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That is beautiful! Keep up the good work and keep showing us the results

This was a good thread. Especially the sand after paint, paint again, sand, paint again...You can get some smooth edges this way. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=50391&hl=

Gonna try that E6000, can get it at Home Depot Never heard of it before, been using Lepages Heavy Duty Contact cement....ok but messy and stringy and the cap lets air in so it hardens too quick in the can.

pretty cool

Springfield Leather is now selling Horween so that is a good resource in finding some. http://springfieldleather.com/502/Horween/ Maverick leather in California has Horween. I have not purchased from them, but it looks good, has sales and seconds. http://www.maverickleathercompany.com/#!horween A couple pics and some more info. I kinda went nuts as I could feel how special this leather was and know it is hard to come by. Pic 1 These are the backs of three rolls top=Blue Cavalier mid=Tan Cavalier and bottom= Chocolate Horse. All are Chromexels. You can see the waxiness in the back of the chocolate horse compared to the other two. The Cavalier will make great bags and has a looser more flexible feel. All have the pull up effect that is easily rubbed out with friction. My son found that gorgeous blue stuff under a bench-so glad I brought him along that day! Blue will be a portfolio and a bag for my daughter. Tan will make a sweet bag. I have another chocolate roll I can't find the receipt for. I think it is also Cavalier and part of it is on it way to being a school portfolio for my son. Pic 2 Two rolls (blue and tan) and two strips (black and chocolate) The blue and the tan rolls on bottom show both front and back, they are the Cavaliers. The black strip on bottom is an Essix, a form of Chromexel- it does not have the pull up effect and to me is in between density of the Horse strip and Cavalier. The upper right is the Horse strip Chromexel in that beautiful chocolate brown. It is my favorite for color, feel, smell and workability. With its tight structure it cuts just sweet and is easy to edge. I made an angle card wallet out of a cut off and love it. No wax transfers to my clothes so far. Happy leather working!!

Wow, that was awesome!!!!

I have been researching Horween leather and stumbled on an article about a Factory tour. http://www.gentlemansgazette.com/horween-leather-company-chicago/ Been researching Chromexel as I bought some and wasn't sure what I had. I have some black Essix, two Cavaliers, horse strips and one I can't ID as I can't find the receipt for it. There are numerous versions of CXL each with different properties and uses. Horween has a great website with tons of stuff This is their full tanning list showing properties http://horween.com/leathers/full-tannage-list/ Cool stuff, love to do a factory tour one day

It's not that far of a drive for me......hmm Thanks for the post

Great stuff It must have been a ton if work to film all that. You are going to inspire others to take up leatherwork with this vid

I would say Springfield is the way to go, those guys are great

Ya it looks like chrome tanned leather. Could be cow, goat whatever... soft and flexible. I am sure you can find something similar if you go to a Tandy store or give Springfield Leather a phone call..they will help you out. Good luck

It's always tough to find the exact leather again as skins vary amongst each other You are getting overcharged IMHO for that leather unless it is an exotic skin I can get USA made Horween Chromexel , arguably one of the nicest leathers to work with, for $8-$9 sq ft all the way up in Canada

I would get the scrap packs from Springfield They are great for practice work

Interesting Still a little Star Trekkie for me....like the replicator that creates food from nothing. What are the raw materials and energy sources for the culturing process ? I call BS that the factories would be open and educational; that is a little too utopian for me to believe. Still, an interesting idea, but to me comes off a little like an infomercial.... I have this company and we are making this thing that will change the world (and make me stinking rich )

I am a big fan of your work and these are as nice as usual. I like how you turned the corners with the stitching pattern on the bottom edges, following the turn of the leather.... Gonna try that rather than a 90 degree turns

I have a fingerprint of stray glue I am going to try that on Thanks!

I will try to remember to stay on your good side! I thought your post was going to be about bugs eating your leather .....it was, just a different kind of buggers.

Welcome from the West Coast, keep posting away!!

Thanks Jax,I appreciate the info

Ahhhhh that is what I wanted to hear. I have most of the Stohlman books you list, which I find really dated in style but good for techniques. It sounds like I need to visit the store and have a look through the book before deciding if its for me Thanks

Thanks veedub I am gonna ponder it a bit. Bit too busy and lazy to travel to the store, so would be doing online order.

My September Tandy flyer says Retail $314.99 Sale $259.99 Gold $239.99 Elite $179.99 My membership is due, so would be renewing it anyways. Is it worth having? I can't find anything that shows it's contents

FO Baird Leather Secrets is on sale at Tandy for $179 for elite members. I know this is a reprint and not the original, but is it worth it at that price? I am really tempted, a copy on E Bay is over $225.

Thanks for posting that, I will do it more now So simple: sand and paint, sand and paint... That is how those edges look so smooth