Leather Questions

[Andrew Lynch]

I just got some very thin (2oz) pigskin to make leather outershells (for lack of a better word) for kydex sheaths. I have some ideas:

First off, would it be a good idea to get the leather wet and then put the leather over the kydex and put it in a kydex mold for a few hours? I'm thinking this would get the leather in the approximate shape I need.

Then, I plan to glue the leather on. Any suggestions on the gluing?

This stuff is already dyed it seems....do I need to do anything else? Perhaps put some leather lotion of some sort on it?

Thanks guys! I'm looking forward to making some nice kydex/leather hybrid sheaths.