Edge Finishing Horween Chromexcel

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Hi nuttish,

I can't speak based on long-term experience as I'm just a beginner at leatherwork. The edges seem to hold on the (crude) item I made for myself.

I made several items for family and friends using the sole and edge dressing to finish the edges but more time will be needed before I can be absolutely positive about the durability of those edges.

The edges of the scrap piece with finished edges I posted earlier have been rubbed vigorously against jeans for about a minute (I did that to test the result before using the product on a finished item).

The finish created on the edges is not as close to burnishing edges as it is to painting them (but it's more like a stain+varnish type of thing rather than paint).

The product soaks in the leather and hardens it. This allows you to have more control over the sanding you do and when you put on the final coat(s) it bonds with the hardened edge. I suspect that the fact that the liquid hardens in the leather helps those edges to be more durable than regular painted edges (I own several articles with painted edges and the finish cracked and rubbed off them all quite fast after normal use).

As for the leather I got, I'm pretty sure it's chromexcel; it's what I paid for (from Maverick) and it smells, feels and looks like chromexcel. I have never played with either essex or dublin but from what I gather, it shouldn't be so easy to confuse chromexcel for dublin or essex as I have read in a post from Nick Horween that essex is essentially cowhide tanned with the same extracts as shell cordovan and dublin is basically a waxed essex.

Edited August 26, 2014 by Avgvstvs