Too Stiff- How To Soften

[makitmama]

I made my DH a wallet- 4 oz tooled exterior, 1.5oz interior. Tooled, antiqued, and sealed with Clear-laq. I expected it to soften up, but it is still too stiff after a few days of use. I didn't oil in-between any of the steps- should I do that now? I have a leather balm I make out of beeswax, almond oil, and olive oil that I use on my lambskin, and I also have sno-seal...which I don't think will help any.

[plowboy73]

I havn't ever used clear laq to seal so take what i say with a grain of salt. Any wallet i have made of that weight will be stiff and takes a while to break in. I would say any leather conditioner would help though.

[makitmama]

thanks- I coated that puppy on the flesh side with my conditioner, and put a can of paint on it to weight it down- it broke in the fold much better.

[plowboy73]

Awesome glad it worked for you!!