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Old 11-26-2002, 10:08 PM
Jason Cutter Jason Cutter is offline
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Chuck, great information.

Strangely, I've been using portions of the same technique to do my moulded sheaths. I discovered them purely by accident and was realyl pleased with the result. I'm referring to the hot not boiling water, semi-rapid drying from half-damp. Took me 1 year to figure it out. Just goes to show you should ask around before wasting time doing it all by trial and error and wasting heaps of leather. But honestly, thats half the fun, really.

Good warning about the acetone - I previously used it because I was too impatient waiting for water to dry. Just as well I've developed some patience - could be saving some bodyparts.

For weatherproofing, I got a product imported by Australian KNifemakers Supplies called EKOL leather lacquer, which looks water-based and when dry stiffens and actually very effectively waterproofs the leather. Seems to work although I'd love any info you have on this stuff. Before using that, I'd been using the hot oil method and my sheaths all looked like sopping oilly masses.

Cheers.


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