Conditioning Stacked Leather handles,(Buck 117 Brahma)

MercyfulfateXX

MercyfulfateXX

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Good day everyone.

I just got my Buck 117 Brahma a few days ago and with all of my Stacked leather handled Knives Buck and others I Sno Seal them. Leather sheathes as well. I like the way it darkens and kind of ages the leather. I have the 119 Brahma as well and they are both really great Knives.

Does anyone condition their Stacked Leather Handles? An what do you use.

 
That looks great. Congrats. It's on my short list to buy.

I used mink oil on my 119 Brahma.
 
I use SnowSeal for all my leather sheaths and stacked leather handles. It's beeswax based and so does not soften the leather.
 
Another vote for SnoSeal for handles. I put them on the dash of the car on a warm day to soak it in. Repeat till it won't take new SnoSeal.

I really like the feel the SnoSeal gives. Just the right amount of "stick".

I no longer the stuff on boots, but that' another matter.
 
I used Sno-Seal since 1976 for my combat boots and now I use it on all my leather hunting boots and other leather gear. For old, vintage leather with issues (mold, mildew, dry rot, etc.) I clean it with Ballistol and then condition with Pecards. OH
 
This thread got me to thinking. I've got the Brahma and have the 117 and the BCCI stacked leather 106 on order. My intention was/is to frame the three in a shadow box as a display set for my office. Since they will not be users should I treat the handles with anything or leave them as they left the factory?
 
Sno-Seal or Obenauf's, or some combination of both.

Been using Sno-Seal for years, Obenouf's for the last 10. Both are great.

I'll add one other thing. What folks use seems to be specific to geographic locations.

Us folks here in the northeast and probably the same for the Northwest are trying keep moisture out of our leather. The folks down in Texas and the Desert Southwest seem to want to add some moisture to their leather.

So it is probably wise to keep an open mind about what folks use and why.
 
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Badhammer said:
This thread got me to thinking. I've got the Brahma and have the 117 and the BCCI stacked leather 106 on order. My intention was/is to frame the three in a shadow box as a display set for my office. Since they will not be users should I treat the handles with anything or leave them as they left the factory?
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This article from the NPS suggests maybe nothing.
http://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/09-01.pdf

I stay away from treatments that have solvents in them. AquaSeal has the most and I've seen it harm boots. (I ran SnoSeal on one boot and AquaSeal on the other for several years as an experiment). But, SnoSeal has some solvent too.

Obenauf's has a loyal following. I've not tried it. The combination of wax, oil and an anti-mold sounds right to me although wax will seal the outer portion of the leather, effectively sealing in moisture so rot from the inside out is a risk. I accept this risk on my users. Nothing lasts for ever.

I trust Limmer Boot Grease more than any other leather treatment. It's a combination of oils (tallow?) and lanolin, with a bit of camphor. It doesn't waterproof at all but moisturizers the leather. My Limmer grease treated boots have outlasted my SnoSeal treated boots.
 
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