Toolingaround

Hi there I am a newb and struggling with this issue too! I can tell you with certainty that tan kote is not even remotely waterproof. Sneeze too hard and the darn stuff comes off and waterspots. Not a very good resist in my opinion either, pity cause it looks nice. Cheers, toolingaround

Hey thanks for the tutorial! I just made one for my husband before I saw your tutorial so mines a bit different but I like your idea of a tie down ring for the draw. Nice tutorial👍 Thanks again, Toolingaround

Hi Sylvia Thanks eh Nature finish, that sounds like fun to play around with too.👍 I hope to do three related techniques for the tutorial that of course can also be used on non goofed up projects as well LOL Cheers, Toolingaround

Hi Folks My appologies, I realized latter I should have put this in the dyes and finishes section. I think I will do a tutorial on this anyway and a couple of other ideas for damaged projects even though I got no replies. The wretched tooling job and my bad iPod camera (I used auto enhance which made it look shinier and less like metal) don't do the actual technique justice. I will post it in dyes and finishes when I get it done. I will try to get this up sooner rather than latter as there is nothing worse than goofing up a Holliday gift at the last minute but if life interferes and I don't get it posted please don't be shy to ask me. Cheers to you all 😊 Toolingaround

Hi Everyone I am so wet behind the ears in leather work that I am dripping but I have done a lot of other artwork. I came up with an alternative to the "dye it black" when you have an oopsy option. This is espeshally good for the "crap it turned out too dark!" order of oops. You all know that horrible dead brown I am talking about when your resist failed, you rushed things, your antique is blotchy and smeared and the color turned out like dog doo doo. Or maybe it only happens to me...... anyhow here is an idea before you pitch it in the trash. I can't believe I am actually showing this as my first piece on leatherworker.net but in the interest of helping someone else.........cringe here it is ( don't look at the swivel knife cuts or the edge or the design). Since this was destined for the trash anyway and my antiquing experiment failed horribly (sorry no before picture) I decided to do a copper verdigris finish on it. It is easy, cheap ( I spent four bucks at Wally world) and will happily put together a photo tutorial on how to do it if anyone is interested. I will use a better camera too. Cheers, Toolingaround

Hi Hosscomp Wow I love the case! The braided handle is a nice touch too. I am glad you did not give up when the stitching got tough. I am only doing non sewn projects right now until I can afford a decent awl and some punches. Sorry I can't help with the photo problem. I have not had the courage to post any pics yet myself. Great job, love it! Cheers, Tooling around

Hello Newbie here, I can't afford to buy an awl yet so presently I am just abusing scrap leather and have not done much in the way of a real project yet but I thought I would tell you about these needles from spotted pony traders. Here is there link http://www.spottedponytraders.com/products/i/?id=TO&action=detail&prod_id=125 These needles are super sharp! I took a picture of them stuck in heavy armor leather but can't seam to up load it to the form on my iPod at the moment. Any how the large S curve needle went through the super heavy leather like butter. Infact these needles are so sharp that you probably can not saddle stitch with them as they will probably cut the thread. They are great for frontier type cloths and moccasins. In a pinch they would probably do for your project and are cheep as dirt. The people are nice at spotted pony and so is their leather, unfortunately they don't carry veg tan. Good luck with your project! Cheers Toolingaround

Hello Everyone I am a rank amature newbie of the first degree and have been glued leatherworker.net since I found it!!! Being short on cash and long on enthusiasm I downloaded a bunch of out of copywrite books from google on leatherworking. In this book The decoration of leather Georges de Récy They mention a study done in 1900 on the durability of various book binding leather techniques and concluded among other things that oxalic acid is BAD news. I don't know what modern studies may have found but just something to keep in mind if you are doing heirloom stuff. Anyhow can't thank you all enough for this amazing fountain of knowledge!!! Cheers, Toolingaround