how to colour leather sheath

[Andyre]

Hi, as a relative newbie i have just bought my first knife ( well first for about 20 years)
I have bought a mora in a leather sheath, trouble is the sheath is a very light tan colour.
Could anyone tell me the best way to darken the leather (either dark brown or black)
I have looked on the forums but couldn't find any threads

Cheers Andy

 

[John Fenna]

Quick and easy.
Use meths to degrease the sheath. Apply several coats of shoe dye from Woolies. Polish when dry and dark enough for your tastes.

 

[Seagull]

Hmm, if your Mora sheath is one of the simple scandi types;then IIRC they weren't too heavily made, nor did they have a liner.
Perhaps you can do the darkening and the hardening all together, by giving it the full hot wax dip.
For details ,just do a forum search , I'm sure you'll find what you need.

Ceeg

 

[Singeblister]

I would think Mora would coat the leather in something ? not sure but it could effect the coloring process , leather shoe dye will work as said above or for a nice black stick some wire wool in some viniger leave a few days and you have a dye this stuff reacts with the tannin or something in the leather turning it black gives a nice mat finish

 

[Andyre]

Thanks, I will give it a go,and if the result is good i will show the results.
What kind of vinegar do you recommend.

 

[Singeblister]

you can use any kind of vinegar I had some white wine vin which had gone off so I used that , its just to corrode the wire wool down , good luck

 

[John Fenna]

I use chip shop type malt - adds one of my favourite scents to the wood or leather(for a while!) works well on high tannin woods such as Oak as well as leather.

 

[Andyre]

cheers, i have 4 days off work from tommorow so will give it a go and fingers crossed will display the results

 

[Andyre]

Thanks guy's :You_Rock_
I now have a nice matt black sheath for my knife
Having internet trouble at the moment so will try and post a pic soon