Frayed Edges On Holster?

[chiefjason]

For a temporary fix, hit the spot with neutral shoe polish. It will lay down some of the fraying, and make it a bit slick. If it's too tight, it will help the gun slide by a little easier. Not a permanent fix though. I made my personal holster out of a piece that just did not cut it to sell. I've touched a spot up on it a time or two. But my issue was a small soft spot in the leather near the top edge.

[dickf]

It looks like your trying to burnish the mouth after it's molded, which isn't going to get you where you want. Try burnishing the mouth area (and toe area) before gluing. After it's glued and stitched up, but before molding, burnish the rest of the holster then mold and finish. Depending on what type of finish I'm after, I'll sometimes use beeswax which really helps lay everything down and create that one-piece look and feel.