Members biker55 Posted June 1, 2015 Members Report Posted June 1, 2015 Hello all, is there a way of stiffening leather besides doubling it? thanks Quote
Members silverwingit Posted June 4, 2015 Members Report Posted June 4, 2015 Wet-formed leather stiffens. That's how many makers stiffen their armor. Veg-tanned leather from 5-6 oz. up will stiffen so that you can rap it with your knuckle. Search for wet-forming here or on Youtube. Or, you can buy sole leather. It's stiff and tough as nails. You know that because you probably have some on some of your shoes. I don't know if it is wet-formable into arbitrary shapes, so your answer is likely application-dependent. Michelle Quote
Members biker55 Posted June 4, 2015 Author Members Report Posted June 4, 2015 thanks, will check it out. Quote
Members Sluggo001 Posted June 5, 2015 Members Report Posted June 5, 2015 If you want stiff- like wood. You can harden it with wax. It's tricky though. Quote
Members billybopp Posted June 7, 2015 Members Report Posted June 7, 2015 You might take a look at cuir boulli, or boiled leather if you want really stiff. There are several threads on here, and elsewhere. Bill Quote
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