I've checked several topics, read a bunch of articles, and the subject of finishing is confusing.
So say I'm making a simple holster. No tooling or dying. How do I finish it? What do I use? Do I need to oil it with something, then seal it with some kind of finish? inside and out? Do I need to treat the edges?
And looking forward to the future, supposed I do want something dyed or painted. It's all tooled, it's ready for finishing. What are the steps? some sort of prefinish (oil?), then dye/paint, then sealant? Will this be enough to keep the dye/paint from rubbing off, especially someones sweaty back or something? How about UV/heat protection of the leather (say car or aircraft seat)?
I'm surprised that there's no tutorial (that I could find) on basic finishing. Maybe I missed it?
