Leather work

[bigadam]

My first and second attempt at a mora sheath. Get a few quid and some more leather and I'm going to have another crack. Thanks to saddler for advice

[Mike737]

Nice work! How thick does your leather need to be? I have loads of offcuts of upholstery leather, usually about 1mm thick. You can pick it up in Goole, where you can choose colour etc., or I'll post it to you if it's any good to you.

 

Mike.

[humperdingle]

Nice work. That will develop a nice patina over time.

 

(Addictive, isn't it?)

Edited January 26, 2015 by humperdingle

[photon]

Excellent work for your first goes well done.

 

Dye for leather isn't cheap and not always readily available so a cheap way is this,

 

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?75951-Vinegaroon-Tutorial/page2&highlight=vinegaroon

 

Credit goes to

g4ghb for the tutorial

 

Vinegaroon was used on both of these sheaths.

 

 

 

Down side is it only comes in black and it will smell like a tramps vest for a while.

The reaction must be nutralised or it will mark your blade.

 

I hope the information is ok to post on here.

Edited January 27, 2015 by photon

[humperdingle]

Excellent work for your first goes well done.

 

Dye for leather isn't cheap and not always readily available so a cheap way is this,

 

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?75951-Vinegaroon-Tutorial/page2&highlight=vinegaroon

 

Credit goes to

 

g4ghb for the tutorial

 

 

Vinegaroon was used on both of these sheaths.

 

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Down side is it only comes in black and it will smell like a tramps vest for a while.

The reaction must be nutralised or it will mark your blade.

 

I hope the information is ok to post on here.

 

Weird watching the leather turn black, ain't it? Something like 'old fashioned' B&W photo printing

 

But yeh, does whiff a bit!

Edited January 27, 2015 by humperdingle

[bigadam]

Cheers I will give it a go how do you neutralize after

[photon]

The info is in the tutorial

 

Cheers I will give it a go how do you neutralize after

[bigadam]

Must have missed how to neturlise

[bigadam]

Found it only read first post cheers

[photon]

Sorry should have said where it was,

Not all leather will take this method so it's worth doing a test on a scrap bit of leather.

I think veg tanned will give the best results.

[bigadam]

It's veg tan I'm using I will give it ago for definite

[brett1985]

i made an extension for a clay belt from a piece of leather from the e of bay.

 

couldnt find anything to dye it with so just used shoe polish. worked a treat!

 

def not the proffesional way of doing it, but its lasted several seasons so far!