does anyone have any experience with this ,i tried searching for it but came empty.
i thought of using a piece of leather to make the wedge for a razor
would it work ?
any tips?
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does anyone have any experience with this ,i tried searching for it but came empty.
i thought of using a piece of leather to make the wedge for a razor
would it work ?
any tips?
Yes it will work ( I have an old razor with one). But I don't know how its done. I imagine it was pressed and treated somehow, to resist moisture.
I wonder if using runny CA to stabilize it would work? That would lend it quite a bit of strength and help it to function as a true wedge (i.e. not get squished into more of a spacer). But I honestly have no idea what it would look like, so aesthetically it might not be a great idea.
Actually have seen Vintage scales made out of leather too :)
wow never heard of a razor in which the scales themselves made of leather
Just get yourself some beef jerky, not the spicy kind…
Leather can be stabilized just like wood.
But with what...that's the question
yes that is the ultimate question
BTW any pictures anyone ?
You get a snack while working tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Euclid440
Put it in a vacuum chamber just like you would spalted wood.Quote:
Originally Posted by outback
Sorry.. What solution?Quote:
Originally Posted by 32t
Same as wood
Cactus juice?
I have never done it but read about it in knife threads about stacked leather handles ect. Of couse many different opinions on what to do/use Some say to use a minwax if I remember right and it soaks into the leather without vacuum. Others say leather is stabilized when it is tanned. Heat and pressure forms leather that I think would work for scales. Cactus Juice would probably work well for a wedge.
Since the wedge is so small and thin, I suggested runny CA because it should be possible to get it to soak right through without a vacuum chamber. It would be a cheap and pretty easy thing to try. But I imagine cactus juice and vacuum would be ideal.Quote:
Originally Posted by outback
If you take a piece of vegetable tanned leather, (chrome tanned, latigo, or bridle leather will not work,) and cut it to size, you should be able to boil it for 10-15 seconds. It will turn into a rubbery texture. Press it into the shape you want, and let it dry. The leather will shrink 30-50% during this process. This chemically changes the material, and it becomes a hard wood like substance. It can then be sanded and shaped like wood. I made some scale blanks last year from leather, but haven't gotten around to shaping them or putting a blade in them. I will be sealing them with Renaissance wax.
If you look up boiled leather armor, you will find more info than you ever wanted on this process.
cool idea drygulch i will probably try that with a test piece