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Emilio wrote: March 1st, 2021, 1:48 pmlovely! :clap:
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I have seen people burnish the edges on these a while back, to make them less "hairy", but I assume there are different schools.

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Yoda wrote: March 15th, 2021, 2:58 pm I have seen people burnish the edges on these a while back, to make them less "hairy", but I assume there are different schools.

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I think they use a burnishing tool made of wood and beeswax.
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I ‘m really glad you like it! The open grained leather is by far my favorite to work with. It takes such a nice patina.

You are absolutely right - I usually use gum tragacanth to pre-seal the edges and then shine them with a diy edge slicker and beeswax. On this one I wanted a more unrefined look. The edges will wear in pretty fast by themselves and I like the contrast.
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