First post here and in advance, Thanks.
I read a tutorial where it stated too much neatsfoot oil is worse for the leather than not enough and another tutorial where it stated not to oil the rough side of the leather. Still other information I've seen basically states oil the heck outta the leather. Very confused here. For the record I'm a complete leather craft noob. For a first project (2nd if ya wanna be technical but the first was more of an experiment) I made a non-lined threepersons holster outta tandy 8/9oz. and am at the finishing stages. As of last night it had zero finish, oil or stain, etc on it but it now wheres a fresh coat of oil. When I was putting it on I kept having that nagging thought of "is it enough?, is it too much?". Basically, I used my fingers to slop on a good bit of oil (couple coats), inside and out, but never enough to puddle or run. Musta spent 15 minutes applying oil and within minutes of completion any surface oil had disappeared. Good enough? Too much? Smooth side? Rough side? Help!
Next question is final finish. I don't know if I'm gonna stain this rig or not but I'm curious as to final finishes. I like a basic, untooled holsters and belts. Always have. Now that I'm getting into leather work I have a deep appreciation for the work you craftsmen do and I may try tooling in the future but for now I'm stickin with very basic. That said, all I want for a final finish is about as basic as I can get. I don't want satin or gloss, just something to give "modest" protection to the holster......... So now that you know where I'm coming from could you fill in this blank, "Lot's of holsters out there a just finished with _____________ and/or ___________ and are doing just fine after 10 years".
Thanks again for any advice,
CB
