With the water based single dye/finish products, be warned to make sure and wipe them down, or polish them with a shoe shine brush (buff them) before they dry to get rid of the wool hairs from the dobbers or wool dye cloth. Once it dries, you won't be able to remove the hairs from the finish. The side benefit is that the buffing polishes the leather finish, alot like using a piece on canvas for edge polishing. I think everyone has their own solution for finishing. Have fun.
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- Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:08 pm
- Forum: Holsters & Accessories
- Topic: new hobby
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- Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:06 am
- Forum: Holsters & Accessories
- Topic: new hobby
- Replies: 10
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Re: new hobby
Welcome to the leather making world. It ought to be fun for you. There are several other holster makers on board here. I suspect between us, we use all the methods of dye application that you mentioned. It depends on the finish you want.
A fellow CHL member is "particle", and he has a video posted with a link on here showing his use of an airbrush. Another CHL forum link "Homemade Holsters" has a link to one of the members making a pancake style holster, step by step.
For belts, I prefer Fiebing's Atom wax for a finish. It is much like the finish of shoe polish on your shoes. You can also finish using Kiwi neutral shoe polish for a softer finish.
To seal and water proof, you might what to use a Tandy product like Satin Sheen, or Super Sheen....they are much like Elmer's Glue, water soluble for cleanup, but dry like an acyrlic, like house paint. They all have advantages and disadvantages, depending on what you are trying to do. Personally, I use either Fiebling's alcohol based or their (professional) oil based dies. I have not spent a lot of time with any of the water based Tandy dyes, mainly because they are more of a surface cover and don't absorb into the leather. I like more depth in my color.
Anyway, toooo much to cover in one post. I will try to find those links and come back and update for you. Post 'em your projects when you get them going.
A fellow CHL member is "particle", and he has a video posted with a link on here showing his use of an airbrush. Another CHL forum link "Homemade Holsters" has a link to one of the members making a pancake style holster, step by step.
For belts, I prefer Fiebing's Atom wax for a finish. It is much like the finish of shoe polish on your shoes. You can also finish using Kiwi neutral shoe polish for a softer finish.
To seal and water proof, you might what to use a Tandy product like Satin Sheen, or Super Sheen....they are much like Elmer's Glue, water soluble for cleanup, but dry like an acyrlic, like house paint. They all have advantages and disadvantages, depending on what you are trying to do. Personally, I use either Fiebling's alcohol based or their (professional) oil based dies. I have not spent a lot of time with any of the water based Tandy dyes, mainly because they are more of a surface cover and don't absorb into the leather. I like more depth in my color.
Anyway, toooo much to cover in one post. I will try to find those links and come back and update for you. Post 'em your projects when you get them going.