Tkleather1 Report post Posted March 19, 2009 I am also interested in either purchasing or making a slicker. Are the best ones made of glass? where would I find one and can one be home made? does this help alot in the tooling? I do quite a little bit of tooling but have never slicked leather before tooling or carving. I hope that Hidepounder and others like him can help me in the process that they use to prep the leather before the tooling process as their work is outstanding. I know that there is more of you than just hidepunder but he is the first one to come to mind. I hope I dont offend anyone by not mentioning you by name but all of you outstanding carvers I would sure appreciate it if you could walk me through your whole proccess of casing and slicking and what not. I think it will help me get to the next level as I am still a lot of steps away from your levels. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BearMan Report post Posted March 19, 2009 Hi Tk, The slicker, helps alot in the prep. for tooling. It helps to even out the surface, & close the pores, somewhat, making the leather more even & consistant while tooling. I've also found that a piece that has been slicked & cased, will hold moisture longer, that a cased piece that hasn't been slicked. Which is a good thing! Also, it seems to me that a slicked piece just seems to carve better, & smoother. Plus, in the process of slicking the leather, you are also adhearing it to the backing better. My proceedure is: applying the anti stretch backing, wet the leather, slick in all direction, re wet the leather, & case. If somebody does it differntly, Please let me know. Ed P.S. I made my slicker about 30 years ago out of 1/4" Lexan, with a leather half wrap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
