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Oh. Okay. Thank you.

Oh. Okay. I did not initially see the springy plastic. These are are a great idea. Where did you get that springy plastic base, if I might ask?

Wow! Those are lovely! Do you make them in different sizes?

Love that! I'm going to make one for each of us in my family!

Great advice @Dwight and @Mulesaw This thread needs to be pinned for anyone who wants to start a leather business. .

D-Limonene in water with alcohol and a surfactant. Spray on, leave for a while, wipe off, repeat until clean. This usually works for most things. If it is dog stuff on your leather, it might work. I use a 16oz spray bottle, 3 Tbsp each of D-Limonene and rubbing alcohol and a couple of drops of dishwashing soap. I increase the Limonene if needed. It is a solvent so I wear gloves when making the concoction but the spray is harmless, at least for me and my dog. I use food grade everything.

Thank you @Zanshin.

Thank you for those tips. I should try that, since I already have the tin.

Oh Yuck! And before my first coffee too!

That's properly intimidating!

I can imagine. All that hard work and the beautiful results. It is heirloom quality.

That's very beautiful!

I found this small edge paint roller some time back. it works well for smaller items. It is available on Amazon and Temu, Temu being half the price but longer wait time for delivery. Artisan Leather Supply has something similar but with an attachment to control the thickness of the paint film. Buckle Buy has a larger roller for larger projects but that is, of course, more expensive.

I just use a permanent waterproof Gorilla glue and it works fine. I have barge but never used it. Too much of a hassle with worrying about the lid getting stuck and so on.

I saw an East Asian video for this some time ago but I cannot find it. The woman used dilute Tokonole on small sections (so that very little is absorbed) and quickly slicked it down, moving her glass slicker in long strokes in one direction, towards the edges. This pasted down the fibres while removing most of the Tokonole, leaving only a very thin layer behind. This smoothened the flesh side without making it stiff or damaging the tooling on the grain side. I tried it and it works well. Much pressure is not needed, so the tooling on the grain side is not damaged in any way. I used a glass coaster for this as I did not have a burnisher and it worked. If you use something too heavy or put too much pressure, the tooling might get affected. This technique does not require much pressure.

You've caught the eyes really well! That sweet innocence that all dogs have.

And now, why not get back to the subject of this forum in general and this thread specifically? If anyone wants to discus religion or does not like what is done here or the people here, there are surely other forums for such people. Just not this one. As my wise old great-grandmother used to say, " If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.'

Let's get back to leatherwork here and away from other non-related matters. @toxo are you planning to stitch around the edges like the one on the right? It would be a pity if they opened up, after all your hard work and care for detail.

Well said. Trying to be as truly good a person as possible is all that matters.

Hee hee, I rarely use gloves. Too uncomfortable. So I go around with stained hands, although most dyes come off if scrubbed with those yellow scrubbies. Last week it was vinegaroon, no idea why it dyed around my nails. That stayed for a while.

@toxo That is a lot of work! You have got all the lines so regular and straight and even. It certainly looks worth it! The final 'fabric' is bright, beautiful and cheerful as are the keychains. Good work, my friend.

@Aventurine That is an interesting idea. Hold in whatever moisture that is present while preventing more from entering into the leather and damaging it.

@Aventurine I did not think of that. Something else then. Will need investigation.

@Aventurine I think it would be helpful to get an idea of how long the mix works for. Even if you cannot find the recipe, I'm sure there will be people here who will want to work with those ingredients and come up with something so effective. SO in place of cherry gum. something like gum arabic should work, isn't it?

@Aventurine Could you post the pics here of the items that you do have? If you can find that recipe, it would be great see it here. A mix that is so effective, is, I think, a leatherworker's dream. Also, what is cherry gum, if I might ask? When I search for it, all I get is chewing gum in cherry flavor or something about wood.