Advise on touch up for a sheath...

[Diomedes Industries]

I bought a knife for my father, and my brother and made sheaths for both. My brothers sheath - this one in fact:

has been used it for hunting ever since. The knife has seen three deer in the year I he has owned it and I am VERY proud that this is his go to setup.

Anyway - it has also seen its share of briars and the like and has a few scratches in the leather. Nothing that has done serious damage - but it has taken off the dye and he wants to touch it up.

I used Fiebrings Light Brown and used a top coat of Montana Pitch Blend.

Can any of you old hands give me some recommendations about touching this up without making it look terrible? I have some idea's - but I wanted to get advise from those who have much more experience than me.

Thanks,

TF

 

[Diomedes Industries]

Anyone?

TF

 

[sheathmaker]

I have never used Montana Pitch Blend, but I assume it is a water proofing agent. If that is the case, and if it works as it should then it has to come off and out of the leather as a starting point. I don't know if Feibing's Deglazer would work on Pitch Blend or not, but it must be taken down to "bare leather" and then re-dyed and re-finished.........................OR you can take any good quality creme type shoe polish (close to the right color) and work it into the scratches and scrapes and it will, with several applications begin to fill the blemishes. Buff with each application. You won't get a perfect brand new look, but it should yield quite an improvement and certainly be easier, and probably more possible than the deglazing method. Good luck!

Paul