Rbarleatherworks

What a great question, I have wondered this also I cant offer any info but very interested in this so I'm following

Just wanted to share my results ... It was just the waxes coming out of the hide and a little heat with a hair dryer worked like a charm. Thank you all for your comments and bikermutt07 for the heat idea :-)

Sorry ...I see Chuck answered my question about the blade space, feel free to disregard my question Halitec And thank you all so much for your valuable experience. I have made a few but it has been about 10 years so Ima little rusty Regan I would like to do some basket stamping on it... if I try the wet molding when do I stamp? Will the molding not distort the basket weave? I am assuming that I need to do it before I would stitch it .....

Is there a rule of thumb on how much space the blade should have? Is 1/8" enough or too much?

Now you have given me some thought ... hmmmm I have never wet moulded before so Im not sure I have enough confidence to do that...I was thinking of two pieces with welt between. On the last pic I added another 1/4" all around as suggested above. Do you think that will be enough room for a 3/8" welt?

I made a few adjustments due to the comments above.. how is this one?

Yes ... you are so right there ... as soon as I read this I looked and had a big head nod. Funny how you get focused on one thing and forget the most important

Hi all Just looking for some help on a knife sheath I am going to make for a friend. I have attached a pic of what I was thinking, please let me know if this will work and if I need to consider anything else. Thanks so much Regan

I was thinking I would try this next ... thanks Bikermutt07 And thank you all for your responses ... I am pretty sure it is just the waxes coming out, have to say it was a bit startling when I rolled it out. My shop has been in a storage bin for 2 and a half years so wasn't sure what shape everything would be in. I have to say almost everything lasted just fine (other than a few bottles of dyes and finishes.

Hi all I have unrolled a Latigo hide I bought about 4 years ago and it is covered in a White material. My first thought was mold but I have used diluted bleach with no results then I tried Isopropyl Alcohol with a little improvement but now I am wondering if it is just waxes coming from the leather itself. I can scrape it with my thumb in some spots. Any thoughts ? I have attached a pic to give you an idea.

Me too! I would like to see them also

Wowzer Wowzer... those are great. Nice to see another BC'er in here

Soooo Cool

wow....that is beautiful, well done

Very nice, the deer looks quilted...

lol ... good one!

Wow ... that is beautiful... thanks for sharing !!!

Yayyyy ... another wide eyed leather worker Looking forward to meeting you. 6'7" .... hard to miss ! Regan

Wow.... Thank you soooo much for sharing your process, I personally haven't done much with color other than to paint a few letters on key chains... you have inspired me !!! And those skulls are sooo cute

Wow... Love that bag...Awesome work Question though.... What paint did you use? That white is amazing against the black and with the other colors! And what it the bag made from? And how did you finish it? Tell us all ... lol

Hi there I am planning on taking a couple of those classes.... see you there :-) Regan

Well.... I just booked my Flight and Rental Car Since I have not won the lottery ...yet.... Still hoping I might find a roommate to share the room cost. I will be arriving in phoenix at about 6pm, renting a car and driving to Prescott on Feb 26th. I am looking forward to the show and meeting many fellow Leather Workers Regan

Thank you so much Koreric75 I appreciate the time you took to share that information with me