natenaaron

I realize this is a very old thread but I am wondering how this turned out.

You did well.

JLS, how do you, personally, measure for that thick belt?

thanks

Thank you. I was not aware of the hazzards of putting the leather in to long. How long should it be left in?

In woodwork vinegaroon is called ebonizing solution and I am familiar with it. The only drawback is the reaction is only surface deep. If you sand it you lose it. Of course you just reapply and you are good to go. At least that has been my experience. Wood is obviously not leather. I have been doing dome research and cannot find any drawbacks to vinegaroon, but I thought I would check. I know you put the item in the vinegaroon when you are finished so the holes get the reaction as well. I know the thread is not affected. I know that baking soda and a good rinse will neutralize it. What am I missing and what are the possible pitfalls of this type of leather covering. Is the reaction deep enough to allow for bending without fading?

I know there is a difference and that Chomexcel is retanned then oil "impregnated". I specifically asked about leathers that were not chromexcel but had the same properties. I felt sure after several questions that he understood what I was talking about. I will edit the orginal statement to say retanned instead of oil tanned. Thanks grmnsplx for correcting my terminology.

Being new I have been calling and talking to a lot of suppliers, Some helpful and some not so. One person at very helpful, and highly regarded business made the following statement in a conversation I had with them about their leathers. I asked "what is the difference between your Horween Chromexcel, and the other retanned leather you have?" The person on the phone did not know so she went to ask someone. She came back and put a gentleman on the phone. I asked him the same thing. His response was "Nothing but name, origin, and price" I asked about quality difference and was told there was none. I asked about differences in processes. He said Horween is pretty secretive but in his ____ number of years working with comparing and selling leather he sees no difference between the horween and other retanned leather. I am new, I don't know how true this is. How valid is the statement? What might be the draw backs to ordering a non-horween branded leather? There are some colors I am really drawn to since my first choice of horween seems to not be available anywhere. I realize this is not tooling leather and you can't mold it. Edited oil tanned to retanned because that is what we talked about.

Thanks Stangman645. I will contact them.

Living in the middle of no where my access to different leathers is nonexistent. The closest tandy to me is 5+ hours away and is not very helpful. While this site is full of good information there are a lot of leather names tossed around like folks know exactly what is being talked about. Among the more experienced this is not an issue. Among the unknowing it causes confusion. A physical description is nothing compared to hands on experience. So I am offering something that has helped me out immensely. A place called Tannery Row is the retail arm of Horween. While they are not the quickest to respond they are helpful and nice. They offer a sample of each of their leathers. These are small squares that helped put a lot of what I was reading about Horween leather into perspective. Once I get some practice I will definitely be putting these samples to work. I have not found this option for Hermann Oak but it is my guess it is available from somewhere.

So there is a reason. Thanks.

I have been noticing that there is a lot of differences in the length of the point on awls. Is there a reason some are short and others are long?

I just sent you an e-mail

ooooooooOOOOOOoooooo sharp. I would have liked to get a wider shot to maybe see how much pressure he was putting on the blade. I don't think it was much though.

I have no right to critique anything. Can you show some images of the inside please?

I owned a Boat repair shop and was on the other end of your arrangement. A customer came to me with a proposition. He repaired props. He had several high end props that he picked up, repaired and wanted to sell on consignment. He had a lot of hours put into them and did first rate work. You honestly could not tell the difference between the brand new props and his. Not a single one sold. He did get some repair work based on the work done on the consignment pieces but in the end he said he lost a quite a bit of money in time and materials. So, you might want to think about that money tied up in inventory that may or may not sell. Good luck.

That was a well done explanation about how it was done. I have a couple questions. What OZ leather did you use? The second question is the contrasting thread color, was that chosen by the customer?

Thanks for the answer I appreciate it.

I've been looking and not finding the answer. Is it just scrap from a side that you folks toss in the bin?

Do they sell the leather or just the goods?

Does anyone sell this?

that's it. Thanks

Because I can't remember the name. I can't check my history because we had internet issues. Had to delete that and all the cookies to get rid of whatever was bugging up. I was searching for leather belt blanks and came across a site that sells bison leather, and had blanks. Yes I know lots of folks have bison and bison leather belt blanks. This site had a regular price and a price for his "buyer's club" It was a strange name on the site and the buyer's club. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

We are a boat repair and storage business. I don't know how the recession affected the leather industry but it kicked the crap out of the marine industry. Selling the inventory has been difficult but some went to other boat shops in the area, and I am in the process of organizing the rest to try for sales to larger companies. Its not easy, especially with a full time job on top of it. Good luck.