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WOWWWW!! Beeuuttiifulll work!!!!! :w00t:

When I said corosion I was refering to some white corosion which I believe came from the tools being in a box with leather dye thinner which had over the years leaked onto the handle of the swivel knife I used. I was assuming that maybe that had flaked off and mixed with the moisture of the leather. I was just embarrassed that I had let my tools get in this condition and didn't want to expand. And yes Joanne they are great! They hit it right on the head and told me how to fix it. (and with something simple I could easily get from the grocer). There is a lot of experience and knowledge on this forum that I will continue to tap into if I run into trouble with a project. Thanks again everyone! By the way...my son loved the picture frame!! He didn't even realize that I had made mistakes and I didn't point them out! Thanks again!! Barb

ClayB and bruce johnson, Just a quick note to let you know I treated the marks with lemon over night as you had recommended and the marks are gone. I am so glad. thanks for the info! Barb H

Alex and joet, Just a quick note to tell you both thanks for all the info. I will certainly follow up on it after the holidays. I have decided to antique the whole thing. Once I went back to it it wasn't as bad as I had thought. anyway thanks! Barb

I am so frustrated. I was making a picture frame for my son. It's the first leather tooling I have done in 20 years. It has not turned out as well as I had hoped. I am actually surprised it turned out so bad because I used to be better at this. I just haven't done it for so long that I need to practice. I am at a point where it needs to be dyed and I am scared to do it for fear of ruining the project further. I am not so sure how to do the dying anymore. Maybe for this project I will just antique the entire thing. Are there any tutorials online that I can learn more about improving my leather work and also dying techniques? Thanks so much, Barb

My son attends OSU and I would love to get an Ohio State Buckeye pattern. Does anyone have one? Thanks, Barb

Ok...thanks for the info. It is a relief that the spots can be removed. Could tools being old and not used for years contributed to this? They are kinda coroded from being in storage in the attic for maybe 15 years. Any suggestions about how to clean them? I ought to replace them but it gets expensive. Have a great day! Thanks for all the advise! Barb

I started making this picture frame for my son but these black dots have appeared on the leather. Each time I get it wet more spots show up...almost before my eyes. I don't think it is mildew because I have only wet it down twice and it dried the 2 days in between. Can anyone tell me what this is and how to get rid of them? I tried soaking it in bleach water. It didn't help. I need to finish this before Christmas. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Barb