Can you stamp on bridle leather?

[pella]

DO someone use it?

I have hermann oak tooling side but i would like to try their bridle leather and i'm wondering if he is good for stamping (tooling), if it keep stamping good and long time when pieces are folded.

Any bridle leather that you find excellent for stamping, please let me know!

Another question, what do you feed and what amount to have a dry tooling or even that bridle leather (supposely quite dry) into a well feeded leather. I made myself a bridle and reins with the tooling leather and a put a lot of cream some oil and i find it still feel light, not greasy enough...i have the impression it is an impossible job!!!!!! Maybe do i have to give a grease/oil bath?! LOL!

I am use to Sedgwick english leather, i also try weaver english bridle leather wich is nicely feeded and wicket and craig bridle leather wich i was not very happy with...maybe because i order the light weigh 8-9oz i should order medium weight but it feel to me very dry, and it do not hold stamping very well from my experience.

thank you

[Billsotx]

If you'll call Judith at HO and ask her for some sample swatches you can get an idea what HO has to offer. I have both WC & HO bridle and the WC is drier like you mentioned. The HO is somewhat waxy feeling in comparison. I haven't tried to tool it so can't help you with that one. I think you'll have to antique it or get creative because the dye doesn't penetrate very deep. I think the only though and though dyed leather is their Harness grade and "I think" it's only available in black. As for a sample of that too. They have an 800 number on their website and the swatches should give you an idea what they've got. Hope this helps.