Oxblood Sporran & Belt

[Überme]

Greetings, everyone. I just finished a new sporran, sporran belt, and waist belt! I'm happy with how they've turned out, overall, which is saying something, as I'm usually overly self-critical. Please let me know your thoughts or criticisms.

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[User]

I love them! Well done! What edge dressing did you use for the belts? The leather dye is mottled, how did you achieve that look? Did you use any antiquing, or no? How did you seal the leather after dying?

[Überme]

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In order: Tokonole for edge dressing, cut 50/50-ish with water. I'm still working on finishing the edges. The dyeing was the fun part. The leather was slightly dry veg tan cow. I oiled with neatsfoot, left to sit for a day, hand dyed , not dipped, left to sit for a day, oiled again, dyed again, then wiped over with everclear and finished with resolene. Kinda layered the dye in places to create contrast. No antiquing.