finished sheath retaining moisture??

[mtnfolk mike]

i was wondering if someone could help me out.. i recently finished a sheath for a fellow on another forum...

after the sheath was all finished up, i put the knife in for a few minutes to check the retention, when i was done i pulled the knife out and the blade was covered in moisture/condensation?? the sheath has already been stained and beeswaxed too...i have never had this happen before.. i wet-form 95% of the sheaths i make..

any advise on what to do?? it's been done for about a full day now and has had a small strip of newspaper inserted into it...

cheers.. Mike

 

[Robert Dark]

Mike,

The beeswax will slow the evaporation rate. If it was pretty wet when you formed it, it will probably take longer than a day for it to dry.

Hang it up high in a fairly warm place and give it a couple of days. It should be fine.

I've had the same thing happen a couple of times, but I just let her hang a little longer and things worked out fine.

Robert

 

[mtnfolk mike]

Mike,

The beeswax will slow the evaporation rate. If it was pretty wet when you formed it, it will probably take longer than a day for it to dry.

Hang it up high in a fairly warm place and give it a couple of days. It should be fine.

I've had the same thing happen a couple of times, but I just let her hang a little longer and things worked out fine.

Robert

thanks Robert... i appreciate it..:thumbup: that is kind of what i figured.. i have one more sheath to make for the guy, so it should be able to dry for a few more days..

cheers.. Mike

 

[GrizzlyBear]

Ive had a bone dry sheath cause condensation on a blade after I work it over with a hair dryer to melt in the mink oil. It's flesh...get your hand good and hot and wrap it around a cold blade, same thing .