Members samcolt45 Posted March 14, 2013 Members Report Posted March 14, 2013 I jut received a vintage NOS Brauer Brothers K32, which I'd searched for and wanted for quite a while.My only gripe with the holster's design is its course-grain Interior, which is murder on finishes.I'm considering coating the inside of it with gum tragacanth to smooth it out.Your thoughts would be appreciated.Bob Quote
mlapaglia Posted March 15, 2013 Report Posted March 15, 2013 Thats what I do all the time. Slap sum Gum T on it and rub it in with a long dowel. Works great Quote The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering. Bruce Lee
Members samcolt45 Posted March 15, 2013 Author Members Report Posted March 15, 2013 mlapaglia You've do this often with such vintage holsters as the one I described? Quote
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted March 15, 2013 Contributing Member Report Posted March 15, 2013 It's a common method to stick down fuzzies and smooth the interior of unlined holsters. Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
Members samcolt45 Posted March 19, 2013 Author Members Report Posted March 19, 2013 Should I need to burnish afterward? Quote
mlapaglia Posted March 19, 2013 Report Posted March 19, 2013 mlapaglia You've do this often with such vintage holsters as the one I described? Yes, I do. You should burnish the edges on everything you make, so, yes burnish afterwards. Quote The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering. Bruce Lee
Members Treed Posted March 19, 2013 Members Report Posted March 19, 2013 If you are dying the inside of the holster...... dye first before the gum tragacanth as it will interfer with the dye if done before. Quote Bobby Rose Rock'n R custom holsters
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