Engraving on Faux leather

[reynoso]

Welcome back @loves2draw89.

I remember a discussion about faux leather in this post, that you might want to check out:

Baptism Bible

@shop7 welcome to the forum and congratulations on asking questions to prevent accidents. in my experience as @dklgood pointed out, leathersoft is a cheap covering made of binded real leather scraps to form only the substrate, but the top finish is a thin PVC film that simulates the leather grain, which in time will usually peel off the substrate. PVC when burned releases chlorine gas which is toxic for life, and highly corrosive for metal parts and electronics in your machine. If I were you…

Since you mention you are hand making a journal, why not use real veg tanned leather instead of cheap faux leather? Anything worth doing is worth doing right.