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----- Original Message -----

From: goldwings98se@sbcglobal.net

To: flasah@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 11:51 AM

Subject: Re: [flasah] DAVID IS New to Leatherworking

 

I just don't pay any attention to anything Goober Boy (GB) says.

 

To me wetting the leather and casing is the same thing.

 

I use a sponge and clean water, I wet both sides of the leather and then wait until it has almost turned back to it's normal color and then I can start tooling. I carve a little before it turns back to normal color and when I background I have the leather almost totally dry.

 

 

David Sawyer
K1DRS -.- .---- -.. .-. ...
1998 Pearl Chaparral Beige Goldwing SE
http://www.davesgoldwing.com

----- Original Message -----

From: Allen Meadows

To: flasah@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 6:18 AM

Subject: RE: [flasah] DAVID IS New to Leatherworking

 

Well GB your mistaken…

Al Stolhman's "Leatherwork Manual" called the wetting of leather with a sponge "casing".

In chapter 2 page 17 (I won't quote the entire paragraph)  he states:

"How do you wet the leather? By CASING it… which means simply rubbing a damp (not wet) sponge to the flesh side as evenly as possible."

I also have read a Stohlman book that he refers to the wetting of leather with a sponge as "quick casing". I will gladly look up that quote as well.

I too am a relatively new guy to the leather scene. Not quite a year into it. I can tell you just as most leatherworkers who have experienced a few projects that there are distinct differences in the casing of different thicknesses of leather. I have cased with a sponge, cased the leather overnight  and the 24 hr method (heck I had one piece sit for 3 days before I got to it). So for Al to recommend a belt to be allowed to sit 24 hr is reasonable.

Allen

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