Wdfd908 Report post Posted September 2, 2016 I have some amazing 4oz waxed and plated Nubuck that I'm planning on making into a variety of items large and small. As a start I made a sunglasses case last night. I'm wondering how to finish the edges on this. I started sanding the edges and they did not clean up well. Should I treat it like normal veg tan leather? I typically sand, glycerine soap, buff, dye, neatsfoot/beeswax, burnish to get a good edge. Will that work? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Sheldon Report post Posted September 2, 2016 Almost all nubuck I've seen is chrome-tanned. Burnishing probably isn't going to work. Ideal is probably to skive it, turn the edge back and stitch. But, that's a bit of work. I've also edged nubuck with thin strips of veg-tan and burnished that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wdfd908 Report post Posted September 3, 2016 Thanks Michael. That's what I thought, but I figured I would check. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
impulse Report post Posted September 9, 2016 Some chrome tanned leathers ca be burnished after wetting the edges with gum trag. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wdfd908 Report post Posted September 9, 2016 I ended up rubbing with glycerine soap, followed by canvas. That made the fibers sit so I could dye the edges. Once dyed, I rubbed beeswax/neatsfoot oil mix on them and took an edge slicker to it. They are certainly not amazing edges, but now it has a finished look to it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
