Members newfiebackflip Posted February 8, 2011 Members Report Posted February 8, 2011 Just wanted to say I tried this step into casing leather and I didn't let it come back to original colour stupid stupid stupid stupid me. Only good thing that came from it was that I was just practicing my swivel knife, bad thing was when I bevelled it looked horrible! I will try again tomorrow, don't know if its lack of heat in my house or what but its been 2 hours and it is still dark as when I first placed it in the tray.
Contributing Member Ferg Posted February 8, 2011 Contributing Member Report Posted February 8, 2011 Just wanted to say I tried this step into casing leather and I didn't let it come back to original colour stupid stupid stupid stupid me. Only good thing that came from it was that I was just practicing my swivel knife, bad thing was when I bevelled it looked horrible! I will try again tomorrow, don't know if its lack of heat in my house or what but its been 2 hours and it is still dark as when I first placed it in the tray. Overnight at least. ferg
Members Skald Posted February 20, 2011 Members Report Posted February 20, 2011 I have often fond that the leather I am tooling is at its best the day after, if I put the piece to rest in a ziplock bag over night, and then just sweep it a couple of times with a wet sponge the next day. Then I get this "burnish" kind of marks from tooling. So, naturally, I have started to case the leather at least a good couple of hours prior to start tooling it. Good tutorial btw.
Members Bennie lovejoy Posted April 30, 2011 Members Report Posted April 30, 2011 Wow I haven't been here an hour yet and I've already learned something that has been frustrating me since I've tried tooling. Thanks for the lesson.
Members Bennie lovejoy Posted May 8, 2011 Members Report Posted May 8, 2011 If I may ask a question about casing? Is it best to case all leather or just large pieces? I usually don't use anything larger than say an 8" by 10" piece for knife sheaths and just use a wet sponge before tooling. is my logic OK for this? My impressions very rarely come out the same.
hidepounder Posted May 9, 2011 Author Report Posted May 9, 2011 If I may ask a question about casing? Is it best to case all leather or just large pieces? I usually don't use anything larger than say an 8" by 10" piece for knife sheaths and just use a wet sponge before tooling. is my logic OK for this? My impressions very rarely come out the same. Bennie, I case everything! If the piece is realtivly small and I can wet it and tool it in one sitting without re-wetting, I might do that, but if time allows or I am thinking ahead as I should be, I case everything. Bobby
Members Bennie lovejoy Posted May 12, 2011 Members Report Posted May 12, 2011 Thanks Bobby. I'll start casing all my leather from now on.
Members Stagdag Posted May 12, 2011 Members Report Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) Thank you, I ended up not using that bridle leather for anything but straps and simple wetformed stuff. It just wouldn't take a stamp! PMZ Well, tonight I am going to try tooling a piece of leather I cased today. It will only have been perhaps 8 or 10 hours since I wetted it? I ran it under a warm faucet till it was limp, and hung it up on a laundry hook. (I've already assembled it, just wanted to do some tooling). Is 8 or 10 hours enough time for it to dry? Thanks much for your help! PMZ Edited May 12, 2011 by Stagdag
Members cuzi Posted May 20, 2011 Members Report Posted May 20, 2011 The download is very helpful and appreciated, regards.
Members freedom13 Posted August 1, 2011 Members Report Posted August 1, 2011 Hi Bob, I have searched through the posts on this and other forums but cannot find any reference to my particular problem. I have some 3 great looking hides about 6mm thick that have been put away for about 30 years in a closet that I thought was pretty light proof but it seem that some light has effected parts of the hides. I should be able to work around that while building a saddle so no problem there. I cut some sample pieces from the hides and dropped them into some plain water to case them so I could get a little practice with the swivel knife after so long but they did not seem to absorb water very well at all. Hardly any bubbles and the light effected part of the hide seemed to remain very hard. I soaked the pieces for about 2 hours then into a plastic bag to overnight in the fridge. When I pulled them out they were still as stiff as a board. I guess that it has something to do with the age of the hide. Will I just have to soak them longer or do you have any suggestions. I havn't tried any of the formulas listed on the forums as yet as I don't want to preempt any solutions. Hope you can help. Richard
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