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Put some Tan-Kote on a wool pad and go over it again. This will lift more of the antique out of the leather, and may lighten it up a bit. Tan Kote 50/50 for me works well as a resist when I want some of the antique color to get into the leather. Pro Resist keeps more of the color out of the leather. The old Neat Lac works well in that regard as well. Here in the South where it is really humid, I leave the resist on overnight to dry, and sometimes do a second coat and let that dry overnight as well. Do you have any examples of work that you want to be able to emulate? And I still experiment or do a "test run" on a small piece using the identical leather almost each time I do something, particularly if it is a large or difficult item to make sure I am going to be happy with the results. Surprises suck sometimes. YinTx

Beautiful. The burnish is outstanding, and the bargrounding is flawless! YinTx

Those came out fantastic! Did you do the floral pattern yourself? YinTx

It is different, and I like it. I think it fits your style well, I hope you do more like this. YinTx

Proliferous and skilled! Fantastic wallets. YinTx

Awesome. I can just see the look on folks' faces when you are out and about with that! YinTx

Really nice! I like the handle. A whole lot of stitching in that! YinTx

I have seen and tried using crayola for burnishing wax, seems to work so so. Also, Sharpie markers seem to work well, also they sell pens that you fill with dye that help with more accurate placement of edge color. If you are using an edger, doing so after the edge dye can remove some of the bleed. Sometimes, when it seems you have not put enough dye, it is enough when you start to burnish. Try putting on very very little, thinned a lot if needed, then burnishing. You will find the burnishing distributes the dye some and also darkens the edge sufficiently to look nice. Or no dye at all can look decent on edges. Just some options. Edge paint if all else fails. YinTx

Nice pattern! Did you sew the individual pieces together? YinTx

Not sure how this disappeared off the radar, because that is some nice work! Nice bit of iron to go with it! YinTx

Photos a bit tiny, but from what I can see, seems pretty cool! YinTx

I've been looking for a Henley. If the offer falls through, I am interested. YinTx

If I need a high shine on veg tan leather, I've had success using Angelus High Gloss Acrylic finisher. Fiebeng's Pro Resist also results in a high shine finish. For a more natural high shine, try multiple coats of Carnuba wax, polished extensively (it helps to have a polishing wheel to help here). YinTx

Beautiful work! YinTx

Considering the hiatus, doesn't look like you missed a beat! Nice piece! YinTx

Truth is I was a bit disappointed too, I could make the drive. Will just have to wait for all this covid nonsense to settle out. YinTx

Thanks! New owner should get it tomorrow, so we'll see how it goes over... YinTx

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Sounds like you got a good doc. Awesome thing! YinTx

Thanks much! Appreciate it Ross, although I've seen some of your work like the wood machinist tool box, that had to take a lot more patience than this! Thank you very much! I went a bit bigger on the stitching than I normally do, used a set of Blanchard Irons in 7spi, a medium awl with 432 Fil Au Chinois, I think it is a decent combo. YinTx

OK, LW.net did not notify me of the update on this post! So my apologies for the delayed response. I must say this exceeded my expectations by a long ways. My dad was thrilled with the cane, fully complimentary of the woodwork, and has tossed his other cane to the side. The curves on the handle really make everything stand out in a phenomenal way. The craftsmanship is outstanding. I could not be any happier with this work. Thank you again so much @rodneywt1180b for the patience waiting for my leather work to show up, and the expediency in completing your end of the work. He received it before his birthday, which was perfect timing! I haven't seen it in person myself, but eventually after all this Covid nonsense, I expect I'll get to see it! YinTx

Awesome work! Both on the sheath and the blade. I like the way you matched the style with your tooling/stamping to the blade handle. YinTx

The inside is a soft liner leather. For better details on how it is done, check out a previous thread I had, it includes links to Jim Linnell's free course that really lays it out: Thanks for that! So many aspects to boxers, hard to decide which one to depict! YinTx

Thank you all, and yeah, it was a bit of work over several weeks! Gary, sorry if I was misleading. The front and back panels that are tooled and stamped were 9 oz. The spine, which you can see is stitched in separately, is 4 oz. I cover it with a soft liner to make a seamless interior. Appreciate the compliment, I feel I still have a ways to go. The design flow as I mentioned is a slightly modified Jim Linnell design, so he gets credit for that. The mashing and butchering on the leather is my effort. I think the new tools I am using have helped out some as well, which was hoped for, but somewhat unexpected. I had some too growing up, glad to know you could see it! I think they have contributed to my sense of humor. I am worried only boxer owners might fully understand the image... YinTx

That is a really cool rendition of Speedy! If you have already done 8, you are doing something right for sure! YinTx