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Depends on its use also and where it used and is also another reason why no one can agree. A working saddle in Arizona isn't conditioned the same as a pair of hunting boots in Canada. we often comment without regard to other variables but only on what we know works for what we make where we make it. Here in Wyoming a piece of leather could lay out on the prairie for 100 years, I have found such old shoe parts while metal detecting. While a piece of leather in Louisiana may deteriorate in a few months due to the different climate, humidity, molds and such.

those shoes look pretty darn good did you put a heel on also?

heck yea!!!! I'm working driving mocs today lol wish me luck.

very nice antique effect for sure. That is a great tip.

great work indeed I made one similar a few years ago and they work great. I can carry either my 44 mag , my 1911 or my g3 on the same harness and surprisingly they all are very comfortable and secure.

paint the veg tan white or whatever color you want after tooling with acrylics then seal it.

I've done bible cover, holster and purse size pieces with no problem and penetration is a matter of how many coats you put on i usually soak it pretty good side to side then top to bottom then diagonally, with light applications it comes out nice and even and wet enough to tool. An oz. of dye is an oz of dye no matter how you put it on the leather it will go the same distance.

i double checked the link those are hand carving gouges that go down to 1mm.

you can get woodcarving gouges for hand work as small as you need, not all gouges are for lathes. i use a small vee and a small round for skiving as well as cutting corners and curves.

mine is about the same temp in the green house is in the low 40s, no visible changes, no smells.

try find a wood carving gouge that is the correct size. https://www.woodcraft.com/categories/carving-gouges

beware of following the masses, sometimes the m is missing.

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Your opinion means nothing here friend go somewhere else like face book to spoils peoples day.

i have elk tallow that is over ten years old and still not rancid. leather shoes wo socks/ sandals will smell like the feet that wear them in just a few weeks more or less. They take up human oil s from the body as well

How exactly does quality and faux even go together in a sentence? You can buy embossed leather that simulates the hide from other critters if that's what you mean. Tandy sells it.

they are fantastic as well. beautiful rendition of a civil war era bowie.

excellent job of it!

ewwwwww! expensive ones will do that too. if its a double action air brush start with air only then slowly pull back on the trigger to atomize the Dye. Plus if it sets a minute between sprays shoot it at some paper towel first to get rid of the blobs before shooting at your leather. i also start a little off project and sweep my airbrush across the whole piece covering half the previous spray pattern every time .

Hi neighbor and welcome from a couple hours farther west.

that is cool as heck man I love it!!

https://www.amazon.com/Fiebings-Golden-Mink-Leather-Preserver/dp/B000HHQ42Y

nothing would happen to s30v if you etched it unless maybe you clay tempered it the Hamon might show up. I've done one blade with that technique and it didn't appear very well. the difference is one is a lost art done by master craftsmen who spent a life time learning how. the other is done by just about anyone who can weld, buy a forge and power hammer and can get high carbon steel they have no idea where or how it was made lol. A lot of modern "Damascus" is simply steel cable forge welded so not a lot of learning involved in the process. Get it the right color, hammer , repeat. I love the look of the blades made from whatever you want to call it and have a couple myself but i also cant tell any difference in how they perform over a regular blade forged and tempered to the same hardness. Its use is a matter of looks now days not so much for flex and strength. here is some interesting info along these lines.https://knifewear.com/blogs/articles/the-truth-about-damascus-steel

you nailed it. Where did you find that picture? its awesome lol.,

i make a few knives and your right about most of it. Damascus knives stay sharp longer but require much more work when they get dull. the reason for this is that they temper it to be very hard steel. There are dozens of new age ways to make Damascus but not many compare to the original technique. The process originally came about to make not so good steel into really good steel that was both flexible and strong. We don't have to do that now we have good steel and other ways to do that. For a round knife it isn't needed at all but it does look cool, it wont make your work better but you can lay it next to your projects in photos for interest and folks will think your an expert or somethin. What you want in a good round knife IMO is a straight grind blade in 1095, d2 or something tempered easy to sharpen but still hold a good edge. Its not so much the steel type but the temper and grind that makes a good knife. Last variable of all is some folks like a hard blade that wears a long time some folks like an easy to sharpen blade so you will get different answers.