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Also, bear in mind that the purpose of leather isn't so much to remove metal as it is to straighten the edge. It does remove a tiny bit to a degree, but CrOx is an entirely different animal. CrOx removes metal, and in the case of putting it on vinyl, it's the CrOx doing the real work. Vinyl may be an OK medium for that, but it's only made to look leathery, not behave the same way.
Denim might be a good substitute for linen. I don't think I've read about it being used in place of leather. But, I don't know everything, and won't claim to. I research almost obsessively, but there IS a lot out there.
In any case, I've learned (the hard way) that it's best to start learning with a known quantity, then once you have a handle on the subject (and good equipment to fall back on if the experiment fails) before wading into the unknown.