Leather conditioner for sheath?

[dks]

I really like the fact that on MTO, nobody puts posters off by telling them to use the search engine.

So polite here...

[Mechanickal]

I really like the fact that on MTO, nobody puts posters off by telling them to use the search engine.

So polite here...

That was discussed before.
Use the search function!

[dks]

That is a newbie comment !!!

[pfrsantos]

That is a newbie comment !!!

Well, what do you expect from a 4-digit poster?...

 

[dks]

just 6 nuts.......  a fresher

[Don Pablo]

I also like the fact that on MTO, you can post in really old threads without incurring irritation.

[dks]

oh, yes, no zombie thread punishment ....

[pfrsantos]

I also like the fact that on MTO, you can post in really old threads without incurring irritation.

Wow, another one...

 

Darn kids! Get off my lawn!

 

[ThePeacent]

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[pfrsantos]

"All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again".

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[SteveC]

Classic MTO derailment in progress 

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Classic MTO derailment in progress 

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[Boyd Miles]

I am a leather worker and collector. My wife and I put on a display at a relic show about how to care for your leather items, we learned not to do that, more emotion than fact in this topic with some strong opinions.
  Think of leather as a bunch of tiny coil springs tangled together. If you over condition it the springs relax and become untangled, not enough and they become brittle and break. For collectable items the best possible advice is keep dust off and don't do anything else. For items in use then use the best quality product you can find that doesn't contain petroleum solvents and follow the label directions. Surface cracks can't be fixed, show polish will cover them a bit but they are caused by the dyes and finish causing the surface to contract at a different rate than the rest, you can't do much to stop this. Wet dry cycles are very damaging, too dry is damaging, too wet is damaging, basically leather is deteriorating from the moment it made. Use is one of the things that keeps it usable, flexing and handling keep it flexible
. If you want it to last for ever just put it in an acid free box in a climate controlled room and let it get hard over time, it will be fine for display. If you want to use it then treat it like any good pair of boots and expect it to wear out eventually. Is it a collectable or a tool? If you want it as a collectable get a nylon after market sheath and put the leather one in a drawer, it will end up in the estate auction as part of the miscellaneous junk and might be a happy find for some other collector at a flea market. You are better off using it as intended.