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I recently posted a thread about this issue and was given some tips I tried. My issue seems to be a dried out rough looking edge within my carving design. I've included pictures of the leather laying flat and bent to show the issue. I've also included a picture of how deep I am cutting with my swivel knife. The things I've tried: I have started casing my leather for 24 hours prior to cutting or bevelling. I never bevel or cut unless the leather is at the perfect moisture. I starting cutting less deep and bevelling less deep. The last thing I did was bought a better grade of leather. Can anyone see the issues I'm facing or am I being way too picky about my work? I have new picture I can upload tomorrow.

I recently posted a thread about this issue and was given some tips I tried. My issue seems to be a dried out rough looking edge within my carving design. I've included pictures of the leather laying flat and bent to show the issue. I've also included a picture of how deep I am cutting with my swivel knife. The things I've tried: I have started casing my leather for 24 hours prior to cutting or bevelling. I never bevel or cut unless the leather is at the perfect moisture. I starting cutting less deep and bevelling less deep. The last thing I did was bought a better grade of leather. Can anyone see the issues I'm facing or am I being way too picky about my work?

I just read through the casing method. Very interesting. I want to see if I'm understanding it completely. Pre-tooling, I should wet the piece and place it in a bag or airtight container then come back to it in a day? From then on, after I start tooling, i need to keep the parts I am not tooling yet, covered. Would it also help to cover the areas I have tooled so it doesn't get wet or handled too often as well?

I generally spray the piece down with water, then I wait a while testing every so often until I can start tooling the area.

Thank you for your responses. I will continue to try and improve

I have been cutting about halfway through the leather. I try to tool my leather when it feels slightly damp to the touch. I generally wI'll try a small spot and if it isn't burnishing really well in that area I will come back to it. Is this piece destroyed or is there something I can do to save it? Since I made my cuts so deep, my bevelling is pretty deep as well I don't want to punch through the leather as I have in certain other spots since I like tooling deep.

Hello Everyone, I am brand new to the site, but have been working with leather for quite a few years now. I am 100% self taught, so many of my techniques could use refining. My current problem/question involve carving techniques. I have been noticing that while im in the middle of beveling and backgrounding a piece, parts of my leather ( where i have made cuts) starts to get very brittle and almost takes on an undercut look to it. I have tried applying a leather conditioner, but it seems to give me issues when i go to stain my piece. I have included pictures of examples to help explain my question as well. I need to figure out how to make my work look more crisp and refined. Any criticism is greatly appreciated. Thanks KB Custom leather