charter Report post Posted June 1, 2014 Hi everyone. I have been using a modified Bob Park technique for edge treatment and it works very well, so thanks Bob for all the fine posts. But I have noticed commercial edging is no longer in that style, even the highest-priced luxury brands. All the recent examples I could find were a very even hard rubberized material that appeared to be bonded to the leather. Does anyone know what is involved in creating such an edge - perhaps a specialized machine? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt T Report post Posted June 1, 2014 It's acrylic paint. You can use Angelus paint for this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LTC Report post Posted June 1, 2014 actually it's that heated soldering iron with the blade on it that does that. there are several threads about it on here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charter Report post Posted June 7, 2014 Thanks for the tips guys - I read a few of the soldering tool posts and they are interesting for chrome tan. I think this is an acrylic finish on veg, and after experimenting I've gotten a similar effect with artists acrylics, but I don't know how to get it so darn even. I'm assuming it's machine made. Can anyone point to further info for this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keplerts Report post Posted June 7, 2014 IMHO, I think that "NEW" style of edging looks cheap and almost gives the whole piece a "FAKE" leather look. I don't think it gives a "quality" look to anything. Reminds me of cheap mass produced china merchandise. Again, IMO. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OdinUK Report post Posted June 7, 2014 I agree with Tom, I much prefer the traditional methods. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charter Report post Posted June 8, 2014 (edited) Ha! Agreed, it looks mass-produced and cheap. I was amazed to see it on a $2400 Dolce and Gabbana bag. But this is now the standard for commercial bags. It's good know as many techniques as possible, out of curiousity more than anything. Edited June 8, 2014 by charter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
