Thread: how do i get the paste on???

When i put cr ox and iron ox on some old leather i used the powder from whipped dog and mixed it with leather oil till it was like thin paint,i used a small paint brush to put on a thin coat and left it for a week for the oil to soak in then rubbed of any excess,not much came of because it was thin when applied and soaked into the pores of the leather making a perfect coating,the first lot i did was with ce ox and i made it into a paste and put some on then rubbed it in and rubbed of the excess,aside from being really messy i had trouble getting an even thin coat and it didn't work as i'd like

FWIW, You could glue some leather to that Balsa. Do you have a Tandy leather, or something similar nearby? They're online as well. Here's what I used.
Tandy Leather Factory - Natural Cowhide Leather Strips

I made two double sided paddles out of the 3'x50' piece. Worked out great. I was never fond of just plain balsa, although a lot of guys are. I prefer the feel and edge I get off the crox when it's applied to leather. It's pretty easy to do, and not expensive at all.

You said the crox was a "stick". Can you rub it on your material. SRD sells a stick of Crox. You use it like a crayon. If your using powder form, you can mix it with strop dressing or neetsfoot oil, etc...

Here is a tutorial by Josh Earl on the subject with photos. A little goes a long way.

thanks every one I'm just sitting down to work the stick into a powder, for those who asked it is a very hard stick, I ran it across the palm of my hand with loads of pressure and wasn't able to get any to transfer onto my hand. So I think I will paste it tomorrow and we'll go from there. How long should I let the paste dry before using, should a couple of days do?

cheers
Omid

Originally Posted by OmidFarahbakhsh

thanks every one I'm just sitting down to work the stick into a powder, for those who asked it is a very hard stick, I ran it across the palm of my hand with loads of pressure and wasn't able to get any to transfer onto my hand. So I think I will paste it tomorrow and we'll go from there. How long should I let the paste dry before using, should a couple of days do?

cheers
Omid

You can use it almost immediately. Since you
are grating your stick make sure there are
no lumps. If you have excess it will show
up on the spine. Make sure you wipe the
razor clean before you switch to clean material.