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Rubbery Finish And Pebbled Finish - How?

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There are two kinds of leather I've seen on armor and I don't know how to acheive them.

Soft Rubbery Texture

I've seen leather with a rubber texture and I don't know how to acheive this. It isn't stiff at all. It's soft and spongy but not weak, like wet leather. It looks well oiled. It bends like butter but it doesn't feel weak. This was a web-glove arrangement to protect the back of the hand and fitted with eyelets and rivets. The leather was 10-12oz.

Pebbled Texture

I saw a pair of bracers, well crafted, hard as a rock with a pebbled surface. They felt like stiff plastic. Usually when I boil leather that hard it gets brittle (although I haven't worked with 15oz leather yet) and the surface remains smooth. I'm guessing it was wax hardened? Is there a special oiling process to keep hardened leather from getting too stiff? Do you want to soak the leather in oil? Do you want to oil hardened leather - a little, a lot?

Can anyone recomend a guide to hardening/finishing leather? (Any good youtube videos?) I've made a lot of leather but there is still a difference between what I am producing and the textures I am seeing the professionals produce. I think I'm missing something and I'm not quite sure what it is.

Mark Charke

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I'm far from an expert, but I've been using Latigo leather for dog collars that might be the rubbery one you're looking for. Mink oil it and then use cream conditioner and it gets nice and soft.

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