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Tools: Modeling Tools, Background Stamps, Wood Mallet, Gold Size Brush. Cloth.

Materials: A piece of leather of the required size, Undyed Calf, Steer or Goat. Gold Bronze Powder, Gold Size Lacquer, Turpentine.

Instruction:

1.Transfer and tool the design as described on page 44, leaving the background stamping until the gold has been applied.

2.Apply a thin coat of the size to the leather and permit it to dry. This should penetrate the surface evenly without leaving a film.

3.Apply a second coat and permit this to become partially dry and “tacky,” see instructions, page 50.

4.Dust the powder lightly over the sized surface and permit it to dry for 30 minutes. Then rub gently over the entire area with a cloth dipped in the powder. Permit the size to become thoroughly dry.

5.Remove excess powder with a cloth dampened in turpentine.

This procedure is followed in gilding thongs for edge lacings. After the thongs have been laced into the edges of the leather, apply a coating of the gold powder and lacquer.