KarenVT

Thanks Dwight, Good idea about the trial chaps. What is your thinking when it comes to pricing the chaps you sell? Since it takes a lot of leather to make a pair of chaps and the leather costs around $200 to $250 dollars, what is a realistic price for a basic pair of chaps? Karen

Hi, I am struggling somewhat on the type of leather to use for making chaps and chinks. I’m interested in 4 to 5 ounce leather that is not too expensive. I have looked at several websites like Hide House and Tandy, but my confusion still exists. I would appreciate any suggestions as to the type of leather that fits the bill. Thanks

This is dry (2 days). When I apply the paste with the denim, I do get some paste on the leather not just the edges. It's hard not to. Actually I don't see how I am not going to. Any suggestions?

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I am finishing edges using the excellent directions provided by Hidepounder. My issue is that I am getting a magenta like discoloration of the leather near the edges. In Hidepounder's step 3, I either use just water or beeswax. In step 4, I use the Fiebings yellow paste saddle soap and apply it using denim. I am finishing my edges before I finish the rest of the leather. Why do you think I am getting this discoloration? Thanks, Kren

Thanks for the responses. I did make an attempt to spray thin but maybe I was still a little heavy handed. It looks to me that the Tandy spray bottle is just a normal type spray bottle. I didn't go that route because I thought it would do more of a heavy spray than the Preval sprayer. I plan to do some experimenting in the near future.

A newbie to leathercraft, and I have tons to learn. Just one of the many things that makes leathercraft so exciting. This site is an excellent resource. I greatly appreciate the information provided. My question is about the best way to use a Preval sprayer for applying Super Sheen. I closely followed the directions provided by Tandy on how to use the sprayer. The result was not what I expected. The super shene was not applied as a thin layer but tended to "bubble-up" for lack of a better description. The reason I wanted to use the Preval sprayer was to prevent the removal of the dye from the leather that occurs when I use a sponge to apply the super sheen. My project consisted of 2 pieces of leather that I tooled, applied colored dye, and then super sheen over the colored dyed areas followed by hi-light stain over all the leather. I sprayed both the leather pieces with super sheen. On the first leather piece, I wiped off the super sheen that "bubbled-up" with a cloth and the second I left alone to see what would happen. When I used the cloth, of course, dye came off in the areas that I had not resisted. On the piece that I left alone, it seemed to speckle the leather. Note- I did the spraying in my garage and the temp was about 40 degrees. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Karen