Hardrada Report post Posted September 11, 2019 Frustrating. Nicest word I find to describe working with this kind of leather, especially the burnishing. I applied Edge Kote and then gum trag, but I think my slicking is fuzzing rather than smoothing the edges! Is this leather simply un-burnishable? According to Tandy's description "this heavy leather will make rugged belts"... yeah, I can see that. Of course, I'm willing to blame these results on my noobishness. Hence I wanna ask you folks, is there a way to get decent results when burnishing this. If it's nigh unburnishable, what kind of things other than belts can I use this leather for? I don't wanna chalk it up as a total waste of money. Thanks in advance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimi Report post Posted September 11, 2019 MMM....That looks iffy?? I could be wrong but that looks like split to me and not very compact??? You may have to paint the edges instead??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardrada Report post Posted September 11, 2019 Ooops, sorry, I shoulda included a pic of the grain side as well. The grain side does have a plasticky feel, though. Even when bevelling it peeled off like fish scales. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyAussie Report post Posted September 11, 2019 Edge coat only I reckon. Should make up some nice motorcycle tool bags and such if edge coat is a no go for you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted September 12, 2019 I've got some really nice veg-retanned and while it doesn't have the milled surface, it is juuuuust about unburnishable. You can get it to sort of look better than raw edge but I tend to leave it raw edged. It doesn't look bad, it just looks a little less finished. Nothing close to regular veg tanned. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
