Spirit Dye or Oil Dye
Spirit dye and oil dye sound like opposites. Read the safety sheet and both turn out to ride on alcohol. What the labels mean and where the oil comes from.
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Cutting a Clean Circle in Leather
A circle is the shape leather shows up worst. Choosing punch, knife or circle cutter, marking a centre with no hole, light passes, and finishing the edge.
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What It Costs to Start Leatherwork
A first leatherwork bench can cost under a hundred dollars or several hundred. Real catalogue prices for tools, leather and supplies, and where cheap bites.
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Fiebing’s Saddle Soap Review: Should It Ever Touch a Bridle Leather Briefcase?
A desk-research review of Fiebing’s saddle soap bar: what the maker says, what leather-care guides warn about, and when a bridle leather briefcase needs it.
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A Leather Journal Cover
A journal cover is a soft wrap that has to close around a book. The leather, the materials list, how to size it, and how to stitch sleeves that hold.
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Keeping Hand Oil and Glue Off Light Vegetable-Tanned Leather
Natural veg-tan keeps every fingerprint and every drop of glue that misses. Where the marks happen during a project, how to stop them, and what not to try.
