Members tjsowhat Posted June 17, 2017 Members Report Posted June 17, 2017 (edited) I bought a side of 100% veg tan leather, stuffed with oils and tallow, per the website. I've made a few wallets, keychains etc. I recently made myself a watch strap and matching bracelet. Last few days my watch strap wrist was getting red and itchy. Last night I was charging the lume on my watch with a UV led keychain. By accident I noticed a strong yellow glow on my wrist. Took my watch off and my wrist was glowing yellow marking the strap. Even the little hairs glow. Is something wrong with the leather? Maybe it's chrome tanned? https://ibb.co/iJ4yXkhttps://ibb.co/ckKAdQ Edited June 17, 2017 by tjsowhat Quote
RockyAussie Posted June 17, 2017 Report Posted June 17, 2017 Wow I've never seen anything like that before. Can you post any pics of the watchband showing the lining in particular? Do you use any sort of body lotion that might be reacting with the leather chemicals and did you put any sort of a finish on the lining? Quote Wild Harry - Australian made leather goodsYouTube Channel Instagram
Members cjartist Posted June 17, 2017 Members Report Posted June 17, 2017 Yep, sounds like some of those oils and tallow the hide is stuffed with (according to the website). Perhaps they fed it some synthetic crap too. Or something left over from the tanning process was allowed to be preserved by the over saturation. Really strange though. Quote Check out my Unique Marketing Strategy and see if it might also work for you to get paid for your art.
Members TonyRV2 Posted June 17, 2017 Members Report Posted June 17, 2017 Likely a reaction to some product used in the tanning or finishing process. Allergies can come on sudden like that. Try getting leather from a different source and see if you still have a reaction. Try just to eliminate one thing at a time in trying to narrow it down. Good luck. Quote Tony VRifle River Leather Ogemaw Knifeworks There are two individuals inside every artisan...the poet and the craftsman. One is born a poet. One becomes a craftsman.
Members tjsowhat Posted June 17, 2017 Author Members Report Posted June 17, 2017 8 hours ago, RockyAussie said: Wow I've never seen anything like that before. Can you post any pics of the watchband showing the lining in particular? Do you use any sort of body lotion that might be reacting with the leather chemicals and did you put any sort of a finish on the lining? No lining used. I figured since it was 100% veg tan no problem. I've had leather bracelets with no rashes ever. No lotion used either. Quote
Members tjsowhat Posted June 17, 2017 Author Members Report Posted June 17, 2017 4 hours ago, cjartist said: Yep, sounds like some of those oils and tallow the hide is stuffed with (according to the website). Perhaps they fed it some synthetic crap too. Or something left over from the tanning process was allowed to be preserved by the over saturation. Really strange though. The leather is really beautiful. I made a few wallets that I've routinely carried for the last 3 months. I rubbed the wallet with my finger and no reaction. Something about the sweat causing a reaction. Quote
Members tjsowhat Posted June 17, 2017 Author Members Report Posted June 17, 2017 3 hours ago, TonyRV2 said: Likely a reaction to some product used in the tanning or finishing process. Allergies can come on sudden like that. Try getting leather from a different source and see if you still have a reaction. Try just to eliminate one thing at a time in trying to narrow it down. Good luck. I bought a small piece of veg tan, no oils or tallow on this one. Made a watch strap last night. I'll see how it goes in a couple of days. I don't mind a small rash, what really worries me is that it glows like that, definitely not natural. Even the little hairs glow from skin to tip, scary. Quote
Members tjsowhat Posted June 17, 2017 Author Members Report Posted June 17, 2017 Here is the leather. Quote
alpha2 Posted June 17, 2017 Report Posted June 17, 2017 (edited) Where did the leather come from? And nice touch to match the stitching to the watch face! Edited June 17, 2017 by alpha2 Quote So much leather...so little time.
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