How to Burnish Leather Edges

How to Burnish Leather Edges

Burnishing the edges of your leather crafting projects is an important step in finishing your pieces. Not only does burnishing leather edges make your piece look more finished and clean, it protect the edges from moisture and helps the leather crafting pieces last a lot longer!

We go through how to burnish leather both by hand and by machine. Both methods result in a beautiful, sealed edge that is coated in bee's wax and ready to be used for many years. Leather pieces can also be re-burnished at any time if you'd like to rejuvenate your existing leather products!

[Fuerwahrhalunke]

The love I have for leather is based on the fact that you are able to create beautiful, useful things that need zero electricity whilst making them. Not to mention the thousands of years of history the leathercraft has 😍

[jamessevigny]

I’ve found sanding in both directions can sometimes raise the grain of the edge and make it “fluffy” or peel. sanding in one direction helps keep the leather slicked flat. I’ve experienced it with both veg tanned and chrome tanned. Doesn’t seem to always happen though (I usually sand back and forth without issue).

[GURKENOFHONOR]

Leather is a very fibrous material that has a bit of a wild pattern kind of like hair. Sanding and slicking in one direction is very much like combing your hair all in one direction. You'll get some extra loose volume by going multiple directions, but going in a single direction will slick it all over and seal it a lot better when you burnish it.

[Montana]

What I really enjoy about watching your videos is the fact that no matter how long I've worked with leather I learn something new. This time..I have a burnishing machine, and I never new to start from the largest to the smallest...I always went to the proper size..great stuff..thanks again.

[joelcotton]

THE best video I've seen on burnishing.

[lp-xlld]

I'd seen the videos you did without narration...I kind of got the idea of what you were doing but didn't *totally* understand. Now I do. Thanks.

[nickedik]

I love how you explain everything like an engineer 😀

[carl]

I love this channel. Can't wait to dive into leathercraft. Could there be a video on common mistakes beginners make?

[DameonTheTrainer]

You just have the nack for simplifying the leather crafting processes. This is the video I truly was waiting for. Burnishing is my biggest issue. Too many videos explain differently and half ass. Thanks again for the most simple burnishing tutorial. Chartermade does a very good job also. 👍🏽✊🏽✌🏽 &❤️

[Luke_cpt]

I tried burnishing leather for the first time in the week and found it quite tricky! But this video definitely cleared a few things up for me. As you say it's trial and error until you find your style. Great video as always! 🙏🏾🙌🏽

[jscStu]

I love the way you explain different methods. So helpful for a beginner like me. Thanks

[rafaelharanaka]

Thank you so much for this. Been learning leathercraft for a month now and your channel has helped SO MUCH. Thank you again. Cheers from Brazil!

[joeofnotrades]

Best video on Burnishing I've come across so far, great video

[jeanniedeckert]

Ditto on Carl’s comment. I’ve learned so much more from these videos then any other. Can’t thank you enough. Would love to sit in a class with this guy!!

[gibbyswife]

I love and appreciate these tutorials.

[nerdy_kitten]

Fantastic burnishing video, easy to follow. Thank you!

[timepi]

You're a very clear and calm teacher, you stay on task, (but throw in useful points), have a pleasant voice, work at a nice pace
. Glad to have discovered your channel and business. Cherry on the cake is when you mentioned you are also open to learning. Happy to be another follower and to learn from your experience.

[anantharamba]

Greetings,

Thanks for this video.

Got answers to a number of "doubts"-"grey areas".

The instruction, is precise, absolutely clear and even delightful.

Looking forward to more videos from CORTER LEATHER.THANKS.

[blake]

I’m just getting started in leather working and this video help me a lot thank you. I have a question I was hoping for some help can you do a video about different types of leather and the uses for them with projects?

[tonyweldon]

thank you for sharing your ways of working leather much appreciated!