Pecards on wood

Montresor · Post by **Montresor** » Mon May 22, 2006 11:47 am

It seems that everyone uses pecards as the standard leather care from their whips to their dog collars. Has Peacards been known to stain wood at all? I've got a couple of knives that I have some sentimental attachment to and wonder if Pecards will soak into the wood handles and cause then to become discoloured.

Montresor · Post by **Montresor** » Wed May 24, 2006 8:26 pm

Question must be a real stumper...that or no one gives a rip.

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Wed May 24, 2006 8:31 pm

I used some leather balm on the wooden part of a shoe and it did darken it i bit. The wood was rather unfinished and if already treated my guess is it will not have as much of an effect.

Are your handles treated in any way to prevent discoloring? Coated? Oiled?

Just me general idea; Pecards will probably darken the wood if it is light colored, though it shouldn't rub off on the wood if soaked in and cleaned off properly on the leather piece it comes in contact with.

As far as wood handle kitchen knives go or other wooden handle kitchen utensiles for that matter, it is recommended to oil it every once in a while to keep it from cracking and drying up. This will always darken the wood a bit, but it looks nice if you do it uniformly.

Not sure this helps, but I found it interesting to ponder.

Regards,
Swindiana

Montresor · Post by **Montresor** » Wed May 24, 2006 8:43 pm

The handles are coated but since they really do little but sit in the section of my office I call my the "I love me wall" I was wondering if the handles would soak up the pecards and discolour.

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed May 24, 2006 9:29 pm

I don't think it's a good product for wood, simply due to the fact it is a specific formula for soaking into and protecting leather with a bees wax base. All it will do is make your wood handles gummy, as bees wax tends to just sit on previously sealed surfaces....like the finished and sealed woods of knives.

What I HAVE successfully tried it on is bone and antler handled knives, and it works just fine in sealing and protecting that type material. Usually I use vasoline for this type protection, but the bees wax in Pecards seems to soak into that type medium very well.

Wood, on the other hand, just hasn't taken kindly to the Pecard product line in my attempts.

On folks 'giving a rip', you really need to give folks a chance to read your question and reply. We're not on the line everyday, and I'm just now getting round to seeing your question myself, as I've been out of town since last Sunday.

Patience is a virtue around these parts. Your questions will eventually be answered as they are found.

Regards! Michaelson

Montresor · Post by **Montresor** » Fri May 26, 2006 10:41 am

[/quote]
On folks 'giving a rip', you really need to give folks a chance to read your question and reply. We're not on the line everyday, and I'm just now getting round to seeing your question myself, as I've been out of town since last Sunday.

Patience is a virtue around these parts. Your questions will eventually be answered as they are found.

Regards! Michaelson[/quote]

Thanks for your reply. I was just wondering about how, if any residual Pecards might affect wood like a knife handle that just sits in the sheath forever. The handle and the stand are both treated so maybe I shouldn't expect much discolouration or anything.
As for my "giving a rip " remark, please don't take me too seriously...I don't.

Post by **Michaelson** » Fri May 26, 2006 11:17 am

Understood.

Well, anything that sits for a long period of time with a dressing sitting 'inert' can and will eventually darken over time, but it's going to take a long time to happen. I'd say it would be possible, especially if the knife (or any wooden item for that matter) is exposed to any sort of heat in the storage as that will cause the beeswax to melt even more and 'flow' into any crack and cranny it can find.

Regards! Michaelson

mark seven · Post by **mark seven** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:02 pm

I've been considering sort of the reverse of this- using wood stain on my jacket.I have some wood stain that stains wood a really deep rich brown that would look great on my jacket...has anyone tried this/would it work on leather

,I didn't really want to try it until I asked here, just in case it eats through the leather like Alien blood and the whole thing falls apart

Kt Templar · Post by **Kt Templar** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:20 pm

mark seven wrote:I've been considering sort of the reverse of this- using wood stain on my jacket.I have some wood stain that stains wood a really deep rich brown that would look great on my jacket...has anyone tried this/would it work on leather ,I didn't really want to try it until I asked here, just in case it eats through the leather like Alien blood and the whole thing falls apart

Apart from the sheer horror of doing this to a fine leather jacket, wood stain is full of chemicals to prevent the wood from rotting and as such may not be the best thing to wear against your skin!

If you really want to darken yout jacket, first try standard or brown pecard. Then there are leather dyes you can use, even liquid shoe polish. There is also a product called Leather Antik that may do what you want, but apparently the colour wears off so you have to reapply from time to time.