Gum Tragacanth

[PS_Bond]

Just been reading around the subject... I use gum tragacanth on pretty much all my edges (er - OK, the leather, not the Kydex) to help burnish them and give a nice polished edge. Well, I like it!

Gum tragacanth is a plant gum extracted from Astragalus florulentus, a West Asian deciduous shrub.

Common uses for it include its use as an icing stiffener, particularly for making flowers... http://www.cakecraftshop.co.uk/shop/8/108/ for example.

It also makes quite a nice topcoat for leather.

[MotorbikeMan]

Just been reading around the subject... I use gum tragacanth on pretty much all my edges (er - OK, the leather, not the Kydex) to help burnish them and give a nice polished edge. Well, I like it!

Gum tragacanth is a plant gum extracted from Astragalus florulentus, a West Asian deciduous shrub.

Common uses for it include its use as an icing stiffener, particularly for making flowers... http://www.cakecraftshop.co.uk/shop/8/108/ for example.

It also makes quite a nice topcoat for leather.
We use it for making incense as well.

Just thought I'd add that

:)

[Dave Budd]

sounds interesting.

How do you use it?

[MotorbikeMan]

sounds interesting.

How do you use it?
Incense or leather ;)

[PS_Bond]

Leather - put a dab of the solution onto the edges and burnish with a bone folder (or any other smooth, hard thing - bit of wood, plastic, brass, whatever. No, not what you were thinking).

[Dave Budd]

cheers, I'll give it a go