edgy lance
Howdy all.
I follow several makers in addition to our folks here. I couple of them recently brought up casing leather before tooling etc. Is there really that much advantage to soaking leather pieces rather than just ting as you go? Other than wet-forming.
Thank in advance!
plucky gulch
My understanding is that casing makes the leather consistent. Aside from potential water stains because only part of the leather got wet, it also ensures it doesnt change partway through tooling, so you can reliably get the same appearance for each mallet strike or whatever
The other thing is that it wouldnt dry out as quickly, so you have a longer working time
rancid fulcrum
If you don't case your leather, it's not going to hold the tooling as well. Cutting and carving will work the same wet or dry, but tooling needs casing first.
edgy lance
Ok. I gotcha. Thanks for the feedback!
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