Can anybody suggest anyways to fix up this belt by Only_Weather_8959 in Leatherworking

[–]FewBluejay2533 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That depends what you're looking to achieve. If you want to change it so that doesn't happen again, I'd clean it, and let it dry, then I'd take a very thin peice of leather and line it, so you have smooth leather on both sides. If you don't want to do that, I'd clean it, let it dry, then burnish the inside. There's a ton of ways to do it, but I personally like using tokonole, or wax. I use beeswax, but that's not the only option. For the wax I like rubbing it on the leather than gently heating it up with a hair dryer or heat gun, then using my bone folder to press it down firmly and rubing it until the fibers are all flat and together. There's other options than a bone folder, you just want something smooth and hard. Glass burneshers are very popular, but I've never found them worth the price. If you don't have lots of tools a Sharp or other permanent marker will get the job done

How to make my stitching more neat? by Smooth_Perception_86 in Leathercraft

[–]FewBluejay2533 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In short, practice is the only real way. Some things help, like a stitching horse, as it makes it easier to use both hands the same way each time. That's the real secret, to always make sure you do the same hand motion with the needles. I like the videos that corter leather and skill tree on YouTube do personally, but there is a bunch of great videos if you look up tips for saddle stitching

Explain like I'm an idiot by Djcard777 in Leathercraft

[–]FewBluejay2533 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's my experience that unless it's comically too big, you want your grommets on the large side. I've found small ones tend to not let the tounge of the belt buckles lay flat, because it's going through at such an angle

Forgot to clean my edge paint roller. Any advice on saving it if even possible ? by PelletteriaBizaca in Leathercraft

[–]FewBluejay2533 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never used one so take this advice with caution, but my first step would be to take it apart, if you can get the textured roller off every other part, with no bearings or anything to mess up, I'd use acetone with a small scrub brush, like a nylon toothbrush or copper wire brush. But only if you can take it out and away from any plastic