olgeorge

Thnks to all for the info. St8LineGunsmith: I don't know why I didn't think of cat litter. I've been using it in place of oil-dry for years. Usually cheaper and easier to find than oil-dry. Dwight; I, too, am a former Buckeye, born in Lima, OH and lived in the area for aver 60 years. Retired from Ford's Lima Engine Plant in 2002. L. O. G.

I'm a rank amatuer to leatherwork. Have made a few knife sheaths and slim jim holsters for percussion revolvers, that's all. In a book I have by Al Stolman and in some web tutorials I've seen, the maker is cautioned not to apply too much neatsfoot oil to the project. In some of Elmer keith's writings, on the other hand, he talks about having to wear old clothes while breaking in a new rig until the excess oil has come out of the leather. How does one know when he has applied enough/too much? What happens if one does apply "too much"? Couldn't the excess be removed by placing the article in some sort of absorbent material? These are probably dumb questions to someone with more experience than I, but I don't know how else to find out. L. O. G.