oarsman

Thank you Mike, I'll give your suggestion a try and let you know how it turned out...

Allow me to make some clearifications... The thread I'm having trouble with is "natural" linen waxed thread and the finish on the sheath will be "clear-lac"... I may be pulling the thread too tight and the compression of the wax and the thread fibers appear darker/dingy/greyish... I don't know... I may need to find more of a white thread than a natural thread to accomplish the look I'm going for... Katsass, if I can ask..., what color thread was used on the holster you have shared???

If I can jump into this thread please... I've recently gotten back into leather work after many many years... All of my projects up to this point have involved hand stitching with black waxed thread (from Tandy...) I am currently working on a sheath project which is going to have a natural finish on it, and I have chosen to use tan waxed thread (from Tandy...) for the stitching... Today I stitched the belt loop on it and when I pulled each stitch tight the thread lost it's tan color and turned grey... The leather is unfinished, and my hands are clean... I'm at a loss... Suggestions please???

Hello, I am a hobbyist leather worker and have really enjoyed and learned from the sharing of information on this forum... I have recently started tinkering in gun leather and dog training equipment which IMO should/could require heavier snap assemblies than what I have been using (Ligne 24)... I am interested in incorporating the "DOT Pull the Dot" snaps in my work... It is my understanding that these snaps come in a nickle finish, and gov. black finish... In some of my work however, my preference would be a brass finish (at least on the visible cap), and I noticed that the "DOT Durable" comes in a brass finish and that the size of the cap is not very different than the "Pull the Dot" cap (.002in)... My first question is, has anyone used the brass 'DOT Durable" cap with a nickle "DOT Pull the Dot" Socket??? I'm not completely sold on mixing finishes so, my second question is, are there any other "One Way" snaps that do come with solid brass caps that anyone would recommend??? I've seen IWB holsters advertised as having "one way" snaps on their belt loops, and they were shown with brass caps... I have spent hours on line and talking to folks though, but I just can not find any... Best Regards Oarsman