Members TonyGreen3455 Posted September 17, 2020 Author Members Report Posted September 17, 2020 fredk, many thanks! found a lot of new things... Quote
Members Handstitched Posted September 18, 2020 Members Report Posted September 18, 2020 I have used 5mm veg tan leather for fishing gimbles for the round part in the middle. I soaked the pieces over night . I end up with arms like Arnie after moulding, shaping, etc. . But where the round part is sewn onto the main body, I've skived about a mm or so to make life a bit easier . It just takes a bit of brute force......and a few shots of whisky . I made that last bit up HS Quote ' I have a very gweat friend in Wome called Biggus Dickus, He has a wife you know, do you know whats she's called? Incontinentia.......Incontinentia Buttocks '
Members TonyGreen3455 Posted September 18, 2020 Author Members Report Posted September 18, 2020 HS, many thanks! I'll start from whisky, let see... :) Quote
Members battlemunky Posted September 18, 2020 Members Report Posted September 18, 2020 On 9/17/2020 at 11:49 AM, TonyGreen3455 said: This leather was proposed to used for a holster flap. And probably for another kind of flaps as well (i.e. bags, cases, etc., ). Maybe it is a bit thicker than necessary, but I was hoping I'll be able to soften it and it will be OK. 2battlemunky - on the raw edge, the soft leather looks very similar to the hard one - how you can see that it is a chrome tanned leather? Just because of softness? Means I never ever will get 5mm veg leather such a soft/flexy? @fredk beat me to it. You could maybe soften it some by a light oiling as suggested and then working it in your hands, essentially milling it, to soften it some. I think your hands will wear out on 5mm leather before it reaches chrome soft though. Quote
Members Boondoggle Posted March 1, 2021 Members Report Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) I've softened up some fairly firm and thick veg tan (russet) straps with application of lubricants (wax and oils) and working them. For bridle or harness leather you'll want to be careful with adding treatments to it. In the case of straps I draw them back and forth over a dowel (or table leg) repeatedly. The idea is to bend it frequently and from both / all directions. You should be able to do this with a non-strap piece but it will be less convenient and probably take longer. Not sure but I suspect this will also weaken the leather a bit. Drawing it over something like a ball hitch in all directions might do the trick. Edited March 1, 2021 by Boondoggle Quote
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