bermudahwin Posted April 1, 2018 Report Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) I've always used water, and dye, for 30 plus years, only found gum tragacanth since I joined here, have some in the workshop to try. If the veg tan is tight grained and you've used a sharp edger, you'd get a shiny edge. Edited April 1, 2018 by hwinbermuda Quote No longer following it.
Members Mattsbagger Posted April 1, 2018 Members Report Posted April 1, 2018 55 minutes ago, Isrummell said: Why water instead of Gum Tragacanth? Gum Trag with work but you can't dye through it. I will also use saddle soap sometimes. You can dye through it. Quote
bikermutt07 Posted April 1, 2018 Report Posted April 1, 2018 Don Gonzales just made a burnishing video. I really like his videos. I think a lot of problems and confusion arise in burnishing due to leather quality. Cheaply tanned leather is kind of tough to burnish. High quality tannage will burnish easier. 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.
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