Members FISTfullaLEATHER Posted September 25, 2013 Author Members Report Posted September 25, 2013 Wow. Well, I think it came out beautiful! Way to go! Thanks! Fistfulla, you don't need anything fancy for burnishing just a piece of hardwood dowel with a groove in it will work. If you want a little more speed for burnishing chuck the dowel in a drill press or even a hand held drill. There is nothing wrong with using a spoon for molding and or modeling. I use all kinds of things to get the leather pressed in to where I want it when molding. That's what I learned later. I went to tandy and bought the burnisher and after I bought it, the guy working told me the same thing. Well great to know after I bought it, haha. But it fits well in my cheap ryobi hand drill. Works well on curves and such. Doing it by hand results in a smoother finish on the long edges though. Quote WWW.JAYDSCUSTOM.COM
Members humperdingle Posted September 26, 2013 Members Report Posted September 26, 2013 I tend to find the inside flesh side of an unlined belt almost burnish themselves through natural wear. Some Aussie Conditioner rubbed-in to the flesh seems to help, though. Quote
Members charles canillas Posted September 27, 2013 Members Report Posted September 27, 2013 Hi I'm a newbie here. Only been working with leather for 3 or 4 months, but love it. Here are some of the things I have made. Most of them for family, but I'm starting to sell some. Quote
Members Renoir Posted September 28, 2013 Members Report Posted September 28, 2013 +1 like for the R2 unit Nice start! Quote
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