DIY Tooling Easy Carve Concentrate

[thecodyvance]

Has anyone ever made their own tooling solution? If so how could I make my own?

Here is an example of what I am talking about,

Old link removed, this is Tandy's current offering

Check your Tandy store, look up Eco-Flo Easy-Carve Concentrate 8 Oz.  SKU 2621-02

 

Edited Wednesday at 11:33 PM by Northmount
Removed dead link, replaced with the current offering.

[Northmount]

1 hour ago, thecodyvance said:

Has anyone ever made their own tooling solution? If so how could I make my own?

Here is an example of what I am talking about,

https://www.tandyleather.com/en/product/eco-flo-easy-carve-concentrate-8-oz

Have you done a search here?  I remember reading a thread with some recipes.

Tom

[robs456]

Just mix some Saddle soap into a bowl of water. It might not be fancy but it works.

[trwagner1]

What ratio of water to saddle soap do you need to use?

Feibing's liquid glycerine saddle soap.  Will that work just as well?

 

[rleather]

This thread is 7 years old. Maybe you could pm the op, but it has been 2yrs since they have been logged onto the forum. Good luck.

[dikman]

Given it's age, and the fact that the link doesn't work, I reckon this thread should be removed completely as it doesn't serve any purpose?

[SUP]

Search for 'casing solution'. on this site. You will find many recipes as well as guidance on how best to use them to get the best results.

[Littlef]

7 hours ago, trwagner1 said:

What ratio of water to saddle soap do you need to use?

Feibing's liquid glycerine saddle soap.  Will that work just as well?

 

I don’t think it needs that level of precision.  -  similar to asking what ratio of soap and water do you use when washing your hands.  When I’m casing my leather, I have a continuous pressure misting bottle.  I mist the leather till I get the hydration where I want it.  Then,  I have a bar of glycerine soap.  I take a small 1” paint brush, dip it in water swirl it around on a bar of glycerine soap until it’s a little sudsy, and I take the glycerine soap suds mixture and wipe it on the leather.  If I was using Liquid glycerine  I would make a similar combination.  

Edited October 21 by Littlef

[bruce johnson]

14 hours ago, Littlef said:

I don’t think it needs that level of precision.  -  similar to asking what ratio of soap and water do you use when washing your hands. 

Totally agree, with the different recipes out there it is a for sure that everyone makes their casing cocktail a little differently and still get results. The exact recipe I was given is 1.5 cups water, 1/2 cup Lexol conditioner (brown jug), 2 tbs baby shampoo (for surfactant to help the moisture penetrate faster and stay more even), 1 tbsp brown listerine (source of thymol to prevent mold). My real recipe evolved into making it up in a 2 liter or gallon jug by eye. three parts, one part, some shampoo and some listerine. 

The variable that not many consider is the tannage of the leather. Every tannery's leather is a little different. That is why I generally stuck to a single source. I figured out the amount I needed to apply based on weight of the leather, how much time in the bag or covered to penetrate and equalize, then how often I needed to reapply for large projects. I used a lot of Sadesa and understood it's behavior well. Rundi uses mostly Hermann Oak now and it takes more casing solution and I would take a longer time for the same "look".