OK, the leather is dry and it is time to dye it.Here are pictures before and after.
I waited another day before I waxed the leather.
The wax I use is 50% bees wax and 50 % paraffin.
To melt the wax, I heat my oven to 220 degrees in a roast pan. Then I dip the leather in and keep it there for about 3-4 minutes till the leather quits letting air bubbles out. Then I take it out of the wax and wipe off the excess wax with paper towels.
It is important to shape your leather at this point while the piece is hot. When it hardens will be too late.I will now let this harden overnight and hopefully tomorrow add rivets/straps so finalize the pieces.
2 comments:
good work! and dead on acurrate to! it seem like we share a passion for screen acurrasy you and I and it so hard to find the quallity, but you're dead on! just out of curiosity, would you be willing to make a nother pair at some point?
How did u engrave the symbols? I am a novice leatherworker and am wondering:
1. What oz. leather is it?
2. How did you get the dark Color.
Sorry if these r stupid questions.
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