kenyapilot

thanks, ill give it a try. i guess ill have to design the patterns in such a way that they will flow with the boning tool marks. im making a hardened friction holster so parts of the patterns will inevitably be affected. as for the moisture: do you i have re-moisturize the leather between tooling and molding or do i just have to case it so that it serves both tasks?

godday, i live in kenya which is great whenit comes to enjoying the outdoors. i usually bring quality veg tan leather back with me from trips abroad. but i have not yet found anything workable locally (seems all leather goes into shoe production). i was lately sold veg tan leather which might work for machine stamping, but it is too soft, soaks right up, when i try to tool it and the pattern wont catch or stay. any ideas if its possible to treat it myself for acceptable results? also, it is grey in color. any ideas on how to bleach it? cheers, steven

godday, this is my first post on leatherworker.com. im a largely self-tought when it comes to leather. i live in kenya where good supplies are scarce and my tool set is rather basic. so you might hear from me occasionally. here my question: i was wondering if it is possible to somehow combine the techniques of tooling a sheridan pattern and mold it and harden it for a custom pistol holster (or vice versa). cheers, steven