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Tim Simmons · 10th October 2016, 06:38 PM

My guess would be Cameroon . I would clean the blade a bit, but I do not think you need to any more than dress the leather and perhaps stabalize the fabric with watered down pva. Do tests of varied % to get a protective coating without giving the fabric too much of a bloom and stiffness.

10th October 2016, 06:38 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	My guess would be Cameroon . I would clean the blade a bit, but I do not think you need to any more than dress the leather and perhaps stabalize the fabric with watered down pva. Do tests of varied % to get a protective coating without giving the fabric too much of a bloom and stiffness. Last edited by Tim Simmons; 10th October 2016 at 06:49 PM.