An actual Leather Conditioner recipe - Leatherworker.net
2020年8月29日 · Basically, if you can make ramen noodles on the stove, you can make your own Leather conditioner in about an hour and in as large a quantity as you want for slightly more than you'd pay for a store bought 4 oz tin.($20) of leather conditioner The ingredients are simple( most/all are for sale on Amazon or locally in stores):
How to soften leather - How Do I Do That? - Leatherworker.net
2020年7月20日 · If your intent is to soften it, you need to look at 100% anhydrous Lanolin or NFO ( not compound). Be careful not to use too much NFO, you don't want to saturate the leather with it. Coconut oil is a conditioner and will darken leather more than other natural oils. Vaseline is a petroleum product or in simple terms, mineral oil.
Recondition Extremely Dry Leather? - Leatherworker.net
2010年11月13日 · Dry rot is what occurs if nothing is done to leather to preserve it. The oils in the leather fibers have dried/evaporated to such a point that oxidation has begun to effect the fiber bundles. As time goes on, oxidation continues, the leather often lightens in color, looses strength (and maybe surface finish), then evidences obvious powdering.
Need advice - how soften 5mm veg tan leather? - Leatherwork ...
2020年9月16日 · 4. Not knowing where you get your leather, I suggest you work up a relationship with them so you can tell them what you need the leather for and they'll send you that. eg. I've bought 99% of my leather from Le Prevo in Newcastle. Recently, I needed about 20 -22 sq ft of moderately flexible 1.6 mm veg tan. I emailed them my requirements.
How to stiffen/soften leather - How Do I Do That?
2021年1月2日 · Some neatsfoot oil will help, leather balm tends to soften things up, gently working it after letting the previous permeate the leather for a day or so, and just general use over time will certainly soften it up to a floppy state. Experiment on a sample strap to see the levels of oils to add and how much to work it. YinTx
Trying to clean and soften antique glove leather
2024年9月15日 · Most of the leather is in remarkably good condition given its age, but a doll I recently bought has a very dry, hard, brittle body that needs conditioning and cleaning (if possible). She is from the 1880s, so 140 years old, and the goal is to give her a little lift so she can get through the next 100 years in decent shape.
Is it possible to soften the temper of a piece of leather?
2024年1月23日 · I have a rather stiff split that I am thinking of using to make tool bags, IF I can soften it a little. I will only use small parts of the side. I will probably skive it too. But I will do all that only if there is a chance I can soften it a bit. I had thought skiving might soften it a bit but I read that thickness has nothing to do with temper.
How to soften up very hard dry leather - Leatherworker.net
2020年1月29日 · Other possibility is that it was poor leather to start with. Both of those scenarios mean that no matter how much or what product you throw at it, it isn't going to change. I have the best luck with soaking the parts in water to clean them and allow me to take the curl out as they dry, and brush oil on when they are close to being dry.
Using Tallow To Condition Leather. - Leatherworker.net
2015年5月16日 · Tanneries that stuff their leather with tallows and waxes do it in a hot drum where the stuffing is melted so therefore absorb easier. There seems to be two ways to get the fats absorbed, either by heating it up some so it is more liquid or mixing it with a solvent to get it into the leather.
Softening Veg tanned leather - How Do I Do That?
2018年1月8日 · I have mainly worked with softer 4-5 oz chrome tanned leathers, well I am looking at dropping the big bucks for a cb3200 and wanting to make messenger styled bags and I keep reading that vegtan is better to work with, will last longer, stronger then chrome tanned leather. Well I want the bag to h...