Does Gum Tragacanth really work?
Yes. We find that edges with Gum Tragacanth applied burnish better, much faster, and with a lot less effort. Top • Must I use a marble slab when stamping? No – any sufficiently hard smooth surface will work. We prefer a marble slab on top of a poundo board since that combo seems to absorb the impacts well and minimizes noise and vibration. If you plan to do a lot of leather stamping, a marble slab and poundo board is a good investment. Top • What does casing mean? Basically casing is wetting the leather in preparation for carving. A sponge is used to wet the surface of the leather. Well cased leather tools easily. The correct amount of moisture is somewhat difficult to describe, so you should practice with some scraps to get the hang of it. We generally wet both sides of the leather, then allow the flesh side (smooth side) to almost return to its original color before tooling. On thin leather, apply water to flesh side only. Top • How deep should my swivel knife cuts be? For most carvi
