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Burnished dark red sounds great, you wouldn't happen to have any photos of it with the burgundy?
Here you go - rather rough photos but you get the idea..
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Burnished dark red sounds great, you wouldn't happen to have any photos of it with the burgundy?
Could you tell us more about your nickel buckles? Palladium, steel, brass are often discussed here but I haven't found much on nickel. Is this the same cupronickel alloy used for horse stuff (based on the slight yellow-red tinge on the photos)? How much maintenance does it need? Does it look shinier than steel? Is it a popular option?
Any tips on how to clean a belt? Specifically a London Tan belt where different holes have been used due to shrinking waist size. There are lines that show where the belt used to be tightened. Would not be an issue on a dark colour belt.
Thanks. I already have the leather feed.Generally all the belts need is conditioning, and Id recommend either the Sedgwick Leather Feed or Saphir Nappa Creme for this. If somthing does need to be cleaned though there are a couple of choices. Saddle Soap is a good and natural choice that's designed for saddle and bridle leather, Id recommend the Avel we sell. It'll help remove general grease and dirt - NB soap is not a conditioner so Id recondition afterward. For more than that the Saphir Renomat can be very good, its smells scary but is actually surprisingly gently to the leather, but as ever try somewhere unobtrusive and very definitely recondition afterward. Third left field option is baby wipes - actually surprisingly effective and kind as long as not used to rub and rub at a particular spot.
Buckle marks are tricky, and if established might or might not shift. If its partially dirt on the surface that can move, but if its effectively that there is a pressure/burnish mark under the buckle that's less likely, burnishing is effectively. a permanent change to the leather. Its worth a try at least though
Possibly some help..
Charlie
Thanks. I already have the leather feed.
It is a buckle mark though.
I just received my card case from the SF Charity Auction. It turned out beautifully. I was debating between a muscade or green chèvre interior lining to compliment the outer cuir de russie leather. I'm glad Charlie pushed me towards making the bolder choice.
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I just received my card case from the SF Charity Auction. It turned out beautifully. I was debating between a muscade or green chèvre interior lining to compliment the outer cuir de russie leather. I'm glad Charlie pushed me towards making the bolder choice.
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Please post more pics of this beauty.
We don't see enough of them in the wild.
Come to think of it, we don't see much of Equus goods in used condition, am curious how these beautiful products age with use and the marks the owners put on them.
Thank you that's kind of you. Its a team effort here so cant take all the credit by any means
We're working on a slightly customised version of this full sized case for a customer at the moment, but I hope we'll get the laptop case done next
Heres a quick photo of some work from yesterday. Oak Bark Tanned bridle leather, solid brass lock, solid copper rivets, each component entirely made in England which is somthing I'm rather proud of. You can see the stitch marks for the hand stitching that encircles the lock that's yet to be done. The copper rivets is an interesting thing - inspired by a lot of the Edwardian and Victorian cases we looked at as part of our design work for this range and a feature we incorporate where we can. Each case is quite bespoke though so a detail that's specific to the customer. Next production case is Black Sedgwick bridle, Grey thread and full Palladium hardware for eg. You can see a few more photos here
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Hi Charlie, beautiful!! I can visualize using a multi toothed pricking iron in a straight line. How do you keep such uniformity in a curved or circular pattern; possibly using a flexible iron or pattern? I know I’m going to get flamed if it’s obvious : )