Food Dehydrator For Your Items?

[ShortBBL]

How many here use their oven or a food dehydrator to dry out/firm up their items? I am getting into sheath and holster making and was told by one person, that he uses a food dehyrator set at about 120 degrees.

Do you use there, if so.... how and any idea where you can buy a fiarly big one? I will be making some sheaths for Busse knives, some of which will be 15" long or more! I think I heard you can rig a dehydrator up with its door open and backed up to a large box and it will act like a larger unit.

Any thoughts on this?

Thanks!

[Ellen]

How many here use their oven or a food dehydrator to dry out/firm up their items? I am getting into sheath and holster making and was told by one person, that he uses a food dehyrator set at about 120 degrees.

Do you use there, if so.... how and any idea where you can buy a fiarly big one? I will be making some sheaths for Busse knives, some of which will be 15" long or more! I think I heard you can rig a dehydrator up with its door open and backed up to a large box and it will act like a larger unit.

Any thoughts on this?

Thanks!

I don't remember where we bought our big rectangular one (you can check on the web), but it is not suitable for drying grain side of leather facing downs - marks from mesh will be noticeable. So flesh side down only. It speeds drying process, OK.

I think that ceramic room heater will do the same job for larger items, you have only keep leather far enough to prevent overheating and hardening, and maybe use thermometer near leather.