jpaltan

Beautiful case. Really like the contrast on the reinforcement corners and the handle compared to the rest of the leather (though not sure if it just a contrast via the photo) I would have cut the binding straps from that same leather to unify the color a bit if leaving a natural finish. (though this advice comes from someone who has made a knife case and a watch band, so not sure if I have any weight in comments or criticism). What did you use for the egg crate material? I'm looking into building a pistol case for a 1911 and some ammo (if I can ever find some again) and am concerned about different padding materials wicking the oil from the gun.

The two colors that I tried were briar brown and dark cocoa. I was a bit surprised that they worked better over the gum trag than on the leather itself. Maybe the gum trag acted as a resist and evened out the finish? The finish looks much better applied on top of the gum trag which will inevitably send it to the trash bucket. Was hoping to find a stain or dye that can use indoors, well that was until I dropped a recent stained piece on the carpet and realized finishing might be meant for the garage afterall. On to better dyes and huffing fumes in the garage! Thanks for the assistance.

Long-time lurker, 1st time leather worker... I cut out my leather the incorrect way and have ended up with a left hand holster. I used Herman Oak leather and the flesh side is actually nice looking so, will just use it that way. I stained it using tandy's eco flow stain and it was very uneven, so I hit it with gum tragacanth, then stained it and it looked much better. Is it ok over the long term to hit it with gum tragacanth, then stain it, then go back and tidy it with the gum again? Should I worry about the finish wearing off doing it this way? Do I need another finish on top to seal it in? Additionally, the edges seem to be a bit darker than the body of leather, should I thin the stain before application? Sorry for the compressed posting, but can't seem to separate my paragraph for easy reading (aka the enter button ain't workin). Thanks!

Can I also be added? Thanks!