2021 what did you do today?

[Flem]

Nice! What kind of leather and dye did you use?
Simple is good

[Appalachian Hillbilly]

We have less grouse than we use to. Still see some occasionally.  What is completely gone is the Bob White Quail. All the old farms and fields have become neighbor hoods and grown back up. Loss of habitat has destroyed them.
That and the introduction of coyotes.

Flem,
I used Fiebings dye and their reducer. Still learning on the dying thing. I did my grandson a quiver out of veg tan, dyed and tooled it, then a coat of restored. We got caught in a rainstorm while stumping one day.

The quiver now has rain spots... got to figure out a waterproof dye.

[Flem]

I just did some dyeing with Aniline on veg tan. Soaked and agitated in a 120deg bath for 2 days.
Color went all the way thru the test piece that was in with the main piece. Wet molding did not affect it.
Time will tell!

[Pat B]

Isn't Fiebings Leather Dye an aniline dye carried in alcohol?

[Flem]

I don't know Pat, I have not used Fiebings. I think they sell 4 or 5 different dye's and some of them are likely aniline.
Have to check the MSDS to know for sure. Seems most packaged dye's are for topical application. I was going for a tannery style dye job.

[Appalachian Hillbilly]

They have a Pro series and a regular. Not sure of the difference.  I used the regular.
On the quiver I had an issue with , I just did a surface dye. Another project with smaller pieces I did a bath. I believe the bath works better because it saturates. Although I have not gotten those pieces wet. I need to find a good sealant.

[kennym]

I added .015 glass to a set of TD limbs that came in light. Gained 10 lbs , should be perfect.

4.8 lbs heavy now and still need to tiller and sand.

[Crooked Stic]

So you sanded thicker glass to get the .015

[Longcruise]

Fiebing has alcohol and oil based.  I think the "pro" is oil based.  Probably not a good thing on lams!

[kennym]

Yep had some streaky and sanding that thin took care of it . Win/win

[Shredd]

   I have not built or worked on bows in a long time... :(  Am I still allowed on this forum??

[kennym]

   I have not built or worked on bows in a long time... :(  Am I still allowed on this forum??

If you know the secret handshake (or Roy)

[Crooked Stic]

I guess it's okay with Roy's permission 

[Roy from Pa]

I'll let it go this time, Ritchie boy.

I haven't either, got all wrapped up in our camp in the mountains which is where I am now.

I'll get that deer hide out to you when I get home.

[kennym]

Careful Rich, that may be the hide he's been wearing up in those mountains... 

[Roy from Pa]

 

[Pat B]

Is the fiebing's oil based dye their Antique dye? It's been around for a long time. It is a paste type of dye that is a surface dye that highlights any tooling. The alcohol based dye, that I use most is more of a penetrating dye that can go on lightly with a dry sponge or complete coverage putting it down wet on a rag or a fleece like I do sometimes which gives a heavy, dark coverage.

[Shredd]

Careful Rich, that may be the hide he's been wearing up in those mountains... 

  Lordy... I hope not...   

   Thanks Roy... I'll try to work on something soon...      Thanks for the hide too...

   When I'm not making money doing carpentry I been working on my property the whole year...  The more I work on it the more I find things wrong... Plus add in covid that set me back 3 month's which is still lingering on and last week I found black mold in my house... Sheesh... No wonder this bronchitis is slow going...  But I am chomping at the bit to get on some bows again...  Once I get all this work done I should be free to do what I want for a good few years...   

[Flem]

Cool Shredd, you get Roy's "Camp Salami" loin cloth.

I looked at the Fiebings SDS sheets and the alcohol dye is aniline. Wonder why they use an alcohol base rater than water?

[Shredd]

     Yuck..!!!