I am having some issues burnishing some chrome tans. I would love to hear what everybody is using to burnish edges please

  • witchOfTheEast@vlemmy.net
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    1 year ago

    Beginner here, so grain of salt but my understanding is that generally chrome tan doesn’t burnish well and most use “edge paint” to seal and get a nice smooth edge on chrome tan.

    • bowreality@lemmy.caOPM
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      1 year ago

      It’s hard to burnish that’s true. However, I was also told that all leather burnishes. 🤷🏻‍♀️ So I think it’s a bit in the technique and a bit in product you use.

  • SaladFragments@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You can burnish chrome tan with tokonole. I’ve definitely found doing the edges on chrome tan never comes out quite as well as veg tan though. I know some people use edge kote or paint for chrome tan edges too, but I like the tokonole.

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      1 year ago

      I use Tokonole pretty much on everything. I recently had a chrome tan though that was (for me) impossible to burnish. I tried a wooden slicker and canvas and all it did was fray. Does Tokonole work on all chrome tan for you? I am still quite the beginner so I wouldn’t doubt it’s me.

      Edge kote is that similar to Tokonole or more a thicker liquid to coat the edge?

      • SaladFragments@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        No some leather won’t burnish, it’s not just you. I’m not a pro at thus stuff either. Like chromexcel you can get a decent burnish on. But when I’ve used crazy horse and similar leather I just edge koted it instead. So it really depends on the leather.

  • Lemmyin@lemmy.nz
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    1 year ago

    I’ve read and heard people say that you can’t because of the leather structure after chrome tanning. You basically have to use edge paint.