Members JoelR Posted November 12, 2009 Members Report Posted November 12, 2009 Can someone please explain to me what is meant when a leather is described as 'Hot Stuffed' and what are the pros/cons to this (and maybe add it to the 'leather terms' post)? Thanks. Quote By the end of the show you start telling them you keep a few head of steers behind the house and go out and carve off a strip when you need it, it grows back in 5 or 6 weeks. - Art JR
Members katsass Posted November 12, 2009 Members Report Posted November 12, 2009 I believe that this term relates to bags, purses, and formed items of that sort. My understanding is that the item is filled with warm sand, or something of the sort, to assist in drying and molding the moist leather into the final shape. Mike I may be wrong but I seem to remember hearing of the process many years ago. It seems to my poor old memory, that it was/is not done much in modern times but was a 'traditional' meathod used by good London leather smiths. Quote NOTE TO SELF: Never try to hold a cat and an operating Dust buster at the same time!! At my age I find that I can live without sex..........but not without my glasses. Being old has an advantage.......nobody expects me to do anything in a hurry.
Moderator bruce johnson Posted November 12, 2009 Moderator Report Posted November 12, 2009 Siegel's website has a reference section that is pretty complete. Her is a link to section on hot stuffing harness leather - Production of Harness Leather. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Moderator Art Posted November 12, 2009 Moderator Report Posted November 12, 2009 Hi Joel, Put leather in a drum, Add stuffing oils, tallows, greases, waxes, ........... whatever. Probably hot. Spin the drum. The centripetal force forces the "stuff" into the leather. Usually yields a water resistant leather, latigo, etc. Usually veg-tanned leather is stuffed, I guess you could do it to chrome-tan. There is also curried leather (cold stuffed??) where the stuffing is forced into (or worked into) the leather by hand. Art Can someone please explain to me what is meant when a leather is described as 'Hot Stuffed' and what are the pros/cons to this (and maybe add it to the 'leather terms' post)? Thanks. Quote For heaven's sakes pilgrim, make yourself a strop!
Members JoelR Posted November 13, 2009 Author Members Report Posted November 13, 2009 Thanks everyone. Quote By the end of the show you start telling them you keep a few head of steers behind the house and go out and carve off a strip when you need it, it grows back in 5 or 6 weeks. - Art JR
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