Restore or cleaning Randall 16 sheath

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zaimon

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Hi,
I've just bougth a wonderful '70 Randall 16 Diver with Johnson sheath.
The knife is perfect, new ad unused but the sheath isn'it.
The precedent owner used to keep all his knife sheaths together in a canapa sack.
I think he also used to spray some Ballistol on it.
The leather seems very hard (old waxing??).
Any suggest to clean and restore the sheath?
Thanks.

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Glycerin soap, a soft sponge, and some elbow grease. Any non-scented glycerine soap will do the job, although
"Belvoire" Brand glycerine soap is what is sold by most tack shops. You can find glycerine soap in any drug store. Just ask for it. Warm water, work up a thick lather with the soap, and start rubbing. Don't saturate the leather, but don't worry about it getting wet from the soap. 20 minutes should see a nice clean sheath. Then let the sheath dry naturally, protected from direct sun or heat. When dry, work in some good leather conditioner. If you don't have dedicated leather 'conditioner,' use ordinary neutral-color shoe cream (NOT shoe polish... yet... conditioner first!) and work it into the leather with the heel of your hand or the ball of your thumb. Be sure to do the edges too. Do NOT use too much. If you've used an entire teaspoon full for the sheath, it's too much! Then let the conditioner settle into the leather for a day or two. THEN... give the sheath a coat of neutral shoe polish, again being sure NOT to use too much. This should give your sheath another 50 years of life!

Stitchawl
 
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