Greg R Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 I am starting a sheath for my new hunting knife. Since I hunt frequently in the rain I need some good waterproofing for the sheath. What do you guys reccomend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vern Wimmer Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 I hunt in the Pacific Northwet and I just use a saddle wax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Detrick Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 I use Montana Pitch Blend Leather Dressing. Works well. “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." -Albert Camus http://www.krakenforge.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lester Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Either one of those, and probably other treatments, will work well. However it's best not to store a knife in it's sheath unless it's absolutely dry. Doug HELP...I'm a twenty year old trapped in the body of an old man!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason Simonet Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 This is a great video comparing different leather finishes https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zyTg_hfpNUM I use acrylic resolene, it gives it a nice shine and it’s pretty good with waterproofing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Craft Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 7 hours ago, Doug Lester said: Either one of those, and probably other treatments, will work well. However it's best not to store a knife in it's sheath unless it's absolutely dry. Doug +1 If you do not let the leather of a sheath that is wet, dry out completely before storing the knife, no matter what you coat the sheath in. You are asking for a mess when it does dry!! C Craft Customs ~~~ With every custom knife I build I try to accomplish three things. I want that knife to look so good you just have to pick it up, feel so good in your hand you can't wait to try it, and once you use it, you never want to put it down ! If I capture those three factors in each knife I build, I am assured the knife will become a piece that is used and treasured by its owner! ~~~ C Craft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 13 hours ago, Wes Detrick said: I use Montana Pitch Blend Leather Dressing. Works well. +1 on this stuff. The late Chuck Burrows, AKA WildRose, turned me on to it. It's organic, nontoxic, even edible, and also antimicrobial because of the pine pitch. I use it on my boots, and they stay waterproof for a few years at a time without any additional applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg R Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 thanks for the suggestions guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lester Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Thinking back over my answer, I have read that sheaths are to carry a knife in. Knives should be stored separately from them to prevent rusting. Doug HELP...I'm a twenty year old trapped in the body of an old man!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Boggs Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 (edited) There's lots of things that work. You can get ready made products like those already mentioned or you can make your own. Bee's wax or paraffin mixed or not with an oil and thinned will work fine. The mix sailers of old put on the hemp rigging was mostly tar and linseed oil. Edited June 7, 2018 by Gerald Boggs <p>Gerald Boggs <a href="http://www.geraldboggs.com">www.geraldboggs.com</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 I hot wax my sheaths to make them fully water proof. Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles dP Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 And here is how Garry does it "The way we win matters" (Ender Wiggins) Orson Scott Card Nos, qui libertate donati sumus, nes cimus quid constet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 (edited) On 6/8/2018 at 6:59 PM, Charles du Preez said: And here is how Garry does it Just be sure to put the sheath's in the oven at about 40c while the parraffin wax heats up. Best heat for the wax is about 240F as any hotter or holding the leather in there for longer than about 4 seconds leads to leather shrinkage wrinkling and surface damage and much less than 240F leads to cold setting of the wax on the leather which is a bear to remove with the best way being to make sure the wax is up to the 240F and re-dip the sheath. I have added another step to the process now and have a equal parts mix of BLO, turps and bees wax which I rub onto the sheath while it is still warm and this allows for a really nice shine when buffed later. Edited June 13, 2018 by Garry Keown 1 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Boggs Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 On 6/8/2018 at 2:59 AM, Charles du Preez said: And here is how Garry does it And very nicely done, thanks for the video. <p>Gerald Boggs <a href="http://www.geraldboggs.com">www.geraldboggs.com</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles dP Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 On 6/9/2018 at 4:52 AM, Garry Keown said: about 40F Sorry Garry, is that right? "The way we win matters" (Ender Wiggins) Orson Scott Card Nos, qui libertate donati sumus, nes cimus quid constet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 On 6/11/2018 at 8:39 AM, Charles du Preez said: Sorry Garry, is that right? Good catch thanks Charles. A bit of confusion in the post as my oven temps here are in C. but my wax temp guage is in F. I have corrected my post. I set the oven at 40C for the sheaths when heating the parraffin to 240F. Sorry for the mixed tems but that is how I have to work with the tools I have. Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles dP Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 No worries Garry. Thanks for clarifying. 1 "The way we win matters" (Ender Wiggins) Orson Scott Card Nos, qui libertate donati sumus, nes cimus quid constet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Norris Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 I used beeswax on a leather mug that I made. Warmed the mug in the oven, on low, with the door cracked. Rubbed it down with beeswax, it melts and is absorbed by the leather. Returned to the oven to warm back up and continued until the leather would not absorb anymore wax. That was ten plus years ago and the mug still looks brand new. Lliquid just beads up and rolls off! “All work is empty save when there is love, for work is love made visible.” Kahlil Gibran "It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them." - Alfred Adler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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