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So I'm new to leather and my mom got me some spur straps to tool for Christmas. I drew a design and got everything all ready to start tooling and they won't absorb water! It's like they have a finish on them already. I'm really disappointed! Is there any way I could do something so I can tool them?

Thanks so much in advance!

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Is it possible that she bought finished spur straps. If so they are going to be dificult to do. Get some deglazer and remove any finish. Then try casing and tooling them. Can you post a picture of them?

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The edges look like they have been burnished a bit and there is a bit of a shine. My guess is there ia a finish of some sort on them. I would try deglazing.

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Acetone probably would work but it's pretty harsh. I would try denatured alcohol, I've had luck with that. You will probably want to add some neatsfoot oil to the leather afterward because either one will dry the leather out.

Bob

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