You Never Know What You Are Going To Get In To

[taintedelephant]

Thanks guys. It doesn't help me any that one of my other hobbies is tool acquisition, or that I always get the idea that I can build specialty tools either cheaper or better than I can buy them. Any way I'm afraid to do the math on my purchases.

Halitech. I wanted to hang it flat, but I just didn't have the space on that wall, I need a bigger place.

Dwight, Have you tried painting, photography, or wood working? I got carried away with all of those just not as fast as leather.

[Red Cent]

Troy Burch, are you jerking somebody's chain:)?

[cgleathercraft]

Troy Burch, are you jerking somebody's chain:)?

Ruined a project because it set in the perfect position to catch direct light from the sun on only half of it. light on one side, nice and dark on the other (like getting a tan).

Short answer - nope

[Grey Drakkon]

Welcome to the club! I figure there's far worse things than being addicted to leather since it keeps ya busy and out of trouble...Until you get near some tools you just need to have, oh, or maybe some new patterns to try out, oh, or some nice new leather... >_> No, I don't suffer from an addiction, I love every minute of it! ;D

[Troy Burch]

No I'm not jerking anyones chain. Everyone knows sunlight will darken leather, but I can tell you from experience light bulbs will also. I came home with a new side I'd picked out myself and it was a very nice and clean piece of leather, left it rolled up and laying on a table where the only light was coming from ceiling fan light. When I unrolled it about 2 weeks later there were dark streaks on the edges and thru the middle of the roll, had to work around the two different colors.

[taintedelephant]

Wish I could get a tan from light bulbs. I was going to ask about light bulbs, I'm going to tack something over it.

That also gives me an idea, to make some sort of a mask, or even a high contrast black and white negative, and do that intentionally.

[Tramps Leatherworking]

Damn, that whole light thing must be what happened to this cow... Troy, is this where you get your leather?

Edited December 9, 2014 by Tramps Leatherworking

[BDAZ]

it happens from the UV in fluorescent bulbs and CFLs give off a lot. I am not sure how much effect an incandescent bulb would have. I am in the wide format printing business and for certain advertising applications we have to warn about being too close to fluorescent lighting to avoid color changes.

Cya!

Bob

[Colt W Knight]

Like all hobbies, . . . when we get to be ground temperature, . . . it won't affect us as much any more, . . . but until then, . . . ya just gotta give in and have at it.

My wife thinks I have too many hobbies, . . . I'm still looking around to see if there is anything I am missing

May God bless,

Dwight

I have the too many hobbies problem. I have a new rule. I don't start any new hobbies that don't pay for themselves. Fortunately, my firearm and photography hobby began before my rule was enacted. They get grandfathered in.

I like that celtic looking bear. It looks very neat.

[leatherwytch]

I have mine rolled up in tubes and in a closet. Works for me.