Semender & Co. Journal
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Ink, Oil, Water Rings: What to Try on a Leather Stain, in Order
Most stain advice online is written for coated leather, and on open full-grain it does damage. A one-drop test to find out what you have, then what to try on...
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Rain, Snow and Road Salt: Leather Through the Wet Half of the Year
One soaking rarely ruins a leather bag; forty wet mornings will age it by years. What the wet and dry cycle actually does, why road salt is summer sweat arriving...
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Leather in Summer: Sweat, Heat and What Actually Damages It
Heat, sweat and humidity are three different problems with three different answers. Two of them are made worse by the advice people reach for first.
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How to Break In a Leather Bag, and What Patina Actually Is
Breaking in and patina are two different processes. One takes weeks and you control it, the other takes years and mostly happens on its own.
