thefanninator

I think it works great on leathers that won't burnish.

I tried melting some yesterday with a soldering iron. It worked ok but I did another coat and sanded. It might speed up the process of eliminating the line you get where the leathers are joined. Experiment and see if it works for you.

You can give it a fair amount of pressure and speed but make sure it's completely dry.

I rub the wax on the canvas then burnish with the canvas.

Make sure your edges are lined up as near perfect as you can or trim the edges after you glue and stitch. Sand the edges with 220 grit, 300, then 400. Apply a coat of paint. I use a scratch awl and let the paint drip onto the edge, tilt it and let it run down the edge to the other end, while dripping more paint on. Makes a very smooth coat. Be careful to not add too much paint or let it run down the sides. Let dry about an hour. Apply 2nd coat and let dry. If it's getting thick give it a light sanding with 300 grit. Apply 3rd coat. Let dry. Apply as many coats as you need to get rid of the line down the middle where the two leathers meet. Let dry. I haven't tried yet but 1000 grit sandpaper may look great and help get rid of any dried bubbles etc... Last I take a piece of canvas and rub paraffin wax all over one side and burnish the edge with it.

If you're using chrome tanned leather or finished veg tanned - yes. For unfinished veg tanned I follow hidepounder's thread: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=18101

Here's a simple card wallet with Fenice edge paint from Tandy on the edges. Several coats and some fine sanding and paraffin wax. I use a scratch awl and drop the paint on the edge, tilt it and let it run down the edge to the other end. 3rd one is a little too close and out of focus.

I bought mine at Tandy and they call it Tandy Professional Leather Edge Paint. Made in Italy by Fenice. Not sure how you actually buy it from Fenice. Buckleguy.com also has an Italian edge paint which may be the same thing. Same with Randall-Campbell. www.fenice.com

I've got a soldering iron that looks exactly like the Lee Valley wood burning pen with all the different tips. I bought it at Lowes for about $20. It gets too hot. Looks like Andrew may have the temp closer to correct 160 - 180...

I've come across & read about the Yankee wax too. I'm pretty happy with my edges right now with the Fenice edge paint, sanding and a coat of paraffin wax and burnishing. I still need to try melting it on some scraps. When the time comes to step up it will be the fileteuse and Beraud edge paint. I think it has the wax in it.

Hey great looking bag. I see you've already answered questions about the stitching but I was going to say basically the same things... thread looks small for the holes and hand stitching would look great too. Good job!

Wow, thank you very much.

The pamphlet that came with mine says: "Contenitori Per Colle" Which just means Glue Containers... and... "Saldati a ultrasuoni" Ultrasonic sealing.

Thanks! I bought it from Maverick Leather. They have a link at the top of the page sometimes.

I just got one from Ohio Travel Bag. The only writing on the thing is "Made in Italy" and "Minor 0.4-3012 Container"

Anyone tried any of the Renia Aquilim line? http://www.customboots.net/customboots.net/SNF_glues.html

7.5 x 4 inches Horween Orion leather, saddle stitched with Lin Cable @ 9 spi. Lined with French split goatskin, Tandy Pro edge paint.

Oh... Tandy has their Pro Edge paint on sale in Sept. Made by Fenice in Italy. I've been using it on Horween Orion and Essex. A few coats, some light sanding with a fine grit and a little wax on some canvas to burnish and the edges will look real nice.

Good work!

Start here: http://brazilianleather.com.br Look under companies. Pretty tough if you don't know any Brazilian Portuguese. Search here under Brazil http://www.leatherworkinggroup.com/tanneries.htm I found some pretty interesting sites googling Couro de Pirarucu. http://www.40forever.com.br/laura-lima-e-suas-bolsas/ My wife is Brazilian... I'll see if anyone down there can help.

Really nice work. I've done some double loop but not the Mexican round braid; it's awesome.

Looks good. I just made a couple pairs of rolled handles too. I'd give 'em some edge paint and next time trim them so the distance from edge to stitching is about half. Did you glue the handles first or just stitch? I saddle stitched mine and would like a larger cord inside to fill them out more.

Yes, Joe is right. In the video they are just burnishing the leather. As Joe said Valerie Michael mentions it in her book. If you don't own the book, you should.

Edges would look great with Fenice edge paint (Tandy Pro Edge Paint) which is on sale at Tandy. Couple coats, sand, another coat or two and some 600 or higher grit sandpaper and a coat of paraffin wax.