Members Epplers Posted January 1, 2022 Members Report Posted January 1, 2022 I think I wet formed a holster to many times and now it's as hard as plastic and is thinner. I formed it wet with a vacuum sealer twice. I am worried that I dried it out. Would putting warm neats foot oil help? Quote
Members Dwight Posted January 2, 2022 Members Report Posted January 2, 2022 That is exactly what veg tanned leather is designed to do. It is perfectly normal. I have one here I made maybe 15 years ago . . . still stout enough to knock a person out if you hit em up side of the head with it. Do not use warm NF oil . . . take a brush . . . put the oil ONLY on the smooth hair side of the leather . . . and just enough to barely . . . barely coat the entire surface. The holster then is laid aside . . . allowed to dry for 24 hours . . . then dyed . . . dry another 24 hours . . . and final finish put on it. You did good. May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members Hags Posted January 2, 2022 Members Report Posted January 2, 2022 Yep. That's the truth. Veg tan gets very firm after wet molding. Quote Not so retired RN. Living on the Washington Peninsula.
Members Panzerradeo Posted January 2, 2022 Members Report Posted January 2, 2022 Veg tan hardens when you wet form. It's perfectly normal. You need to oil it to bring life back into it. I recommend skidmore's leather cream, aussie leather conditioner, or neetsfoot oil. Quote
PastorBob Posted January 3, 2022 Report Posted January 3, 2022 Welcome to the forum from SW Missouri. Quote In God's Grace, Pastor Bob "While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:8 www.PastorBobLeather.com YouTube Channel
Members chiefjason Posted January 4, 2022 Members Report Posted January 4, 2022 Yeah, this is a feature not a bug. Really want to have fun? Force dry the leather in an oven, dryer, or drying box. Quote
Members JayEhl Posted January 13, 2022 Members Report Posted January 13, 2022 Hi --- being still new to making wet formed holsters, would using the oven or dryer method make the leather form worse? Quote
Members Bert03241 Posted January 14, 2022 Members Report Posted January 14, 2022 not sure what you mean by Form worse. Using a dryer box or an oven to speed up the drying process is fine.Its not going to change the form of the holster. Just don't make the oven to hot, like use the lowest setting the oven will turn on and then watch your holster. When its cold enough to run the furnace I set my sheaths on the heater vent over night this works pretty good. Quote
Members Hags Posted January 14, 2022 Members Report Posted January 14, 2022 I use the bread proofing setting on my wife's oven to dry my holsters during the winter. You really dont the heat to be much over 100. Quote Not so retired RN. Living on the Washington Peninsula.
Members Bert03241 Posted January 14, 2022 Members Report Posted January 14, 2022 Just now, Hags said: I use the bread proofing setting on my wife's oven to dry my holsters during the winter. You really dont the heat to be much over 100. exactly 100 to 110 maybe wouldn't go much higher then that Quote
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