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Holy Crap, I put waaaaay to much oil on this thing. It's so dark it looks like I have already stained it. Is there anyway to recover? Anyone cound a way to draw oil out of it? Dry it out basically......

Thanks Bruce, all of my leather at the moment is from tandy. However I have been chomping at the bit to take a look at some other tanneries when my stock is low. Right now I am working on a motorcycle seat for a friend. I'm using a 6-7 oz hide. It's very dry now that I'm done with it. I applied a few light coats and it appears pretty splotchy at the moment. I will give a night to soak in and see what it looks like in the morning. It darkened down quite a bit, so I am hoping that it lightens back up as it dries. Thanks for your time. Craig

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If you don't mind me asking,what did you give for the machine? I am looking at one that is the head only, no table or motor.... Just curious

Good questions Bobby, I was looking at doing the same for my crew. I think the engraved plastic idea from dwight is great for mass production of them. But otherwise, I like the idea of all tooled leather key fob better. REAVES: I was looking through your website, Good looking stuff man. I like what you did with the back plate on your bunker gear suspenders.

This place is such a plethora of good info! Thanks for putting that together, really well done. I realized why my toolings kept losing some of their depth, too much "casing" with a sponge as I work it. I will be experimenting with this method on my next project.

Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate the info. Don't have any Murphy's. Would EVOO or Lexol work? Would one be prefered over the other?

Really? No one?

I have looked around and can't seen to find an answer. can I reuse my leather strop? One it's dirty can it be effectively cleaned and re used? Also, I saw a write up recently where someone recommended using a dense card board to strop instead of leather. Any thoughts on this?

How much is enough? Can you describe the desired results I am looking for? I have been working with leather fpr several years now, self taught. And this is one area I am realizing I was WAY off on. In an effort to elevate my game I am working on refining my finishing work at the moment. I am using hides from tandy and after tooling one, I tried using EVOO. I put on a fairly liberal coat and it soaked it up pretty quick. The leather has only softened marginally, it's still pretty stiff. Its about a 12 oz leather so its very thick, I am assuming this comes into play with how much of the oil will be required too.

Looking for a stamp to create a diamond plate pattern. Know of anyone that is already manufacturing one? If not where could I find someone to make me one? I want a stamp that allows the pattern to stand up like real diamond plate would. Like this : http://www.made-in-china.com/image/2f0j00UMeQmbFIgRpGM/Aluminum-Diamond-Plate.jpg or This: http://www.beacongraphics.com/images/diamond-plate-10.jpg

LOL- Tap Tap Tap, Love the name. My wife makes fun of me for that noise all the time whne i ma sitting in the kitchen working while she tries to watch TV. Yes Ifound what I needed, Thanks! I didn't get to finish my intro. I'm a fireman by trade and we caught a call in the middle of my intro. Here are some pics of some older motorcycel seats I have done and some leather suspenders I finished up the other day for some firefighter buddies.....

Hey Everyone, My name is Craig and I have been working with leather for about 5 or 6 years off an on. I have recently tried to get back at it and was looking for some guidance on a particular project when I found the forums. I am excited to pick your brains, learn some new techniques, figure out where I have gone wrong on old ones, and just generally improve on my skills.