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Scabbards, covered in leather or NOT?
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08-18-2013, 11:38 AM
One possible advantage to bare wood could be that paint, and particularly encaustic wax, would stick better. I have tried numerous times to paint leather with wax and it always chips off immediately. I will have to try it on bare European woods to see. Could even wax the inside.
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Scabbards, covered in leather or NOT? - by Robert - 08-09-2013, 11:37 AM
Scabbards, covered in leather or NOT? - by Robert - 08-09-2013, 12:45 PM
Scabbards, covered in leather or NOT? - by Vindex - 08-09-2013, 05:15 PM
Scabbards, covered in leather or NOT? - by Robert - 08-09-2013, 09:58 PM
Scabbards, covered in leather or NOT? - by Robert - 08-10-2013, 08:46 AM
Scabbards, covered in leather or NOT? - by Robert - 08-10-2013, 07:18 PM
Scabbards, covered in leather or NOT? - by Robert - 08-10-2013, 09:22 PM
Scabbards, covered in leather or NOT? - by Robert - 08-18-2013, 07:27 AM
Scabbards, covered in leather or NOT? - by richard - 08-18-2013, 11:38 AM
Scabbards, covered in leather or NOT? - by Robert - 08-20-2013, 08:23 PM
Scabbards, covered in leather or NOT? - by Robert - 08-21-2013, 02:58 PM
Scabbards, covered in leather or NOT? - by Alanus - 08-23-2013, 04:19 AM

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