Hey guys,
This has probably been answered several times over here, but I didn't have much luck searching the forum, so I thought I'd ask.
Anyways, I began my very first leather project the other day, a new belt.
I started with a raw Tandy blank and was able to get it tooled to my liking, and then I stained it with some Eco Flow Pro Waterstain. Here's where I ran into a problem: After the stain dried for about 8 hours, the belt was extremely stiff. I didn't think much of it at the time, given it was my first piece, but while I was inspecting it, I realized that anywhere I'd bent the leather, the top surface wrinkled. No cracks or anything - just a wavy, wrinkled surface. I didn't bother finishing the piece because I know I'll have to start over - I did try adding some olive oil, though, to see if that made a difference. Not much luck
So for next time, I'm curious what I did wrong. What gives? Do I need to condition the hell out of the leather here at some stage here prior to moving it at all? Bad leather?
Hope you guys can give me some tips! Photo attached.
Thanks.
