How Would You Go About Finishing This? Leather Pouch

[RoosterShooter]

I've been making leather holsters for awhile, and have come to the conclusion that holster finishes don't belong on pouches, purses, and wallets, and visa versa.

So, I have a molded leather possibles pouch that was made using veg-tan 5/6 oz. leather. I wish for it to keep as much of it's form as possible, but want it to have an oiled leather appearance.

I thought about using 100% Neatsfoot oil and Angelus Lustre Cream, but I don't want it to lose it's rigidity.

How should I go about keeping the rigid form, have a nice natural leather appearance, and make it soft to the feel?

Thanks.

Edited April 25, 2014 by RoosterShooter

[Dwight]

You very well describe my cell phone case, . . . 50/50 beeswax and nfo, . . . boiled together in a crock pot (actually in a jar in a crock pot of water).

Rigid, . . . kinda shiney, . . . yet soft feeling.

It's actually my favorite finish, . . .

May God bless,

Dwight

[RoosterShooter]

Dwight ... how do I apply the 50/50 beeswax and neetsfoot oil? Hand rub?

I have an abundant supply of free beeswax! I raise bees and use it for anything from candles, bullet lube, and waxing zippers!

Do you happen to have a pic of the case so I can see the color of the finish? Thanks

Edited April 26, 2014 by RoosterShooter

[Dwight]

If you make it right, . . . it comes out looking and feeling a lot like Kiwi shoe polish, . . . just a tad harder.

Use it just like you would the shoe polish. I start with pouring the mixture into muffin papers in a muffin tin, . . . makes little cakes of the stuff. I rub a cake on the project, . . . "lightly" hit it with low setting on a heat gun, . . . oil sinks in / wax flattens out, . . . play with it a while, . . . you'll get the hang of it.

You can also up the ante with a tad more nfo, . . . I lucked out once on a batch, . . . it was softer and easier to use, . . . but would melt if it got very warm.

I keep bees too, . . . but mine haven't done anything for the last couple of years, . . . hoping it changes this year, . . . I love honey, . . . and it is just too expensive to buy all I want.

May God bless,

Dwight

[iknowshaun]

Wow, I really like the idea of using alot of beeswax in the finish. I was wondering Dwight, have you found that finishing with too much wax has any affect on using something like dubbin or nfo at a later date, like it makes the leather too impermeable or too hard?

Cheers

Shaun

[Dwight]

Wow, I really like the idea of using alot of beeswax in the finish. I was wondering Dwight, have you found that finishing with too much wax has any affect on using something like dubbin or nfo at a later date, like it makes the leather too impermeable or too hard?

Cheers

Shaun

Actually, the answer I would have to give you is "NO", . . . simply because I use either some brisk rubbing or a heat gun on low setting when I apply the wax (especially for touch ups later on), . . . and the heat or friction just "makes' it work.

The fact that it is totally repairable at some later date, . . . for some reasonable need, . . . was what drew me to it in the first place.

May God bless,

Dwight

[iknowshaun]

Awesome, thank you.

Cheers

Shaun

[RoosterShooter]

Well ... he's another twist to the question.

If I were to go with a different type of leather would I be better off? Like maybe a Chromexel or Latigo Retan Veg ?