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"...if you can keep 'em alive." My nickname is The Green Reaper.

Thanks a bunch. I will try this and see what happens. It's not that there's alot so if it doesn't work out, it's not a huge loss. Besides, I can practice with it! That's another problem, I live in a pretty dry part of the country (especially this year) so maybe I should invest in a humidifier of some sort.

First off, thanks to contributors. I've learned a ton already and have only a few hundred more tons to learn. Anyway, I acquired my Dad's old leather working tools along with a couple old kits and some belt blanks. The problem is its all about 35 years old. I tried casing it as per Tandy's instructional videos but it seems to dry VERY quickly. I just recently read another overnight casing technique and was wondering if that could help restore the leather or is it just too old for decent tooling? Keep in mind that the worse case scenario is that I use this for practice so it won't go to waste. Thanks all! Wink

Hey Colttrainer. Nice to meet ya. Ya, we're practically neighbors! I have to admit that I have difficulty drawing a proper stickman but I'm hoping to get good enough at this to make something worth giving as a present. For now though, I'm just happy to have another fun thing to do instead of getting into trouble.

Hey everyone! I just wanted to say hi and introduce myself before I come to these boards and ask all the newbie questions that you probably get asked all the time. I just inherited my dad's leathercrafting magazines (1972-'79 - the fashions are something to see!) and tools along with a couple kits and some dried out, 40 year old scrap leather. I haven't done too much with this stuff yet but I've enjoyed doing what little I've done so far. Anyway, it's great to find this place! Wink