Members AWORKOFMARC Posted January 31, 2024 Members Report Posted January 31, 2024 (edited) Making a sunglass case for a friend....Anyone have some experience in stiffening Crazy Horse leather? Can it even be done? Cold water soak? Resin coating? Edited January 31, 2024 by AWORKOFMARC Quote
Members DieselTech Posted January 31, 2024 Members Report Posted January 31, 2024 I'm wondering if something like super sheen or resolene would stiffen it up. I've heard of people also putting melted wax of some sort to stiffen the leather also. Quote
Members AWORKOFMARC Posted January 31, 2024 Author Members Report Posted January 31, 2024 37 minutes ago, DieselTech said: I'm wondering if something like super sheen or resolene would stiffen it up. I've heard of people also putting melted wax of some sort to stiffen the leather also. I heard that wax is a method but not to do it bc it has a nasty habit of leeching out and permanently staining whatever it was on -- like car seats, furniture clothing etc. Quote
Members AWORKOFMARC Posted January 31, 2024 Author Members Report Posted January 31, 2024 I suppose I could always sandwich some sort of stiffener used in garment making in between a liner layer and the crazy horrse.. but that's way more invloved. Quote
Members Handstitched Posted January 31, 2024 Members Report Posted January 31, 2024 Some cases that I have done , I soak the vt leather, mold , shape etc. and then put them out in the sun , or near our wood heater if its cold outside. They come out quite stiff Then cut , shape, dye, seal etc. Just a thought. HS Quote ' I have a very gweat friend in Wome called Biggus Dickus, He has a wife you know, do you know whats she's called? Incontinentia.......Incontinentia Buttocks '
Members NatesLeatherGds Posted January 31, 2024 Members Report Posted January 31, 2024 8 hours ago, AWORKOFMARC said: Making a sunglass case for a friend....Anyone have some experience in stiffening Crazy Horse leather? Can it even be done? Cold water soak? Resin coating? Boiling water? How much do you have to spare and experiment with ? Quote Peace https://www.leatherandpaint.com
Members SUP Posted January 31, 2024 Members Report Posted January 31, 2024 (edited) Soaking should work. Routinely done when molding leather, is it not? But will not boiling water shrivel or shrink it like it does all veg-tanned leathers? Edited January 31, 2024 by SUP Quote Learning is a life-long journey.
Members AWORKOFMARC Posted January 31, 2024 Author Members Report Posted January 31, 2024 I'll try the soaking method... thanks for the feedback. I'll report back the results after some investigation on how I soak it in cold water properly. Quote
Members NatesLeatherGds Posted January 31, 2024 Members Report Posted January 31, 2024 56 minutes ago, SUP said: Soaking should work. Routinely done when molding leather, is it not? But will not boiling water shrivel or shrink it like it does all veg-tanned leathers? Might. YMMV. I've stiffened chrome leather with boiling or just off the boil water. Anyhow -- no promises, that's for sure. Quote Peace https://www.leatherandpaint.com
Members SUP Posted January 31, 2024 Members Report Posted January 31, 2024 Crazy horse can be chrome tanned or veg-tanned, it appears. @AWORKOFMARC you need to determine that first. Chrome-tanned does not shrink or warp in boiling water - one of the ways to determine if a piece of leather is veg-tanned or chrome-tanned. You could try on a small sliver of the leather. See here: Quote Learning is a life-long journey.
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