Hello gentlemen,
I've seen some beautiful designs come by, amongst them the flasks from MikeDB.
Doing a little leatherwork myself (beginner) I have 2 things I want to know more about. I've found some info on the web, but info from people really using the techniques would be great.
1. Hardening leather (to make it more scratch proof)
I can hardly finish something or little dents and scratches appear. Now I don't mind a little wear and tear, but I get dents in my leather thingies before they've even left the house! See the flask for an example - on the back it's already started.
- What would be best to get some protection? Hardening in some way? Using more leather grease? Any tips would be most welcome.
2. Engraving/embossing: the very nice sharp lines of some engravings are great. Problem is that my leather is relatively soft and embossing never gives nice sharp lines unless I Dremel a pattern in. And I don't want to remove leather, I just want to engrave it.
What's the way to prepare leather so you can make freehand engraving/embossing easy?
Any other tricks?
Many thanks in advance!
Matt
I've seen some beautiful designs come by, amongst them the flasks from MikeDB.
Doing a little leatherwork myself (beginner) I have 2 things I want to know more about. I've found some info on the web, but info from people really using the techniques would be great.
1. Hardening leather (to make it more scratch proof)
I can hardly finish something or little dents and scratches appear. Now I don't mind a little wear and tear, but I get dents in my leather thingies before they've even left the house! See the flask for an example - on the back it's already started.
- What would be best to get some protection? Hardening in some way? Using more leather grease? Any tips would be most welcome.
2. Engraving/embossing: the very nice sharp lines of some engravings are great. Problem is that my leather is relatively soft and embossing never gives nice sharp lines unless I Dremel a pattern in. And I don't want to remove leather, I just want to engrave it.
What's the way to prepare leather so you can make freehand engraving/embossing easy?
Any other tricks?
Many thanks in advance!
Matt