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  1. A little homemade recipe for preparing liquid carnuba wax. I use it a lot and especially for the finishing of the leather edges. I reduce the wax flakes to a fine powder, to save time, and then I melt it in turpentine, and stir it regularly. The amount of turpentine I use depends on the viscosity I want to obtain. and for people allergic to the smell of turpentine it can also work very well with citrus oil. citrus turpentine
  2. In fact according to me, there are 2 schools, one that fixes the lining by gluing when the "panels" are flat, under construction, and one that fixes the lining on the top with the peripheral seam of the belt and leaves all the rest of the lining floating in the bag, but it's the one who makes who sees and who decides...
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    Awl makers

    Yes, I also think, that said, with a bit of experience, a good stone, I think you could manage to give it back its original shape, but I repeat, a lot of patience and regularity in the gesture.
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    Awl makers

    one to change the inclination of the blade and the other at the bottom to change the blade. or the other way round...
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    Awl makers

    nothing to see between a woodworking tool and a awl specially designed for working with leather.the ones I use are rolls royce and pierce the leather like a feather through the air. google Jerome David https://goopics.net/a/Xd1zFa1C
  6. once the wax has passed it is an illusion to think of painting over it even if you have cleaned it well.
  7. no no only this butter, as you make it on your hands or on your body,you use it as it is.you take a nut and massage your leather.
  8. NeetsFoot Oil makes miracle very often,but,in this case,and to avoid bad odor of nsfto,i prefer to re new it with shea butter-carite butter - sheaShea Butte
  9. the secret: do it, do it and do it again. thanks.
  10. thanks. show us that.
  11. Thanks Sir, from a specialist, the compliment is all the more valuable.
  12. My last creation... sheepskin and calfskin.
  13. You can't cut it. You can saw it.
  14. it's the same: https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/4000696224626.html?src=google&src=google&albch=shopping&acnt=494-037-6276&isdl=y&slnk=&plac=&mtctp=&albbt=Google_7_shopping&aff_platform=google&aff_short_key=UneMJZVf&albagn=888888&albcp=6459941648&albag=84161538224&trgt=743612850914&crea=fr4000696224626&netw=u&device=c&albpg=743612850914&albpd=fr4000696224626&gclid=CjwKCAjwg6b0BRBMEiwANd1_SDIiUMLpFHmv8l9hvwOa8fXwaIB7LfS86BdbiLskD6dHIb-yVqkdwBoCNnMQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
  15. paloma

    Hi from France

    Welcome parmi nous!
  16. thanks. I also like to draw and make simple articles, it just needs a little more time to think about it.
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