Originally Posted by
smontanaro
Alas, the spoon-and-water burnishing didn't really work. The leather darkened immediately in several places, and it cracked:
so I bought a 99¢ belt at Goodwill and am attempting to
patch it with barge cement:
We'll see if that works. If not, I can always pass the frame along to @
rhm for his spare parts bin.
I know it's not popular but when I get one like this I try to evaluate if this is a danger, in other words I guess, err on the side of caution and apply a leather dressing that I trust very much that has kept this from happening several times. Yes they become soft. That being said, if it's scary I religate it to show or light duty so it can coast through retirement and leave the real work to the younger lads.
