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jhora

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  1. That might be the trick - I had another piece of leather for gun holster. It stretched nicely despite the need to stretch it much more. It partially helped to reduce the size of the form (it is two piece, so I could actually make it flatter). But it was the leather, I now doubt it was weg-tan. It is incredibly stiff compared to the other one, which is double the thicknes, yet easy to shape. Looks like I didnt screw up the process, just used wrong leather. Next time I am buying directly from tannery, to be sure I get what I asked for. Thanks a lot for your input, guys. You confirmed my suspicion and directed me the right way
  2. What kind of leather should i use? I tried the tutorial today, made me wooden template affixed to desk, soaked the leather for two hours, but it almost wouldnt stretch, I found no way to mold it over the template. I was fighting it for an hour, resoaked it with water twice and I had to give up in the end, it was not possible to stretch it around the corners. I actually pulled out the tacks when trying to get it into shape. Since so many people are using this guide succesfully, I presume i did something wrong, but only thing I can think of is the leather itself. I used veg-tan leather about 2mm thick, quite dense. Should I use something else instead? Somebody please help me, I am lost
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