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Leather painting differs from leather dyeing in that paint remains only on the surface while dyes are absorbed into the leather. Due to this difference, leather painting techniques are generally not used on items that can or must bend nor on items that receive friction, such as belts and wallets because under these conditions, the paint may crack or wear off.
In leathercraft, a pricking iron is a handheld tool resembling a fork which is used to create dimples in leather a fixed distance apart that can then be pierced with a awl and stitched. [1] A pricking iron is different from a leather chisel in that a chisel is designed to pierce the holes, not just mark their position, and does not require ...
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The only type of leather suitable for carving is vegetable tanned, full grain leather. [citation needed] This is because the vegetable tanning process allows the leather to absorb water, which is used to soften the leather before the carving process, and the grain of the leather is necessary to allow the leather to hold the shape after the carving process is complete.
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