Evolution of Leather Goods: Before and After Pictures

[Unkle Jamima]

I got a piece of leather from leathergoodsconnection and made what I think is a fairly good economy belt ($21) with some old tools. It's English harness leather and extremely thick as you can see in picture. Have not tanned or done edges yet. For my next project I am going to make same thing except get some brass studs to go with the all brass hardware. It looks ok?

Last one is a comparison to the 5yo belt it is replacing which looked almost the same in color at one point.

[beatle]

For some reason I havefeeling that you should use the oil in the big bottle to tan it..

And the oil in the small bottle after that , for insulation...

Just a wild hunch..

[justiz2]

All right... Will give it a try. Thanks!!

[.boy]

Thank you guys!

As Chponglasia says i like the Slots more and i think the KC is Ok too!

I will buy it when i have enough Money, is in SuFu a really trusted proxy?

[Superstar]

X-post from "Recent Purchases":

finally, its home

Redmoon Peacemaker-02

i am seriously in love with this, the colour, feeling and smell is on some other level..

on a sidenote for justiz2, I used the oil in the small bottle for initial oiling, and it did an okay job, i believe that obenaufs or neatsfoot would be better, but the redmoon stuff did the job on my peacemaker...

[superBobo]

how much did you end up paying superstar? it looks pretty amazing..

[oweng23]

Thats one big ass wallet. I didnt think they were quite that long, looks sweet though.

[dave023]

Very nice wallet superstar!!

[justiz2]

Thanks for the note Superstar. I've just used the Neatsfoot, might use the oil in the small bottle next time around.

Great looking wallet BTW... :-)

[Superstar]

how much did you end up paying superstar? it looks pretty amazing..

500$, proxy service through japanhookup.. i think it was about 65000 yen all included...

[Cameland]

When I asked Naoto the zombie about oiling and basic wallet care he said that you shouldn't rub any neatsfoot or any other crazy oils into your wallet.

He told me to tan the wallet inside and out for a couple days till it is caramel and then very lightly go over it with some mink oil and leave it like that for 24 hours or overnight, then grab a rag or t-shirt and wipe off the excess oil.

RM says that oiling a frequently used wallet during its lifetime is unnecessary as the natural oils from your hands while you are using it will keep it from dehydrating. But if you feel its getting dry from the heat or cold then doing the original mink oil application method is OK.

According to spirit winds website:

Left:raw (unstained) Middle: after sun tanning: Right: after prolonged use.

[Superstar]

but then again, people can do whatever they feel like.. i bet theres no "best" way of doing it, i believe that one method can be just as good as another (just like the frequent washing of jeans question).. it all comes down to how much you use your wallet and how you handle it...

[Cameland]

Yeah you have a point but when people have been into leather for so long and are so experienced with it, its easy to think that they would know the "best" way. I mean even RM says don't oil it, surely they would know whats best for their own product. But then again Nudie says don't wash for 6 months and Denime says to wash and tumble dry...

[Superstar]

but eventhough RM says so, they send leather oil with their products anyhow... theres no such thing as a right way of doing things... it depends on what you want to achieve with your product i think...

but youre right, people with experience knows how to treat the product so it lasts and looks well.. but not all people may be satisfied with the way the professionals say it should be done, eh ?

[Cameland]

I think the oil RM send you is the equivalent of Mink Oil. The reason I think they don't recommend neatsfoot and that other stuff is because is can dramatically change the look of the leather, mainly the colour though.

[Chponglasia]

Superstar: Kick-ass wallet! Did you tan it?

[Superstar]

Superstar: Kick-ass wallet! Did you tan it?

yup, but not very much (approx. 8 hours).. but i like it this way... its really really dope, and as emaze said, IT SMELLS FANTASTIC !

[No -]

My RM smells like dried fish.. Obenaufs helped it a little. But the smell is still there. It's been like since I bought it :T

[the_state]

My RM smells like dried fish.. Obenaufs helped it a little. But the smell is still there. It's been like since I bought it :T

yikes... did it come like that? is it a regular redmoon, or an rrc redmoon?

[No -]

Regular RM.. it's been almost a year and the smell is slowly fading away :confused:

[mrpenguin354]

Just a heads up, Tuesday at 9pm, Dirtiest Jobs is going inside a leather tannery, should be interesting.

[ashgromnies]

Did you tan and oil them before using?

As for the blotches and also for protection from water, I'd use Obenauf's.

http://www.obenaufs.com/

Also, for what it's worth, I really haven't been very impressed with anything I've seen from LGC here. Sorry.

no tanning, no oiling, i was under the impression that his belts were already tanned/oiled unless you specifically got the untreated belt.

[fadeaway]

I just bought this jacket from a rakuten store. They also have cheap wallets and other leather goods. This seemed like such a good price that I jumped on it. They responded with an email in perfect english which is always helpful for me.

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/liugoo/ts5j-b3br/

[ang_kangkong]

They even have RM-ish wallets!

[the_state]

They even have RM-ish wallets!

wow, for around $50, those look really nice...

[knucks]

I don't know which I like more, those or these: http://item.rakuten.co.jp/liugoo/ki0w-2508/

[Bobbejaan]

this is for the guy that wants to know what to buy

i would always get a RM over a KC. i was in doubt for ages before deciding to get a RM. but when you see it you will know why rm is so special.

Frinkking nice peacemaker superstar!!

[the_state]

^^ i wish i'd seen these before i ordered my TANNED rrc hr-01 from parachutes...

[Bobbejaan]

Red Moon Road Chief

Pre tanning

Post tanning

after seeing that i should tan my RM some more.. did you oil it before tanning or after ?

[emaze]

Welcome to the RM Peacemaker club:

Superstar you finally got it! Congrats...... the smell is crazy right! LOL...

on a side note I was in BIG yesterday and they had Samurai Long wallets untanned in the store for next season I believe. They looked pretty sick I'll try to get some pics possibly....