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Trout

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  1. Did I ruin the leather by "cooking it" or will the leather function without any problems? Thanks. I had read on casing, but it appeared to be for tooling the leather rather than molding it.
  2. So, I've read tutorials and read online about working with leather, but never did it myself. So, I dropped the coin in order to start with making knife sheaths. I cut my shape from the leather 7-8 oz, then put the leather in water that was almost boiling, but not and had it in there for maybe two minutes. The leather curled along the edges and the water became brownish red colored. When I pulled the leather out, it was moldable, but not super limp. The leather hardened rather fast, but didn't dry nearly as fast. A day later, the leather still hasn't returned even close to the same color. Also, the shape I cut the leather was not the shape I pulled out of the water. Ok, so. I have a feeling I did something wrong because the edges curled and the water turned colors - I'm assuming leaching something important into the water. And the shape of the leather was so distorted. I'd like to know if I did something wrong and what to do differently. Note: I'm making a two piece leatherman sheath. The top formed, the second piece flat. I was planning on wetting the second piece and flattening it. The smooth side being the back side of the work. Because the first piece is so deformed, I'll have to cut it again/or grind it once attached to the top piece. Your help is appreciated. Thanks.
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