Thread: cracked sheath
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Old 11-21-2014, 04:35 PM
donnymac250 donnymac250 is offline
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Originally Posted by sheathmaker View Post
Your leather may have been a little old and dry. Regardless, to keep this from happening in the future, it's a good idea to dampen (case) the flesh side (inside) of your sheath along the center line where it will fold. This will allow and encourage the leather to stretch as it folds and eliminate the cracking. Also folding slowly in steps is good way to keep from cracking.

Paul
should i wet it just before bending it . or wet it then put in fridge over night then bend the next day ? i did wet the out side before i stamped it .
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