how do you burnish oil tan?

[Frodo]

How do you burnish oil tan,  I have used water and wax   it is not working

 

 

[Sheilajeanne]

Oil tan is not burnish-able, Frodo. I think the best you can do is put Edge-kote on it.   

[LatigoAmigo]

1 hour ago, Frodo said:

How do you burnish oil tan

In a word... tokonole. It is a leather finish burnishing gum. Comes in black, brown and clear. Water based, easy to apply, smooth finish.

[Frodo]

is that the only way?  

[LatigoAmigo]

18 minutes ago, Frodo said:

is that the only way?  

Oil tanned (or chrome tanned) leathers make up the bulk of what I use, and this is my favorite edge finish for that type of leather. I have tried other ways... I have burnished with wood, with felt, with canvas, with denim; I have applied a variety of edge finishes, including saddle soap, gum tragacanth and edge paint; I even purchased a heating iron for smoothing Fenice edge paint. All in all, tokonole is easy to apply, easy to clean up, does not bleed, and wears well. 

[johnv474]

Oily leathers rarely burnish well.  They also typically don't take a shine well. Tokonole works wonders, though.  Some people use paint or edge kote-type products with varying success.  Tokonole works better, for me.

Usually you just have to fold the edge and sew, or sew thin leather to the edge to cover/bind it.