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Convex, so gaining I'd guess! LOL! A concave hammer wouldn't be very good, now that I think about it.

Get a good cobblers hammer then put a mirror finish on it. You will be pleased with the results of your firmly glued edges. Its also handy for wet molding pouches and sheathes etc.

Yep, some parts of the hide are looser than others and this happens. Not much can be done about it. You'll learn to recognize it in the future. It's usually softer than the rest of the hide, and when you edge it, all kinds of odd things happen.

There ya go changing the rules mid stream. At this point at a game of semantics. Of course its more difficult on all natural edges, but I know a guy who can do it. As soon as I find a pic, I'll post it. He's about as good as they come. But the OP's post showed black leather so why handicap yourself by limiting the use of materials to conceal it? If the eye can't see it, who cares if its actually there?

Nige, I'm not at all comfortable with my name being bandied about with the likes of those you have listed. In fact, I am decidedly UN-comfortable. However, I am comfortable with the application of the word art being applied to a functional item regarding the imagery I put on things. Calling a piece of work art is ultimately up to the viewer, but I stand on my statement that I am not the artist. I apply other people's art to leather in a skilled way. BIG difference. And your work is at such a high level that it could also be considered art. Making plain things is much more difficult than making them fancy. Nowhere to hide, as it were

You can get them on eBay for 12 bucks.

One thing about this. Using your contact cement properly is crucial. Thin glue is better than thick gobs of it, and its imperative that you hammer all your edges with a cobblers hammer. This compresses the fibers and helps make the composite as close to one piece of leather. The hammering step changed my world when it came to eliminating the line, but to see it now you'd need a good magnifying glass and very bright light at precisely the right angle, and even then, most people miss it.

One of the single biggest assets to my career as a leather worker was going to Sheridan within the first 6 months of starting. I learned more and saw more than you can ever pick up online, and it set the path for my skills for the future. If you have the opportunity, the show is this week and I highly recommend that you go there just to see what its all about. It will raise your awareness and your appreciation for what can actually be done with leather as an art medium. You'll meet some amazing people, spend more than you wanted an most importantly have memories that will last a lifetime. If not this year, then next. Its epic. The King's museum and Stohlman exhibit are worth the trip alone, and you can't beat a night at the Mint bar for telling tales and a Moscow Mule. Take a ride by if you can. You wont regret it.

I HATE the line. I have spent a lot of time learning to eliminate the line. With enough sanding, slicking and wax you CAN eliminate the line. Most people won't take the time to do the work required to eliminate it, but I refuse to let them live in my work.

And by applicator, he means the tool, not the person applying it

You need that applicator as it has grooves cut in it. You can lay down a perfectly straight line with it easily. A pencil will just smear it around.

Are you using the applicator tool that looks like a cone? I bevel and slick my edges before applying edge coat, but I sand them lightly after slicking to give the edge paint a place to stick. Its easy to get a clean edge using the applicator.

This. And its easy. Just trace the knife blade with a pencil and use that to create a welt. The rest is decoration.

I would stay away from Fiebings and ecoflow for edge paint. I use Fenice or Giardini for edges. They are both from Italy but far superior to the two you mentioned in my opinion.

You have forgotten booze...

Such a tease...

This type of marker is widely used for spirit dyes. You can only use one per color though.

Leather fidgets? About 30. Some are more swivelly than others.

Not these specifically, but ones similar to them. Acrylics don't work very well because they dry out in the bristles and cleaning them is a real mess. They work great for dyes though.

Please do! I'll have to suffer with the place here run by a dude who went to pizza school in Italy

Shit. Now I want pizza.

Truth. But I sure like spinning them

See, I'm a deep dish Chicago pizza fan. Love thin crust, but if you're in Chi town, might as well do it right! Besides, everyone knows the best thin crust can be found in Rome, Italy.

Alex, I removed the links due to their suspicious nature. Either post an actual picture of what you're looking for or I will delete the thread.

So the real fight in this thread is gonna be over pizza? Thin or thick? New York or Chicago? Lets get ready to rumble!!!