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Hi folks,

since now I have made some knife sheaths and a few little things like a card wallet or a case for my smart-phone. Everything was done using veg tanned leather.

On a trip to the US a short while ago I bought a neck part of oil tanned leather at Tandy´s. My intention is to make a medium size messenger bag out of it.

Planning the project I have realized that oil tanned leather may not be the best for a bag strap but was not able to find conclusive information on the net. Would it stretch too much?

I have also learnt it is not really possible to burnish the edges of oil tanned leather. Should I just leave them alone?

Any thought? Ideas?

Thanks for the effort!

Edited by lederfun

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You can power sand the edges with a fast sander if you have a real light touch. Then you can put a bees wax finish on them. -- Tex

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