Thread: Playing with leather

nah ... all black dye . Just dab it on with a brush or rag in random splotches in camo-ish pattern , so a few random splatters first then leave a minute or two , then another bunch of random splatters and so on until covered whole surface area in what looks like an evenish coat. Then leave for half hr or so then hit with a rag and beeswax and rub the bejeezus out of it which removes a large amount of dye but ends up with a brown background colour and the patches that got hit with more random splotches than others come up a darker/black shade . Depending on how many layers of dye were dabbed on any particular part and how long it dried for gives a splotchier or darker finish . The belt loop I did last night on the back of that sheath I just painted the dye on and left several hours which gave an even almost black finish - not worried about camo finish as can't see it anyway . You can give it a slightly different camo look by applying the dye in brushstrokes rather than dabs but the same procedure , gives a more brushed look rather than camo splotches .
The earlier double sheaths were done the same way but only gave it 5 mins before waxing which gave a lot lighter colour finish and less splotchy but left black in the creases in the leather grain rather than camo like splotches . The sleeve was done with same dye but left a couple of hours before waxing so darker and more even in colour finish .
Does that make any sense @hunter Al.7mm08 ?