Curing leather in the oven

[fredk]

I keep sniggering. A 'hot box' means somat else here

Another way is for your 3 year old daughter sneak it off your work bench and hide it amongst the tomato plants in your green house, and you not find it for 3 weeks, long after you've made another for your friend

No 3 year old handy? plenty of parents will lend you one for a day

Sorry, I'm just being silly

[Handstitched]

6 hours ago, sheathmaker said:

An electric hair dryer works wonders for hardening leather.  I have had one plugged in on my work bench for years.  Used mostly for speedier drying but it will harden leather too.

 I got a cheapie hair dryer that I use on my bench. Also handy for when its cold during Winter and dyes don't dry well. I also put it  under my shirt when its cold in the mornings

HS

[Hags]

I have used my wife's oven on the bread proofing setting before. Not really impressed. I use a hairdryer a lot more.

[Bert03241]

I use a toaster over very low setting like 120

[fredk]

I wonder if the title of this thread could be changed to 'Drying leather in the oven'

imo 'curing' leather is quite different from what is being asked and discussed 

[Handstitched]

On 11/2/2023 at 4:39 AM, fredk said:

I keep sniggering. A 'hot box' means somat else here

We used to use a ' hot box' ( 4 reinforced foam panels with  a roof and a few heat lamps) to keep  our  Gelcoats warm when making F/G swimming pools, otherwise they won't go through the spray guns . We also kept our waxes for the molds  in there too .  

HS