Casing Solution

[Tkleather1]

I just started using Lexol in my Casing solution and found that the Burnish I get is twice as nice and dark. Can anyone tell me why this is. I love it. I do nothing different Casing time and Tooling is all the same. I would like to say that it was the new Barry King knife I used to carve the pattern but that would just be silly. any way still the same side of 7/8 h.o.

Have any of you others had any experience with this?

Tim Worley

TK-Leather

[teamroperdad]

Tim, I to have recently started useing lexol in my casing solution along with the baby shampoo, and I think it has

made life a whole lot easier. My guess would be the oils in the lexol. Maybe someone will give you a definite answer

and then I'll know too! I do have a question for you, can you carve longer without stropping? I don't know if it is the solution

or I finally got my knife sharp! LOL

G. Robbins

[MADMAX22]

I gotta try this out. I know lexol on its own will darken the leather a bit and I would assume the oils and conditioners would help with burnishing so sounds about right.

Also the little bit of oil and conditioner will probably act as a lubricant for the knife while carving or atleast I would assume it does which would allow for easier cutting and longer blade life.

Ofcourse this is just my guess on why it would work like it does.

[Tkleather1]

Tim, I to have recently started useing lexol in my casing solution along with the baby shampoo, and I think it has

made life a whole lot easier. My guess would be the oils in the lexol. Maybe someone will give you a definite answer

and then I'll know too! I do have a question for you, can you carve longer without stropping? I don't know if it is the solution

or I finally got my knife sharp! LOL

G. Robbins

Well I wish I could give you an answer about the carving but I just tried my new knife so I am thinking that I finally got a sharp blade that I seem to really like.

I would think that it would help because of the oils and whatnot but I am not sure.

Tim Worley

TK-Leather

[bruce johnson]

I have been using the water/lexol/baby shampoo formula for almost two years when it was first resurrected by Ben. In the last year I started adding the listerine called for in the recipe. Not eveyone has had the same experience I have had, but here's mine. I case for 8-24 hours. These are all my impressions compared to previously using water or ProCarve only or either with saddle soap as a top coat prior to slicking.

1) smoother cutting with less stropping.

2) better burnish

3) longer tooling time without adding more moisture compared to the water or Procarve only - about the same as with the topdressed saddle soap.

4) A little less oil needed to get the same color as with water or Procarve.

5) Smells nice.

6) The stamped leather is more flexible afterwards than cased with plain water or Procarve.

[TZHunter]

Bruce,

Could you either post this "recipe" for Casing or post a link to it somewhere else?

Much Thanks,

Doug

TZHunter

[bruce johnson]

Doug,

Here's how I mix it - 1-1/2 cups water, 1/2 cup lexol conditioner (brown jug), 1-2 tbs baby shampoo, 1 tbsp listerine (brown). Actually I mix it in a two liter bottle and measure by eye now.

[TZHunter]

Thanks Bruce, will have to try it on my next project.

Doug

[bex DK]

Will any baby shampoo work or only a particular one?

Casing is something I have a lot of problems with. Even with letting some things sit overnight, I don't feel like I'm getting burnishing like people on here do. I'm doing SOMETHING wrong obviously.

[Randy Cornelius]

Will any baby shampoo work or only a particular one?

Casing is something I have a lot of problems with. Even with letting some things sit overnight, I don't feel like I'm getting burnishing like people on here do. I'm doing SOMETHING wrong obviously.

Use Johnsons No more Tears formula