Members ChuckBurrows Posted March 28, 2012 Members Report Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) I followed someones advice here and mixed beeswax with rosin 70-30. Waxing the thread bacame easier. I usually pull the thread through the wax, then warm it up with a hairdryer to let the wax sink into the thread and then pull it through the wax again. Quite happy with the results, though I'm not sure if heating the thread up makes a big difference... That would be me prbably and it's a version of handwax aka coad, mostly used by shoemakers and cobblers. To warm it up - I just stick the chunk under my arm for a few minutes - et Voila nice and easy.. re: pre-waxed thread - all I have ever used IMO has been way overwaxed - doing it yourself let's you control the amount needed Edited March 28, 2012 by ChuckBurrows Quote Wild Rose Trading Company Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
Contributing Member SooperJake Posted July 2, 2012 Contributing Member Report Posted July 2, 2012 Can someone explain the brushing of the hide he does? Thanks, Jake Quote Once you know what the magician know.... it isn't magic anymore.
Contributing Member SooperJake Posted July 4, 2012 Contributing Member Report Posted July 4, 2012 It also looks like he is using a stitching punch and some kind of edge coating? Jake Quote Once you know what the magician know.... it isn't magic anymore.
Contributing Member SooperJake Posted July 4, 2012 Contributing Member Report Posted July 4, 2012 Crickets chirping..... Quote Once you know what the magician know.... it isn't magic anymore.
reddevil76 Posted July 4, 2012 Report Posted July 4, 2012 Love this dunhill video too. But it disturbs me that he doesn't bother to sand the edges even before edge dyeing them. Quote
Contributing Member SooperJake Posted July 4, 2012 Contributing Member Report Posted July 4, 2012 Love this dunhill video too. But it disturbs me that he doesn't bother to sand the edges even before edge dyeing them. What I find interesting on this $3200 dollar document case, is not only the rough edge work and inking, but the use of the stitching punch ( huge holes which angle the stitch). I'm also wondering if the hide was cased prior to the brushing, which magically evened out the color or something else? The hide in the beginning is pretty mottled, then darker and more even, tonally, when he is brushing it. it also seems to have less sheen on it. Maybe these are ordinary things, or maybe they are tricks. But, since I am quite new to leather work, I am curious to learn them. Jake Quote Once you know what the magician know.... it isn't magic anymore.
Members lightningad Posted July 10, 2012 Author Members Report Posted July 10, 2012 one of the first images you see is the edge being sanded!! Having shown it once, there is no reason to show it again. They are showing some of the processes involved - not the entire process. Quote "You is what you am, a cow don't make ham!" Frank Zappa - Musical Visionary Barking Rooster Leather Goods Pinterest Page
reddevil76 Posted July 11, 2012 Report Posted July 11, 2012 one of the first images you see is the edge being sanded!! Having shown it once, there is no reason to show it again. They are showing some of the processes involved - not the entire process. I'm not making that conclusion due a lack of display of the sanding process. I am making the conclusion due to several scenes where they show the edge being dyed, and visually, you can see the edges very much uneven and being dyed over. Quote
Members lightningad Posted July 11, 2012 Author Members Report Posted July 11, 2012 i didn't mean to infer that. However, filming probably took a day, and rather have the film crew sit around and wait for each process to complete, they probably just examples of each technique. The finished case is probably made from correctly completed pieces, and behind the camera is probably a pile of pieces with a bit of edge dyeing, a few stitches, etc. Never trust what you see on screen - the camera ALWAYS lies. regards Adam Quote "You is what you am, a cow don't make ham!" Frank Zappa - Musical Visionary Barking Rooster Leather Goods Pinterest Page
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