Members Jason046 Posted January 13, 2021 Members Report Posted January 13, 2021 I was wondering if yall sand yalls edges before burnishing. I started sanding with a 220 grut and get them smooth and then burnish. Always liked the way they turned out but was wondering if it was just an unnecessary step as I have been getting behind on orders. Quote
Members Squid61 Posted January 14, 2021 Members Report Posted January 14, 2021 I do the same, sand in one direction only. Quote
Members Hildebrand Posted January 14, 2021 Members Report Posted January 14, 2021 I usually use 220 then 400 grit, followed by water then a glycerine soap rub and a brisk canvas rub. I got the soap and canvas from a Don Gonzales utube video on edge slicking. This has worked the best for me and I have tried, saddle soap then a motorized burnisher(Dremel and grinder motor based), saddle soap and cloth but nothing works as well as the glycerine soap and canvas for me. Todd Quote
CFM Hardrada Posted January 14, 2021 CFM Report Posted January 14, 2021 (edited) No. I glass them instead with a skiving knife: no mushrooming this way. Edited January 14, 2021 by Hardrada Quote
Members Jason046 Posted January 14, 2021 Author Members Report Posted January 14, 2021 41 minutes ago, Hildebrand said: I usually use 220 then 400 grit, followed by water then a glycerine soap rub and a brisk canvas rub. I got the soap and canvas from a Don Gonzales utube video on edge slicking. This has worked the best for me and I have tried, saddle soap then a motorized burnisher(Dremel and grinder motor based), saddle soap and cloth but nothing works as well as the glycerine soap and canvas for me. Todd I have tried that way and liked it but now I use a nfo and beeswax mix with electric burnishing wheel 38 minutes ago, Hardrada said: No. I glass them instead with a skiving knife: no mushrooming this way. Thats interesting. Is their a video that shows this process? Quote
Members Handstitched Posted January 14, 2021 Members Report Posted January 14, 2021 For cases, I have a bench sander. I sand the edges until they're even all around the case, bevel the edges, apply some dye, and then burnish while the dye is still a bit damp ( using the wood handle of my beveller) , and finish off with bit of boot polish, comes up sweet For belts, I just bevel & burnish using the same wood handle, still comes up sweet HS Quote
Members Jason046 Posted January 14, 2021 Author Members Report Posted January 14, 2021 50 minutes ago, Handstitched said: For cases, I have a bench sander. I sand the edges until they're even all around the case, bevel the edges, apply some dye, and then burnish while the dye is still a bit damp ( using the wood handle of my beveller) , and finish off with bit of boot polish, comes up sweet For belts, I just bevel & burnish using the same wood handle, still comes up sweet HS Nice! Looks good, I might give that a try Quote
CFM Hardrada Posted January 14, 2021 CFM Report Posted January 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Jason046 said: Thats interesting. Is their a video that shows this process? It's also described in Al Stohlman's book The Art of Hand Sewing Leather (p.63) but he uses a piece of broken glass to even the edges out (hence the term 'glassing'). Quote
Members chiefjason Posted January 14, 2021 Members Report Posted January 14, 2021 220, then 2000, then a light water burnish as a start. Quote
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