and bent the shanks down slightly to hold the orientation. I can pull them out with a pair of needle nose pliers.

Cheers,

Kevin.