gum tragacanth???

[cowboy316]

ok pards just got a bottle of gum tragacanth have heard you guys using it a lot but my question before i screw up this peice is just how do you apply it and how long do ya wait to buff it
thanks
Cowboy316

[Ned Buckshot]

I use it as an edge burnising compoud, for the life of me I have no idea what it really is!!

On assembled and died pieces I use a q tip or small wool swab and put an even coat on about 6" of the edge and set it aside to dry, about 10 min.

Then another light coat and burnish with a piece of natural canvas untill nice and glossy. And then on to the next section. This is the method I've been usung for years and no complaints so far!

Ned

[cowboy316]

hey there Ned
great to see ya up and around the group again hope your feeling better
and thank you for the info im gonna try it on the spur straps i just finished up
have a great day and dont over do it
Cowboy316

[Ace Lungger]

CB316,
when i am making a holster after it is dyed, if I am not going to line it, I spray the flesh side with gt. and use a auto body bondo spreaded and spread it even, so that the flesh lays down nice! After drying then i do my treatment, and put it toghter.
Later ACE

[will ghormley]

Hey Cowboy,

I apply it with a disposable foam brush.  I burnish not only the edges, but the backs also.  I don't wait for it to dry before I start burnishing with a bone or horn.  Trag stabalizes the dye to some degree and makes a nice finish to the back of the piece regardless.

Will

[cowboy316]

thanks pards for the info im gonna have to find a piece of old anlter i got laying around and make something i cannthat with
thanks agaain
Cowboy316

[RollingThunder]

Antler works perfectly. Bone folders used to be made of bone once upon a time. LOL.

[cowboy316]

another question bout GT if using it on the flesh side of the leather will it help smooth it if it happens to be a bit on the rough side
Cowboy316

[Ace Lungger]

CB316,
That is what I use it for!! It will make the flesh lay down nice!
Later ACE

[knucklehead]

CB316,
That is what I use it for!! It will make the flesh lay down nice!
Later ACE

Hmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wonder if this stuff will help my gut lay down flat???

[Dr. Bob]

knucklehead,

Let me know if it works.  I will need a lot if it does!

[Slowhand Bob]

OH NO, I spilt some on my lap this morning! 

[Bodie Bascom]

Uh-oh Bob.

[cowboy316]

WOW WOW WOW  boy howdy does this stuff work slick just did the backs on my spur straps and the flesh side layed down slicker than can be and the edge burnishing is awesome thanks for the advice pards im hook on the stuff
Cowboy316

[RollingThunder]

Cool for you, C316. I agree it's great for the backs ... belts, holsters, etc. Gives them that nice finish, and you can still get some oil through it if you need to later on.

As for spilling it on your lap, Bob, the irony is that Bois D'Arc Bascom's avatar is Smiling Bob from the Enzyte commercial. You suppose Enzyte counteracts gum tragacanth? 

[Bodie Bascom]

Don't know, but I ain't tryin' it.