oakleaves

Here is a sheath I made as this year's gift (for the knife that was last year's gift).

I have a brand new (as in completely unused with packaging) Osborne pricking chisel model 609-7 for sale or trade. From the Osborne site it cost me $70 shipped; make me an offer tools or cash. I am particularly interested in a head knife, round knife, skiving knife, or bevelers though any tools may be of interest.

Do you still have this tool? If so how much are you asking?

I currently use Montana Pitch blend was a primary leather conditioner and protection with a second formula of pitch blend melted with some extra wax for a final wax top coat with great success but find it to be rather expensive and am interested in doing more for myself. Basically what I am wondering is has any of you fine folks come up with a mix for a similar cream or liquid mix of your own formulation that works? Some thoughts I have are that I like working with beeswax and pine pitch as both have many and obvious benefits in working with and protecting leather and both I have used in a number formulations with great reliability and ease, oils are an area of difficulty however as I dislike neatsfoot oil as I have had issues with its results on my projects in the past, mink oil is fine by me though some have issues with it (it is however hard to find as a cheap pure ingredient), and finally, vegetable or mineral oils I know nothing of for their use with leather care (I would prefer to avoid petrochemical products). Does anyone have any experience with this topic especially the use of vegetable oils with leather? Also, one other idea is the use of lanolin but I have never used the this before and don't know its consistency or effects. Thanks to all in advance.~Oakleaves

I have found that real soaps (not the detergent crap that you get for cheap) as in the stuff with saponified vegetable oils in it (often purchased by leather workers as glycerin soap) is great for reducing the dye marks on hands to shadows of color. It usually doesn't get 100% off but takes dye down to very reasonable level while doing no harm to your hand or your health.~Oakleaves