Knocking the Rust Off

[Knocking the Rust Off]

Welcome Colman, great looking piece you have there, love the color. So what exactly does NeatLac do after 25 years?

Ken

Ken,

The old NeatLac had a brownish tint to it out of the can. I tried it on a scrap piece of leather and it left brownish streaks, it kind of gives it an old look to start with. The results were not as good on the cover as on the scrap piece, but the family member was glad to receive a new checkbook cover.

I have since got a new can that I will be using on my next cover.

Johnny

[Knocking the Rust Off]

It has been about 20 years since I have made a checkbook cover. This cover made a family member happy, and I really did not want to relace his cover for the 3rd time.

I did learn a valuable lesson, Do Not use NeatLac that is 25 years old!!

Working on another checkbook cover and have a lot of ideas (thanks to others post) that I will be attempting.

jc

[New Tri-Tone Bussiness Card Cases]

These are more time consuming than the first one. Hope you like them.

Storm,

Very nice card cases.

I have a question, one the case on the left. Is the flower petals pearshaded from the reverse side or is this a dyeing technique?

I am going to have to make one of this style.

jc

[New to the Group]

Hello from the Gulf Coast.

I am just getting back into doing some leatherwork. It has been a long time since I have really focused on carving. I have been reading post and I am looking forward to learning from the members and hopefully contributing some helpful info for others.

Johnny