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Cloudfeather:
I made myself an archery bracer a few months back that had an engraving of a falcon and some ivy leaves. My brother is pretty good with leather work, so I had him seal it for me. The oil and sealer he used ended up making it much darker than I wanted. Is there any way to lighten it up or am I stuck with it? I can post a couple pics if that helps any. Thanks.

JW_Halverson:
Short of going back in time and not adding the oil, no. 

Oh wait, you can paint it!

madcrow:
You could always put it on the trade blanket and make yourself a new one.  Usually when I am finish tooling something, I did it in melted wax and tehn rub it in.  Its sealed and turns out the medium brown color that I want.

Cloudfeather:
I was actually thinking of giving it to someone and making a new one. Had a blast carving it.

Cameroo:
I had the same thing happen to me with a wallet I made.  Someone told me to cover it in salt.  I never did try it because it was a gift for someone else, and the recipient didn't have a problem with the color.  So I'm not sure how well this works, but it wouldn't hurt to try. 

I learned that lesson the hard way too.  It's locked in the ol' memory bank now though ;)

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