Leatherworking: it puts the lotion on its skin

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Count Thrashula: Jun 1, 2003; Death is nothing compared to vindication.; Buglord

This thread has a lot of cool info in it. If I'm burnishing an edge, should I dye before or after burnishing? It seems like gum trag makes the dye not take as well.

edit-- also I meant to ask, where can I get fur, like to line the inside of a bracer or cuff? Amazon has craft grade rabbit furs for pretty cheap, but I have no idea what the experience would be like working with it. I guess just cut it to size and glue skin-to-skin?

Count Thrashula fucked around with this message at 13:21 on Jun 25, 2019

# ¿ Jun 25, 2019 11:44

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 14:50

Count Thrashula: Jun 1, 2003; Death is nothing compared to vindication.; Buglord

VelociBacon posted:

I dye before.

That's what I figure I'll try next. I'm still at the point of just trying techniques on scrap pieces before I tackle a real project. Also I managed to snap two needles in a row - I think my holes might be too small! Also I managed to bend the tines of my diamond punch somehow. I'm very bad at this.

# ¿ Jun 25, 2019 13:22

Count Thrashula: Jun 1, 2003; Death is nothing compared to vindication.; Buglord

VelociBacon posted:

What are you using under the leather when you're punching? I use an old plastic cutting board with cardboard taped onto the top of it so I can get full depth penetration with the punch. There are different sizes of punch tine so make sure you have the right one for your thread.I'm assuming you didn't mean your awl?

When you say you snapped needles do you mean the ones you're passing through the punched holes? You shouldn't be making new holes with needles in this hobby :v

I did my test punching on top of a big paperback dictionary. I meant the punch, but they were cheap chinese punches from Amazon so it's totally possible they're made of lovely metal.

And for the needles, I read somewhere that if they needles don't pass through easily, to use pliars to pull them through. This led to broken needle eyes :downs:

- I guess there's no harm in going back over my punched holes with an awl to make sure they're nice and open?

# ¿ Jun 25, 2019 15:59

Count Thrashula: Jun 1, 2003; Death is nothing compared to vindication.; Buglord

Thanks for the tips, folks.

Does anyone have any tips for getting a straight pattern out of patterned stamps (e.g. basketweave)? With that one you kind of have to do a checkerboard pattern, and I'm not sure how to do that without some of it coming out wonky.

# ¿ Jun 26, 2019 13:17

Count Thrashula: Jun 1, 2003; Death is nothing compared to vindication.; Buglord

Ah well the finished product turned out okay anyway

A happy customer!

# ¿ Jun 28, 2019 00:26

Count Thrashula: Jun 1, 2003; Death is nothing compared to vindication.; Buglord

Roblo posted:

Tried to use some rare bursts of enthusiasm during the lockdown to make something productive (if completely useless). Only the third thing I've made so quite pleased with it. It really only looks any good because the pattern was great, but eh it was fun.

Is that a DieselPunk pattern? I absolutely love his stuff. I made his dog harness pattern and it was the easiest thing in the world just because the pattern was so well done.

# ¿ Apr 28, 2020 13:22

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 14:50

Count Thrashula: Jun 1, 2003; Death is nothing compared to vindication.; Buglord

Yeah 10-12 is like... What you'd make armor out of, not a bag. Even 8-9 would be pretty thick and not very bendable.

# ¿ Jul 3, 2020 19:59

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