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and I've seen things like "leatherpen.com", but those are paint pens, and take too long to dry/too slow to write...

I'd like to be able to write little notes on scraps of leather to give to customers...I've tried using a sharpie, and while it works for a while, it gets gummed up quickly, particularly on a chromexcel type leather (works fine on straight veg tan, of course, but the waxes/etc make it worthless far too quickly). There's got to be some sort of pen/something that will consistently write on leather; what am I missing?

Art; thanks for the input. Should have mentioned that this is a watch strap, so having that thickness of leather just wouldn't work to fit through the lug-casing dimension.

bit late on this; but with my chromexcel shoes, I use Venetian Shoe Cream. You can get a 32oz tin from Fore Supply (http://www.foresupplyco.com/productDetail.asp_Q_catID_E_48_A_subCatID_E_63_A_productID_E_703) for pretty cheap. get some on with a cloth, let it sit for a little, buff, and brush with shoe care brush. Pretty happy with the look, but not sure it will work exactly as you want.

Hello all, I've managed to get my hands on some beautiful and not-cheap Horween shell cordovan. I'm trying to find some method to finish the edges; burnishing doesn't seem to work (at least, not the way I'm trying it--a little gum trag and tandy's circle edge slicker (http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/department/Tools/Mallets-Handtools/8122-00.aspx), and I've tried Fiebing's Dura Edge, and while it looks *decent* at first, it doesn't seem to stand up to much wear, and comes off in high stress/continuous bending areas, leading to a sloppy and cheap look. Am I doing something wrong with the burnishing, or will non-veg-tanned leather simply not burnish? I've got that edge slicker in an old b&d drill; maybe it needs some higher rpm's to build up the friction? Perhaps a wood burnisher made from some type of hardwood would work better? This is BEAUTIFUL leather, and I'd really like to find an edge treatment that will last and wear as well as the leather itself will. Thanks for any input you may have!