Beginners tutorial, vegetable tanned leather edge sealing

by Yiyipi has written a vegetable tanned leather edge banding tutorial before, but I felt that the process was not clear enough, so I reorganized it. The content of this article is mainly for novices. The process is relatively simple and easy to understand. Please read the text carefully. After reading it, you will know how to seal the beeswax color edge.

First, check the tools Let’s give a brief introduction: from left to right: cotton swabs, edge sealing fluid, sandpaper, sanding rod, edge trimmer (the rectangular one is two pieces of glued leather)

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The leather is 2.0mm thick Italian primary color vegetable tanned, two pieces are pasted together .

First use crop Use a leather knife to simply smooth out the bonded edges. Especially when multiple layers are bonded, it is difficult to achieve complete alignment. What you need to pay attention to when using a knife is that the blade must be on the flat side, because the angle is small and it is not easy to shovel crooked. Try to sharpen the knife as much as possible. Never put your other hand in front of the blade. You can become proficient by practicing more.

Use a knife to repair The edges that have been passed are not very smooth. At this time, sandpaper is still needed to smooth them. However, if you do not use a knife to trim, sandpapering will be very time-consuming, so trimming with a knife is to improve efficiency.

Use the appropriate model Use an edger to chamfer the edges on both sides.

After cutting both sides in this way, the edge will be one and a half Round.

Use a cotton swab dipped in water to wet the shaved edge. Don’t use too much water. The most important thing is to apply it evenly.

Use 240~320 grit sandpaper to polish the water-coated edges back and forth. Pay attention to the technique here and try to polish as neatly as possible. During the polishing process, apply the water. The color of the edge that has been exposed to water will deepen and then gradually become lighter, because the water will be absorbed and evaporated, so when the color becomes lighter, continue to wet it and then polish again.

When the desired edge shape appears, change to higher grit sandpaper For polishing, generally 600~800 mesh is enough. If you want a more delicate effect, you can use 1200 mesh. Any higher is meaningless and can only play a polishing role.

Apply edge sealing fluid on the polished edge. Be careful not to use edge sealing fluid. Apply to the leather surface and try to apply it evenly on the polished area.

It is most suitable to use a sanding rod when the edge sealing liquid is not dry.The groove is sanded back and forth along the edge. The advantage of a sanding rod is that it can shape uneven areas during the sanding process. But there are also disadvantages, that is, the grooves cannot completely match the edges, so if you are confident enough in the edge you polished, you can directly use linen cloth to polish.

After polishing Apply the edge sealing liquid once and wait until it dries by itself. This is to fill in the cracks caused by the sanding process.

Edge sealing liquid In addition to being easy to polish to produce a beautiful effect, the most important function is to improve the strength of the edge, thereby improving durability. However, the edge sealing liquid also has a disadvantage, that is, it easily becomes dirty after constant friction, so it is best to apply a layer of edge polishing wax after the edge sealing liquid dries. This will not only prevent it from getting dirty, but also maintain the brightness of the edge.

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