stampingdelight

great find

what does everyone like leather cream or leather conditioner for use on items or does anyone like using both on items to keep in good shape for years to come? my under standing is conditioner is more to replenish oils to keep from getting dry why leather cream helps keep item looking nice, just wishing to keep my leather items in great shape so asking see what is best or if would hurt leather any if used both to keep it nice. always nice to get peoples thoughts and feelings.

ok I take it that any leather conditioner will clean the leather & they should help restore oils lost over time. was just looking to get some and never new so many where around so thought to see if all should be about the same if made for leather.

@Hags @Handstitched @fredk thanks so much

does anyone use outside spring calipers/inside spring calipers in leather working or even other tools like those besides wing dividers? if so what is best way to use them?

@Hags what is the name of the 3m stuff or where does one find did try searching just came up empty

@fredk thanks will try that or at least get some to try, any place the best to buy

looks good

nice

what is everyones thoughts on the nylon hammer for leather working? I have been using a rubber mallet & wanted to upgrade so thought to ask for feed back,

ok thought to ask all of you since many of you have been tooling for some time. what is better to use when beveler tooling the checkered/textured or smooth? would checked be totaly different to textured when tooling? does the checked or textured hold the dye better to giving more deepth when you dye not matter the kind of dye? testured tools would be like pebbler or matted style & checked tools would be more one with many dots or linesl & has the roughness? I have use all the tools I just never learned all the proper names or what to use them best for & such. thanks again everyone for being so helpful.

@Hags never used double sided tape, will have to try. now would the double sided tape like you use with fabric would that be the same. and thanks to everyon for the help.

nice

@BlackDragon photo of hole item

does anyone use glue with leather working if so, what type of glue has everyone found works best when gluing leather together? or is it not good to use glue with leather?

helle I am trying to find item in photo looks to be 1" I have looked under conchos thinking that is what it is with no luck, anything I find close to it does not have the hole in the middle & is half the size. any help would be wonderful & where to find to buy would be appreciated.

@fredk k worth trying if need more help will ask encase did something wrong or could of done better. last time I dyed I started on the edges, so starting in center might be better will give it a try.

what kind of airbrush

hello everyone, what is the best way everyone found when dyeing a large piece of leather. think is little over 1 foot and half to 2 feet? other item looking to dye would be 3 to 4 feet long once get made. has anyone dipped leather into the dye, if so what is best to use like a plastic bucket?

hello I have some undyed vegetable leather, got cut and tooled, to me feels stiffer now. my questiion is what can I use to soften before i dye? I read can use mix of rubbing alcohol with vaseline, mink oil or neatsfoot? what does everone use or find works best, for hoping not to darken leather.

@DieselTech thank you very much

great work

made a leather card holder for a friend for christmas, different to what was going to do. leather did not want to allow me to transfer image, even when I tried cutting into leather was hard to see the lines with the fuzz part so just make outline stincel traced out before adding all the detailing in by hand.

hello all tryed my hand at a making a freind a leather birthday card, along with a home made box. any thougts how to make better? after seeing some peoples work thought maybe should of matted around the letters but, only after was fully done, not sure if would damage the letters if I did matting.

hello I am looking to make another hat and before I do wanted to get some tips so asking more questions, for last time I dyed my hat got streaks, from using the daubers. so now I wanted to ask what is a better way of dyeing to avoid streaks and get one solid color? should I put dye in a bucket and dip into the dye asking for those that have done it? what about getting the leather lightly damp where it just turns brown, so does not absorbed as much dye not sure who has done that? any thread best or can i just at leather thread? when punching holes for stitching what is best way to keep track of the holes for I normally punch holes I juch cound how many times I do puch with the leather stich tool & want to see if might be better way? also for sealing leather seams what is best to use, could I use mink oil or what do you recoment for not sure if should look at even using wax something I have never done so not sure kind of wax to use if would do that. should I want leather to keep shape any tips should I stich together, wetten lightly & bake the in the oven, ithen dye the leather? f so how long and what temp? any other tips? also if wet molding some areas what is best way to keep the shape if not on edge of leather like you might do some folding/bends on a leather mask yet keep shape? anyother tips you can recomend to try let me know please. thanks again to all for your help is nice to get help as one makes things or how to do better.