whats a good leather and thickness to wet mold?

[Handstitched]

8 hours ago, fredk said:

2.6mm to 2.8mm bestest

Yup  , I have tried molding thicker leather but its too hard on my hands these days. 

HS

[Dwight]

18 minutes ago, Handstitched said:

Yup  , I have tried molding thicker leather but its too hard on my hands these days. 

HS

That's basically 7/8 oz . . . my usual holster making material . . . I double it . . . contact cement the two together . . . and mold the holster from that.

I also make a lot of other stuff out of it . . . probably my favorite thickness . . . makes great CCW or cartridge belts . . . 

Vacuum forming rig helps out.

May God bless,

Dwight

[Handstitched]

The 3mm  is often my ' go to ' thickness for molding , sometimes 3.5 mm .

I must have a bit of ' Arthur Ritis ' in my hands these days. 

HS

 

[SUP]

On 2/4/2024 at 3:09 PM, Dwight said:

I buy from Tandy . . . have no complaints on the stuff I've gotten from them.

Yes, I use it all the time too and it works fine for me as well. The only complaint I have about it is that it does not usually  stain well with Vinegaroon - turns a dull grey.  @ToddW, if you plan to dye your leather with that, maybe you could test a piece first.