biker55 Report post Posted August 20, 2013 had purchase a bunch of scrapleather from a local craft store. I'm trying to identify it. maybe someone might know thw answer. it isn't too rigid, creases easily, and when I drill holes in it with my drill press the edge of the material kinda separates. thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WinterBear Report post Posted August 21, 2013 Um, can't help without some more information. Can you give some more details? Is it colored? Is the finished side smooth, shiny, glossy, dull, patterned? Is the leather more soft and draping like a heavy fabric, or more rigid like cardboard, or something in between, or none of the above? Is the cut edge blueish in the middle, or is the leather the same color all the way through? What happens when you put a drop of water on the finished side--does it soak in, make a mark, sit on the surface? Pictures are good too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biker55 Report post Posted August 21, 2013 wow winterbear, you sound like the csi of leatherwork. anyway the finish side is matt finish, not colored rigidity is somewhere in between. very easy to mold but softens up . on the rough side it's darker. Iill try and download a picture/s. tomorrow. thanks for responding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WinterBear Report post Posted August 21, 2013 Do I? Not my intention. Just the questions I ask myself when I rummage through my scraps, usually with a great deal of muttering. But those are all questions that can help identify the type of tan and finish the leather has--which can clue us in as to why it is separating on the edge for you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tex Shooter Report post Posted August 21, 2013 Most scrap leather that I see in craft stores is upholstering leather and is chrome tanned. I use a lot of boot leather and it is mostly chrome or oil tanned. -- Tex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biker55 Report post Posted August 21, 2013 (edited) hope this posts. sorry for the bad image. took it with my cellphone. Edited August 21, 2013 by biker55 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WinterBear Report post Posted August 22, 2013 Um, could be a very dry piece of veg tan tooling leather perhaps. Can't be sure. If it is dried out veg tan, usually a little conditioning will perk it up some, and make the edges less likely to split, and if it is veg tan, burnishing the edges might help too. What happens when you dampen a little piece of this stuff on the edge and then rub the edge like mad with a piece of canvas? Does it start to sort of smooth itself? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
