How Natural Vegetable-Tanned Leather Darkens: Pale, Honey and Russet
Three pieces of natural vegetable-tanned leather sit side by side in three shades. Light, oil, water and handling explain the difference between
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Wrapped Edges on a Leather Flap: Where the Cut Edge Goes
An open flap over green suede shows a wrapped edge. Here is how turned, burnished and painted edges differ, and what each
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Water on Natural Vegetable-Tanned Leather: Why It Spots and What Fades
A photo of droplets on a natural vegetable-tanned flap, and a plain account of why the spots appear, what fades, and how
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A .357 Magnum Round in Ballistic Fabric and the NIJ Levels Behind It
A photo of a .357 Magnum round stopped in ballistic fabric, and a plain account of what NIJ Level IIIA, now called
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Reading an Antique Leather Case: Cracked Grain, a Nickel Lock and Old Stitching
A close-up of an antique leather case, read like a document: cracked grain, a nickel lock, a worn strap and stitching that
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Building a Leather Tool Roll: Seven Loops, One Flap, Three Snaps
A workshop photo of a half-built leather tool roll, and what each decision on it means: loop spacing, flap, closure and the
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