Posted 9 years ago
trunkman
(149 items)
Happy to have come across this nice old document box. As you can see in picture 2 -- it was in rough shape. Now the seller really wanted me to try to keep the old leather -- and I thought as a piece of its history I would give it a try. All of the old leather was stripped off -- rehydrated -- glued back on and the rest of the body has had one coat of tung oil so far. It still looks a bit rough but I love this look -- still looks genuinely old... awesome!
Neat T-man I too like that tattered look on this one.
very nice !!!
Woah! Good job as ususal!!!
You could settle as an esthetic surgeon ;-)
But... not sure if people who would get their skin striped off, rehydrated, then glue on would appreciate to " still look genuinely old..." LOL
OOps, read usual, not ususal!
Nice one T-Man!! I love these old document boxes. The hide coverings are usually either missing or irrecoverable. I love the way you were able to save the remaining hide on this box. It look great. Wonderful job as usual!!
Kyratango -- but how could I ever give up my work as a stripper? Thanks for the great humour and smiles....
Thanks jscott for the kind comment.... I really am not so good at detailing so working with things that look good in an "imperfect state" is my calling.
Thanks drill -- I am glad you like the look of it...
Manikin... well... you are so nice... glad you like it!
Ha ha good memory! You can attract cougars as a stripper, then propose your esthetic method ;-D
Wow big difference:) great job.
Hey -- thanks Trey....
kyratango -- Joan Rivers where are you when I need you???
Oh la la! She had enough skin removed to cover a whole trunk... (RIP)
job well done and very beautiful!!!
Thanks Sean -- always appreciate your comments...
Your very welcome Trunkman!!!
this looks awesome!
Thanks so much gundy....
Love it!
Thanks Jewels.... appreciate the love...
Hello Trunkman! How exactly does one rehydrate leather? Thanks.
Trunkingforfun... well i do not know if anyone would recommend how I did it for this piece... the leather was so brittle I first applied a lot of mink oil. Did not seem to work so well so I took a drastic measure -- once I had all the leather off I soaked it all in water for a hour. It seemed to help and moistened it up enough to be able to reapply it on the box base. Again the leather was so far gone that that I took a chance and it did not seem to hurt it.
Trunkman
I am going to try your method on a JL I just picked up. Thanks for the tip.