Have one for Canada too, so I may use that for Some Canuk holiday. I wonder if you did not buy a latigo strap - the leather is not toolable in the same way veg tan leather will take tooling. Pre-dyed veg tan leather is usually toolable.
Tandy carries a chestnut colored saddle skirting that makes beautiful crisp impressions. And so does their pre-dyed black sides and double shoulders. It just takes a bit longer to case the pre dyed veg tan. You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Paste as plain text instead. Only 75 emoji are allowed. Display as a link instead. Clear editor. Upload or insert images from URL.
How Do I Do That? So 40mm square would be too big and you'd need to reduce the size to no more than 30mm square. For any situation where these sizes are bigger then we'd recommend getting an arbor press. We sell them so do get in touch for more details! Before committing to the purchase of a stamp if you are not using natural vegetable tan leather then it is useful to carry out a simple test on an offcut of your leather. Place the offcut onto a solid smooth surface such as a granite block this should also be on a solid bench with no 'give'.
Then get a round headed nail about 4 inches long - the sort carpenters use - and place the round head on the surface of the leather at 90 degrees. Carefully strike the sharp end with a metal hammer and see what sort of impression you have created. If it looks good then you won't be wasting your money buying a stamp.
If the leather is thin you may need to cushion it between the granite and the leather with something soft like a couple of layers of felt or thin rubber. Here are some upholstery leather samples which have been stamped with our logo. This is 1mm thick leather which has been finished for so it doesn't crease easily - this also means it doesn't stamp easily.
What properties does chrome tanned leather have that make it unsuitable for tooling, and how does the process of chrome tanning give it these properties when vegetable tanning does not?
So, I did some research, and although I never found anything that specifically said "This is why you shouldn't tool chrome-tanned leather," the information that I did find suggests a reason. Lots of resources describe the difference between chrome- and vegetable-tanning. I think this quote from the GoldBark Leather site summarizes things pretty well:. Vegetal tanned leather, generally referred to as veg tan, takes a longer amount of time to create, is considered higher quality, and therefore costs more.
Chrome tanned leather has a quicker turn around time and therefore costs less. The end product of these two processes are drastically different. Veg tan is generally thicker, more firm, and more durable. Chrome tanned is thin, very stretchy, and less durable. The Carryology site also has some interesting information about the actual chemical processes and how they differ.
It explains that in vegetable tanning, tannin molecules displace the water molecules that are bound into the collagen within the leather. In chrome-tanning, chrome molecules replace the water molecules within the collagen. It goes on to explain:. This generally makes chrome tanned leather thinner and softer than vegetable tanned leather.
Because I don't know anything about tooling leather, I did some searching about that process, and ran across some good information on this forum posting. From the fourth entry:. You need to start with Vegetable Tanned Tooling Leather. It's almost white, and almost hard when you buy it.
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