My leather desk is slowly developing a patina, and I want to keep that nice surface unspoiled for as long as possible. While the leather cover was initially meant to protect the desk surface, now I want to protect it with a leather pad. I’ve finished constructing the leather work pad with stitching and Resolene.
I want a protective covering (the blue self-healing cutting mats aren’t optimal), so I made a work pad from scrap leather last week.
I updated the pad with some Mexican double-braid borders and applied Fiebing’s Resolene. This makes the surface a bit shinier and, hopefully, protects it from liquids. Although leather cannot be made fully waterproof, I hope that some small water resistance to wine, beer, and other noxious chemicals can be achieved.
Lacing takes time, more time than threading, since I’ve got to take care not to twist the laces as I work my way around the outside of the pad. And if I pull too tightly, I’ll tear the lace, and splicing it back together without the seam showing is a finicky and slow process.
The task is a great one to do in the evening while listening to music or watching something (relatively uninteresting) on the computer.