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Please avoid posting docx files that people have to open in order to read your post. Many of us are unsure of the risk we could be subject to opening your file. Quoted from the above file: I gained experience in leatherwork including teaching it as a subject at high school level culminating with handbags. Later I designed & made to measure ladies clogs with a variety of leather top choices, Cedar bases (on the Scholl design), rubber soled. I gradually collected a variety of tools and leathers. And after designing and making a multiple games table & decided to add carved leather inlaid sections for "taken" chess pieces and a board. Unfortunately A guest somehow left what looks like grease marks on the leather board which I have tried to remove without success a year & half ago. Can anybody advise me on a method that might be successful without damaging the stained squares I have tried talcum powder to soak up any fluid – too dry now? Having had no responses I have decided that after 40years the dark squares of the board are fading enough to warrant a clean and re-stain . Hopefully this might also remove the “greasy/oily” marks and I’ll will endeavour to apply polish to the leather more frequently for protection. OK the next decision being; what chemicals/method of cleaning the leather – I have heard that a teaspoon of Oxalic crystals dissolved in a pint of water works - From Raymond Cherry’s book General Leathercraft - although very old contains everything a beginner would want to know. How about some other cleaning ideas please? CrustyOZ

Show us some pictures of your press so we can see what you have and what you have done. Tom

@CHT Moved your post to leather sewing machines. Tom

@DelNeroDesigns Moved your post to Leather Sewing Machines Tom

There is only a short time window to edit posts. Just append a new post. Tom

@ABC3 You need to let people know where you are located. It would be a good idea to post a picture or two to help garner some interest. Also add shipping info; will you ship, etc. Please review the marketplace rules. Tom

Members can't delete posts, so you have to wait to see if we catch it, or report it. Thanks, Tom

@SDeaconandSon Multiple posts! Don't keep hitting the submit button. Give the server and internet time to respond. Deleted the extra posts. Tom

@Charles Klasman Moved your post to leather sewing machines. You'll get more action here. It's a good idea to add you approximate location to your profile so you get results that reflect where you are located Georgia USA according to your IP. Tom

I've seen both. The flesh side may hold more rouge or stropping compound than the grain side. Tom

@Chamod Moved your post to leather sewing machines. Tom

A picture of your plough gauge would help to see how you have it assembled so you can get some feedback. Also check with @bruce johnson here on LW. Tom

Kids played anywhere that there was an open area, vacant lots, backyards, etc. Not much of this today. Nice job. Tom

@Restorer Moved your post to Leather Sewing Machines. I think you will have a better chance of replies here. Tom

That is not a problem. I moved one the other day to a wrong forum, so had to go back and move it again! Tom

@EllenFox Moved your post to Leather Sewing Machines. You'll find more help here. Also about breaking the top thread, take a look at this post from just a few days ago. Another is to make sure you have enough top tension, but I'd suspect the post I linked to first. Happened to me as well. Tom

To resize and post photos, look at this link. For videos, post it on YouTube and link to it. Tom

@ThoughtFission Moved your post to Leather Sewing Machines. Tom

You can reduce them somewhat by using leather needles that have sort of a chisel shape rather than a conical shape point if you aren't already using them. Can also lightly hammer the bottom stitch line to hide it somewhat. Tom

Also have a look at Tandy's books. Especially "Leathercraft Tools". Tom

@Historicalbeltworks Moved your post to dyes ... etc. Should find some help here. Tom

@sainte Welcome to the forum. Please avoid using HTML encoding in your posts. Its format doesn't fit the window. If you are using a translator application to translate to English, copy and paste the text as plain text. Also moved your post to "leather Sewing Machines" You will find more help and answers here. Tom Edit - actually should be in Leather Machinery - so moved again. Might get it right someday!

Looks to be sewn twice, once with maybe a saddle stitch, then again with a cross stitch. Tom

For the question about the order of processes, here is a post about wet molding and tooling - wet molding first, or tooling first? See this example. You should take a look at the rest of the thread this example comes from. It really depends on how much wet forming you are doing as to its effect on the tooling. Tom

Leave the beginning and tail threads long, then finish off manually, good old needle and thread method! Tom