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<\/a>The leather handle arrived damaged and wrapped in electrical tape. Shown here stripped down to it’s original paper tape.<\/p>\n<\/a>A new piece of vegetable tanned leather was wet molded into shape and stitched in place.<\/p>\n<\/a>Stitched, trimmed and sanded.<\/p>\n<\/a>Stained black, burnished and finished.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Edge slicking is a process of smoothing a raw cut leather edge using friction. It can be a very lengthy process, depending on the level of smoothness the leatherworker tries to achieve. The edges of these wrap + snap<\/a><\/em> cable keepers<\/a> above have been cut, shaped, bevelled, stained, slicked, waxed and slicked again.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Hand staining raw edges. These edges have not yet been slicked.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n