Has anyone ever tried Deborah's way of distressing?

ReturningSon · Post by **ReturningSon** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:09 pm

Has anyone ever tried costumer designer Deborah Nadoolman's way of distressing the raiders jacket using steel wool and a pocket knife. I am thinking about doing this but would like to see if anyone else has tried?

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:16 pm

I've always wondered this myself, especially how to use the pocketknife

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enigmata_wood · Post by **enigmata_wood** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:28 pm

knibs7 wrote:I've always wondered this myself, especially how to use the pocketknife

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I always imagined the only way it could be useful would be to scrape away the top surface of the leather at probable wear points

Texan Scott · Post by **Texan Scott** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:53 pm

...the steel wool brush is to scratch your beard, and the pocket knife makes a good toothpick!

ReturningSon · Post by **ReturningSon** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:50 pm

definitely an "Indy" way of thinking there!

Elliott · Post by **Elliott** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:31 pm

I've used both items on a few jackets, and a pair of leather jeans, over the years.

The problem with the brush is that it looks very uniform, with lots of little scratches in the same direction.

a knife works well if you use it like a straight razor, and gradually scrape away with the edge of the blade.

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:14 am

Texan Scott wrote:...the steel wool brush is to scratch your beard, and the pocket knife makes a good toothpick!

And Indy could definitely use a knife/toothpick in the Chachapoyan Temple when he is pulling himself up with the vine

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bigrex · Post by **bigrex** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:07 pm

I've used a fine-threaded steel wool on novapelle. It had a buffing effect on the leather and was not nearly as drastic as you would think. I would imagine steel wool that has some more roughness to it might produce more scratches instead of the fine-buffed look.

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:50 pm

I assume she used a small wire brush with flexible bristles. those usually have Stainless Steel or Brass bristles.
I'd hate to see someone use a regular scaling wire brush on Lamb.