Members seagiant Posted March 29, 2017 Author Members Report Posted March 29, 2017 Hi, I make a Neetsfoot oil, beeswax mix to put on the belt after I dye. Then I sew and finish the belt. Then I put a coat of the Fiebrings Canaba Cream finish as the last touch and polish lightly with a cloth. My feeling is the Neetsfoot oil feeds the leather and the cream put a nice glow on the surface? Seems to work! Quote
Members Sofaspud Posted March 29, 2017 Members Report Posted March 29, 2017 Looks great. Do you mind sharing the secrets of your beeswax/oil mix? Or should I mind my beeswax. Quote
bikermutt07 Posted March 30, 2017 Report Posted March 30, 2017 I have strayed away from tooling and stamping because it kills my hands. But I bet I could tough this out for a personal belt. Thanks for sharing. P.S. I love seeing people's work areas that are as messy as mine. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members seagiant Posted March 31, 2017 Author Members Report Posted March 31, 2017 On 3/29/2017 at 5:43 PM, Sofaspud said: Looks great. Do you mind sharing the secrets of your beeswax/oil mix? Or should I mind my beeswax. Hi, There's not much to it. I just melt a little high grade beeswax in some REAL neetsfoot oil on a burner. Take it easy with the heat! Porportions would be about 2 teaspoons of wax to a cup of oil. You don't need a LOT of beeswax! If there is some white wax residue in the tooling after it dries.... Just take a clean old tooth brush and brush it out!!! Quote
Members Sofaspud Posted March 31, 2017 Members Report Posted March 31, 2017 Thanks for sharing! That is a beutiful finish! Quote
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