Katsin Report post Posted September 13, 2011 Hi everyone. I'm working on my third leather project now. It is a refillable leather journal for my wife. In the course of working on it, I wetted the leather a few times and it is now pretty stiff. I used 6-7 oz. vegetable tanned leather. I did mold the leather around one of the journal refills once but flattened it again for much of the dying, sewing, snaps, etc... I'm not really sure how I should best go about giving it some flexibility again. In terms of finishing I had planned to use some carnuba wax and leather sheen that I had on hand. Should I use something else to give the journal proper flexibility? I don't want it to be too flexible but right now it is too stiff. I had done an iPod case earlier in the year that seemed pretty stiff when it was complete but seemed to get more flexible after the carnuba and leather sheen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scary Leatherworks Report post Posted September 16, 2011 Hi everyone. I'm working on my third leather project now. It is a refillable leather journal for my wife. In the course of working on it, I wetted the leather a few times and it is now pretty stiff. I used 6-7 oz. vegetable tanned leather. I did mold the leather around one of the journal refills once but flattened it again for much of the dying, sewing, snaps, etc... I'm not really sure how I should best go about giving it some flexibility again. In terms of finishing I had planned to use some carnuba wax and leather sheen that I had on hand. Should I use something else to give the journal proper flexibility? I don't want it to be too flexible but right now it is too stiff. I had done an iPod case earlier in the year that seemed pretty stiff when it was complete but seemed to get more flexible after the carnuba and leather sheen. All the wetting dries the leather out, so it needs to be re-oiled. Apply a coat of neatsfoot to it prior to dying and it will soften up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katsin Report post Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) All the wetting dries the leather out, so it needs to be re-oiled. Apply a coat of neatsfoot to it prior to dying and it will soften up. I will give the neatsfoot oil a try. Thank you for suggesting it. Edited September 16, 2011 by Katsin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
