emr454 Report post Posted January 6, 2011 Hi all! I am just finishing up a couple pancake holsters and have a question about neatsfoot oil. I followed hidepounder's guide to finishing edges and then put neatsfoot oil on the leather, and the edges had a few light spots where it wouldn't take it right away. I didn't use any edge dye because I don't have any at the moment. Should I oil the leather and the edges before I burnish? Eric Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferg Report post Posted January 6, 2011 (edited) Hi all! I am just finishing up a couple pancake holsters and have a question about neatsfoot oil. I followed hidepounder's guide to finishing edges and then put neatsfoot oil on the leather, and the edges had a few light spots where it wouldn't take it right away. I didn't use any edge dye because I don't have any at the moment. Should I oil the leather and the edges before I burnish? Eric Eric, If fifty folks answer you there will likely be fifty different methods. This is what I do and it works for me. Do all your carving and stamping, oil, allow to dry overnight, dye, allow to dry overnight, apply finish( I like Neat-Lac), allow to dry, burnish the edges, dye edges, and stitch. ferg Edited January 6, 2011 by 50 years leather Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katsass Report post Posted January 6, 2011 (edited) Hi all! I am just finishing up a couple pancake holsters and have a question about neatsfoot oil. I followed hidepounder's guide to finishing edges and then put neatsfoot oil on the leather, and the edges had a few light spots where it wouldn't take it right away. I didn't use any edge dye because I don't have any at the moment. Should I oil the leather and the edges before I burnish? Eric As ferg says, different answers to the same question. I cut my pattern, dye all pieces and allow to dry..... thoroughly. (I don't do much tooling anymore, but if you do...do it before dyeing), shoot a light shot of neatsfoot oil and allow to penetrate completely, assemble, stitch, burnish edges and apply finish. I like to use acrylic finishes. Depending on the style of the holster being made, there are times that some burnishing needs to be done prior to the assembly. Mike Edited January 6, 2011 by katsass Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emr454 Report post Posted January 6, 2011 Thanks guys! I'll have to post a few pics once I turn out something worth sharing with everyone else. Eric Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
