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Old 07-22-2004, 08:43 PM
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Cement OOPS

Been using Fiebings Tanners Bond for my Sheaths, Well in the middle of making a sheath for a large Bowie some how I get a small amount of this glue on the front. it hasn't been dyed as of yet, and I wasn't going to dye it. So is there a safe way to get this stuff off the leather so I don't have to start over. It's not that big, about the size of a match head.
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Old 07-22-2004, 09:30 PM
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Tanners Bond----?

Darren, I am not familiar with Tanners Bond as I usually use Weldwood contact cement. When ever I have a small amount defacing the leather I use a clean pencil eraser and gently erase it. Most of the time I can get it removed so that it does not act as a resist to the dye------ Then again, there are times when you reach for a knife to slice the darn thing into pieces. Using a thinner just compounds the problem!


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Old 07-23-2004, 09:43 AM
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I've noticed lately that "Murphy" dwells in a Leather shop also.

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Old 07-23-2004, 09:48 PM
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Sandy, I thought that was why you make so many basketweaves

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Old 07-23-2004, 10:14 PM
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Mike, my friend, you sure are the perceptive one! Every once in a while I swear that I will never dye in another background! Half the time I have my tongue chewed to a knub and my hand feels quivery and my eyes watery from concentration. THEN I pick up another sheath and start over. No one ever accused me of being bright in that respect! BTW when using an eraser to remove contact cement from a surface you desire to dye----Make sure that the cement is dry ( when it will be in a rather solid little glob of rubber or latex) If you are careful it will roll up and all will be removed from the surface. Gentle is the keyword as leather scuffed will dye darker than surrounding area. Going from lighter than desired to darker than desired is not a good trade-off either!


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Old 07-23-2004, 10:22 PM
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Murphy's laws

A.T.---Anything that could have gone wrong and did---was invented within the four (?) walls of my shop------


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Old 07-24-2004, 12:16 AM
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Hay Thanks Sandy, for the info, I tried the eraser trick and it worked pretty good, I think I will still need to dye the sheath, but oh well, at least I won't have to start another, this sucker is using allot of leather. Thanks again

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Old 08-02-2004, 09:52 PM
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Darren, I have had the same problem myself. I have carefully scraped the spot off with a razor blade; Sanded the spot off with fine sand paper, Used the eraser, and , best of all, gently buffed the spot off with fine #000 steel wool. The REAL answer to the problem is use dark colors of dye. AND always finish with a last step to a finished sheath with a generous coat of paste wax shoe polish, and a hard buffing with a horse hair shoe shine brush. The wax fills and solidifies all sorts of small imperfections and blends all together.


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Old 08-03-2004, 08:50 PM
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Richard:
Thanks for the tips, I'm going to give the ole shoe shine to the next sheath I make.
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Old 08-03-2004, 08:57 PM
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I've noticed lately that "Murphy" dwells in a Leather shop also.

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A.T., I think Murphy lives somewhere around Keene, or maybe Clover Bottom, kinda equidistant between us!


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A.T., I think Murphy lives somewhere around Keene, or maybe Clover Bottom, kinda equidistant between us!
One thing for sure, he gets around.

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