My grandmother lived in a shoe and had 24 children
I'm always interested in how others do things, so if you could, would you please explain how you would resolve this problem?
Herman Oaks Tannery (Only USA tannery that uses the old method
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As the former owners of Black Hills Leather, save yourself a lot of aggravation and have a local leather maker make you a new one. A probable cause for the dye leaching? A lot of knife makers have leather makers form their sheafs for them. Some Makers especially along the border use cheap leather and dye their product with "Liquid Shoe Polish"! Buyer Beware.
I think this is the case. The knife maker was out of Texas. I'm happy with the knives, but haven't carried them due to the sheaths.
Well there’s several ways to skin this cat…
The cheapest way I think is for you to keep rubbing that sucker until it don’t bleed. It can’t bleed forever. Some saddle soap might help as mentioned earlier. I’d rub it til it don’t bleed, then I’d put it in the sun to bring some more oil/dye/finish out and rub that off. I know this contradicts a post earlier saying to keep it out of direct sunlight. I would agree IF you had a light colored sheath that we didn’t want to darken. If you need/want a new sheath built my wife can probably put you on “the list”. I’m way too busy right now. You can pm if you want to explore getting a new one built. I’m positive though that if you keep on wiping and getting that thing hot and damp it’ll come clean. Then you can treat it with a lil condition if it’s necessary. Anyhow those are my opinions.
The cheapest way I think is for you to keep rubbing that sucker until it don’t bleed. It can’t bleed forever. Some saddle soap might help as mentioned earlier. I’d rub it til it don’t bleed, then I’d put it in the sun to bring some more oil/dye/finish out and rub that off. I know this contradicts a post earlier saying to keep it out of direct sunlight. I would agree IF you had a light colored sheath that we didn’t want to darken. If you need/want a new sheath built my wife can probably put you on “the list”. I’m way too busy right now. You can pm if you want to explore getting a new one built. I’m positive though that if you keep on wiping and getting that thing hot and damp it’ll come clean. Then you can treat it with a lil condition if it’s necessary. Anyhow those are my opinions.
My grandmother was a farrier, had 24 pairs of shoes and lived on a cobblestone street raising 32 children fathered by a cobbler who had no shoes.
