Registered: 02/09/16
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Loc: Central New York
Originally Posted By: pappy19
Yep, I use a hair dryer with the bee's wax and it usually takes 2 or 3 times to find the leather won't soak up any more. Then you are done for a long time worrying about the leather shrinking or drying out.
Pap
Listen to Pappy, he's got it down right. I've been doing it this way for 30 years and it works.
I have a hieser sheath from the late 40's.It is coated with bee"s wax and hard and not flexable at all. What do I use to strip the leather so I can hopefully recondition the leather. Thanks Walt. Found the list of steps that Grady sent me for restoring sheaths. thanks
Edited by Ironworker (07/28/1703:53 PM)
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Registered: 10/31/07
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Loc: Garden Valley, Idaho
Big difference in the care of a leather sheath and the care of handle made of stacked leather washers, IMHO.
Pap
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