little help please

[rimmer]

hi all i have some leather splits and wanted to make a pouch for my zippo as the one i brout from zippo fell off my belt compleat with lighter anyway the leather is a little to flexable is there anything i can do to make it more riged meany thanks to any input you are willing to give

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Depending on the thickness, (less than 2mm, forget it ) & the way it was tanned ( chrome tanned, forget it ) You could dip it in hot bee's wax or plunch it in boiling water ( the roman centurion's breast plates were made from boiled, moulded leather)..............if it's like a floppy suede then there ain't much you can do about it, maybe use several layers in thickness or make a pouch in a stiffer material then cover it with your leather........there's nothing wrong with soft pouches but if you really want a firmer one then prehaps investing in some veg tanned might be a better option.

 

[ateallthepies]

Would soaking the finished product in a watered down hide glue not stiffen it up?

Steve.

 

[rimmer]

Thanks lads