Contributing Member barra Posted October 26, 2009 Contributing Member Report Posted October 26, 2009 Dmr400. You will be surprised what you can scrounge/creatively acquire amongst standard Military equipment for your leatherwork. A couple of plywood planks held together with a wing nut will do at a push for a stitching horse. If you have no edge tool, The edges can be taken off with a gentle scraping with broken glass. When you attach your liner cut it ever so slightly over size. This will allow you to trim up to the size of the top peice. To burnish your edges just dampen the edges with water and vigorously rub with coarse canvas or cordura (gotta have plenty of cordura). You can then rub the edges with beeswax and use the canvas again. Boiled bark (whatever you can get hold of) or strong tea or walnut husks with some form of glue added will make a good edge stain. Use it as mentioned before to dampen and burnish the edges. If you can't find polishing compound, you can polish your awl blade with the striker from a match box and then give it a final polish with toothpaste. Barra Quote "If You're not behind the Troops, please feel free to stand in front of them"
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