Members jackd942 Posted February 2, 2014 Author Members Report Posted February 2, 2014 Jack, thanks for the kind words. I know you have dyed the edges before and these came out great again. I have never dyed edges specifically for burnishing, but should probably try it out. Do you make your own paraffin wax or is there a specific brand you use? I was watching your video and saw this big spool of thread. So did you finally bought some Barbours, or are you still using Tejas thread? I used to dye first after sanding and then burnish. That was about all I did and it worked pretty well. Now, I burnish with water and saddle soap after sanding. After this, I dye and burnish again, followed by the wax and a final burnish. I do use a wooden dowel chucked in my drill press with grooves cut in it some. I put quite a bit more work into the edges now, and overall I like them better. For one thing, after burnishing with water and saddle soap, the dye line is a lot more defined or crisp. When I would dye raw edges before, the dye would soak in more and I had a tendency to have a "fuzzy" edge line. The paraffin is just Gulf paraffin wax. I pick it up at my local WalMart in the canning section. There are 4 or 5 "bricks" in a pack and I just soften the end of one up next to a heater and rub it into the edge. Seems to work pretty well. It's actually wax that I've had around the shop for a few years now...so a little goes a long way. I originally bought it to rub on the soles of my handplanes for woodworking. Makes a plane glide over wood almost effortlessly. Still haven't picked up any Barbour's yet and not sure if I'm going to anytime soon. I really disliked the Tejas at first, but now, I love it. I guess I just had to use it for a bit to get used to it. Quote http://DavisLeather.blogspot.com http://Facebook.com/DavisCustomLeather
Members Ran Posted February 5, 2014 Members Report Posted February 5, 2014 I just watched your video, Jack. Its fun to see how other leatherworkers do the various steps. I do some thing just like you do, and other things quite different. That's part of the fun of this type of work... Nice job! Quote
Members jackd942 Posted February 6, 2014 Author Members Report Posted February 6, 2014 Definitely Ran...many ways to skin a cat. All comes down to what works for us I guess. Thanks. Quote http://DavisLeather.blogspot.com http://Facebook.com/DavisCustomLeather
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