TonyV

Oxalic acid is also sold as 'wood bleach'. Used to lighten similar stains on wood.

I use manila folders. I haven't been able to determine how long they last over 3 or 4 uses so far for my favorite holster. If I find anything that needs to last longer, there are all sorts of plastic sheets to use.

Really, really nice! It will improve the looks of any jeep or saddle you care to strap it to. It would have to be a mule deer and maple leaves in my neck o'the woods, though.

Real nice! I would be proud to haul homebrew to a party with that. And you got the different beer varieties in the correct glasses!

those are so nice I would feel obligated to put a coaster on them to use them!

It would work in a pinch, say, you ran out of NFO and absolutely had to have some oil RIGHT NOW, but..... If it ain't broke, why fix it? NFO is well proven on leather. Lard is well proven in the skillet.

The mushrooming often comes from using too much pressure on the edges while burnishing. The burnishing should come from friction, not pressure. Take some scraps and practice using lighter, faster strokes with your burnishing tool until you can see how it works for you.

beeswax is an old-fashioned solution to lots of these matters, thinned with lanolin if necessary. .

That's impressive.

I like it! Is that your own pattern?

whichever knife you choose it must be sharp sharp sharp. I suspect the pulling you're experiencing comes from a blade that could be sharper. If you use a utility knife use a new blade each project. If a fixed blade knife, learn to sharpen and hone it. Keep the knife at a low angle to the leather to keep the blade in close contact with the leather.. You don't have to cut through the leather on the first pass. Cutting carefully, 2 or 3 lighter passes with the blade will often give a better result than one heavy-handed cut. This ain't a demonstration of strength. Moving around while you're edging also indicates a dull edge.

I don't see how a holster attaches to a firearm.

Non-Slip Tape, 1" x 4' - Weaver Leathercraft (weaverleathersupply.com) or a google search

to cut straight keep the knife ange low The Leather Element: Cutting Clean Edges - YouTube I used a modified old dinner fork to chisel my first slim Jim holster. Still have it!

Lovely work

If you were using an acrylic floor finish, just Google 'acrylic floor finish' . Lots of varieties, many unscented.

I like that word 'crackiness'. What a hoot!

My bowling alley uses Lysol spray

smells like a dirty dog... looks like it got wet at some point... Hmmmm 1+1=?

Sound like great balm recipes. I'll have ti try some. Just a quick nit-pick though, There is no such thing as "organic" beeswax. Nor organic honey, for that matter. Honey bees range 2 miles, and in some cases up to 3 miles to forage. In a circle with a 2 mile radius there is about 18,000 acres. So unless the beekeeper has total control over the organic growing practices of that entire 18,000+ acres, it can't be certified organic. I call my honey 'raw', unfiltered' honey and my beeswax is all natural. But it's not organic. If you're paying extra for wax or honey because of that "organic" label, your supplier has seen coming from a long way off.

for all that, vodka or grain alcohol would work about as well, without the extra ingredients

thanks fredk

I know a couple old cable splicers that still know how to sew cable. The 9-ply is still available but the needles are hard to come by. I hadn't thought of using it to sew leather...

lIn addition to all the above; lining a holster will protect stitching of the loop or the mouth from rubbing against the gun metal, helping to prolong the life of the stitches., or in the case of rivets, the lining protects against the gun from being rubbed against the rivets or chicago screws. On a belt, lining can conceal the stiffener layer, such as a plastic layer, which might help you use thinner leathers.