That was my question. How do you keep or remove the wax from the inside of the sheath?

Dennis

Getting the wax out of the inside is the tricky part for me. I’m going to try the 50/50 mix next. Just to see the difference. I do like the waxed finish.

Thank you. I was having so challenges resizing and uploading the pictures.

Jim,

Guess if I had a few sheaths to wax the croc pot sounds like a good idea. I've only done a few one at a time. Snowproof beeswax worked well for me by spreading heavy layers and melting with an external heat source. It's amazing to watch the leather just soak up the wax as it gets hot enough to liquefy.
I started with boots early on an only did a few sheaths but the process works great.
Thank you for the post.

My son and I tried a double boiler set up in my kitchen, bad idea. I was scraping wax drippings for a few days. My buddy and I decided to get the crock pot and set it up at the meeting room of our rod and gun club. We dipped knife and axe sheaths, belt pouches, and anything else leather to try it out. Once we were done, cool it down and store it away. No mess to clean up.

Yeah, I get it, sort of a little production run. I'd sign up for that too.

Crock pot liners might work well. Just a thought.

Dennis

I’m okay with a dedicated crock pot. Spare vessel is an option too.

I’ve tried the heat gun, rubbing the wax into the hot leather. Dipping is much better.

I use a bamboo chop stick to clean up the inside of the sheath after dipping.

If you let them soak and the whole sheath gets hot enough the wax will pour out from the inside , I then shake it so that the wax comes out and wipe the excess from the opening.I have a restaurant warmer that I use , and I get the wax to about 180* before dipping .

Do you want the inside of the sheath to also be waxed or only the outside? If you only want to wax the outside, it seems like you could stuff some paper or whatever inside the sheath before you soak it to keep the wax from getting inside.