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sgainbrachta β Handbracer Off Resize
Published: 2012-12-19 01:33:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 1575; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 18
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The handbracer off of my arm. Inside you can see the woolen material, and a little of how the edges are rolled and sewn down. Also, you can see the edge binding in dark brown leather.Related content
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it looks great! this is really nice work!
leather already had this color or did you dye it from?
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Thanks! As to the leather- it was a remnant, already this finish and color. It's a little waxy, but that will wear off over time, I think.
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I know, it's beautiful!
a question, something bothers me, I treat wooden handles of my knives with linseed oil and it is very beautiful, but the leather sheath made ββme blanch the handle! as if it absorbed oil content on the handle!
what to do?
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You need to have the knife out of the sheath for a while longer. Linseed oil takes a good month to cure fully, if it's kept warm, and in moving air (Mine sit over a heater vent~). Tung oil only takes a week or so to fully cure.
And yes- the leather is indeed absorbing the oil, making the wood look bleached where it touches.
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I do not think linseed oil skipped so long ... I'll let them dry then the time it takes!
thank you again for your advice always instructive!
to apply oil on wood I made ββa cloth impregnated with oil, is there a better manner to do?
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Yeah, it takes a long while. that's why I use the WaterLox finish. Dry to touch in a couple of hours, to handle in a day or so.
That wrks, I also sometimes just use my hands and rub it in really well for a while. Seems to do something, it gets hot and "builds" (gets thicker) a lot quicker. Remember- linseed oil soaked rags can catch fire all by themselves. I generally put my used ones in a metal can, away from anything flammable, then burn them at the end of the work day.
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