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2 small things.
After applying my hot wax mix to my sheath last night, this morning I noticed that the welt had shrunk inward a TINY amount...barely enough to feel in some spots. Most people wouldn't ever notice it, but it drives me nuts knowing something happened and not knowing the reason. Prior to the wax treatment, the welt was fine.
In conjunction to it shrinking a bit in spots, it caused my contact cement to leach out a bit in those shrunk areas. I'm thinking the heat of the toaster oven helped reliquify the cement....I'm using Barge in the blue tubes from Hobby Lobby. This isn't major, but I have to find a way of getting rid of it without marring my edges so I can finish burnishing without smearing it. (think old tape adhesive that just smears when you try to rub it off).
When you folks glue up your welt, do you take the glue ALL the way to the edge or do you stay back a bit? I've been going all the way to the edge.
Just looking for ideas as to why this is happening.
After applying my hot wax mix to my sheath last night, this morning I noticed that the welt had shrunk inward a TINY amount...barely enough to feel in some spots. Most people wouldn't ever notice it, but it drives me nuts knowing something happened and not knowing the reason. Prior to the wax treatment, the welt was fine.
In conjunction to it shrinking a bit in spots, it caused my contact cement to leach out a bit in those shrunk areas. I'm thinking the heat of the toaster oven helped reliquify the cement....I'm using Barge in the blue tubes from Hobby Lobby. This isn't major, but I have to find a way of getting rid of it without marring my edges so I can finish burnishing without smearing it. (think old tape adhesive that just smears when you try to rub it off).
When you folks glue up your welt, do you take the glue ALL the way to the edge or do you stay back a bit? I've been going all the way to the edge.
Just looking for ideas as to why this is happening.