Another Casing Question

[Chris623]

Thanks, Scootch.  Big difference between Tandy's "bargain" leather and the better Herman Oak....................at least to my eye.

[YinTx]

On 11/25/2020 at 5:35 PM, Chris623 said:

Submerge leather in a tray for 10 seconds and lay aside.

I tried that once.  Waited days for it to get back to right.  Ever since, I've not really seen the sense in it.  Only time I ever see a need to let something case in a bag overnight is if the piece has some hard spots in it and I want to make sure the moisture is very even.  But even then I will only put enough moisture to do the job, which a very wet sponge or a misting bottle will do just fine.  Sometimes I use casing solution, sometimes just water.  Always the quality of the leather has a direct impact on the amount of consistent burnish I can achieve.  And yes, some of my older Tandy leather can get a good burnish.   Almost always can get great burnish from Hermann Oak.

YinTx

[TargetRockLeather]

On 11/26/2020 at 3:16 PM, Chris623 said:

Thanks, tsunkasapa.  I just ordered this:  https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07C86H7NQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Ordered the 1 pound size.  I think the weight is distributed a lot differently than my maul and think the pivot point will be different, making it feel less heavy.  We'll see.  If it's not what I need, I'll offer it up for sale.

I assume that by now you've received the maul and have had a chance to use it. How do you like it? From the pictures and the description it looks like a nice tool at a very reasonable price. I'm wondering about the texture of the nylon on the head though. It looks like that would get chewed up over time. What's your opinion after having used it a while?

[Chris623]

Well, to be honest, I've not used it.  Got it in and tried it out with a few of my stamps.  Felt nice.  No complaints.  But I wasn't involved in any projects at the time, so it sat on the bench.  Two days later a customer, who wanted a sheath for a knife I'd made for her showed up with a brand new Barry King maul as a gift of "thank you" for the knife.  (even though she paid for it)   Needless to say, I put the BK to use on her sheath and I couldn't be happier.  The one you mentioned was right at a pound and the Barry Kind weighs in at a pound and a half.  Don't know how to explain it, but while the Owden feels nice in the hand, the BK feels as if it's actually part of my hand and arm.  Don't know how to explain it other than that.  They both have the ribbed surface. I'm sure they will both get "chewed" up like you mention..............but I think that gives the maul more grip when it hits the stamp shaft.  My wooden maul used to slip and not stay on the stamp when it hit it.  Both of these mauls do stay on the stamp.  I think the ribbing is responsible for that.