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Thank you very much guys! All suggestions and advices were useful and I now have an idea what to do with this paste. Thank you!

Thank you Chief! I bought neutral as I thought it would give my carving some light shading, but apparently there is really no pigment in it at all.. So I wonder what is the purpose of this antique?..

Probably you are right David, could be a thinner.. Then why they did not name "thinner".. just to confuse people. Thank you!

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Hi there, I am wondering if somebody could enlighten me on this subject. I bought Fiebings Antique Paste in NEUTRAL and can not figure out what is the purpose of this thing. It does not give any color, not even light tone or shade, it looks just like some finish. And do I need to put actual finish on top of this? So what do you guys use this neutral antique for? Thank you! Era

I enjoyed previous classes and can not wait for the next ones, ALL of them! Thank you Mike for this great project!

Thank you very much guys! Obviously I did not do much research around here.Thank you for the directions!

You guys living in America are so lucky! There is no Springfield in the UK or other great suppliers you mentioned on these pages.. Even if they are great to work with the postage charges are too high, plus there will be duty taxe added at the customs. For example, three bottles of antique stain cost $63.00 while the postage on them is $70.00. And then plus the duty tax.. Even if I do not want to, I will have to come back to Tandy's.. :-(

Thank you very much Cheryl! I think you are right and I should talk through all the details with the customer to make him clear about things which might go wrong (you never know).. And yes, for me it is hard to ask a real price - I always think it is too much and my work is not worth it. I think it is in my head, I need to overcome this thing. In the end of the day veg tanned leather IS expensive so no matter what you make out of it - it will cost money.. Thank you again guys! You gave me some emotional support!

Thank you guys! Thank you for your advise! Also, what finish should I use considering it will be on a desk and constantly rubbed ? Would resolene be good?

Hi, I have a possible order coming but I can not figure out the price I should set for my customer. He needs a leather desk top 100cm x 70cm. Well, he need 50 of them. Each will be carved with a picture he provides (the same one on all 50). My problem is I can not give him a price for one desk top as I can not find a decent option for leather. Sides are quite expensive and wasteful so I would go for shoulders. I can make only one top out of one shoulder. There will be waste but I could use it for handbags probably or something.. 70cm x100cm is around 8sq.ft - DID I count right? I have problems with this metric system.. If yes, then 50 desk tops take 400sq.ft of leather. I think it should be 3mm thickness and not less so I can carve it and it looks ok on the table but this is just my guess. Do you think thinner leather would do? The carved picture would assume some volume. So, shoulders seem like the cheapest option but if I need 50 covers then I need 50 shoulders. Does anybody know any other option to cheap down a bit such a purchase? I would appreciate any advise please. The desk top should be one whole piece with no seams (otherwise there would not be a problem). Also, do you have an idea how much such thing would cost? I can not find prices in the internet, only desks with leather tops but not leather tops separately. How should I calculate this? Please give any thoughts you might have as I am really stuck with it. Thank you very much in advance! Regards, Era