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Originally Posted by Realrez
When you form the leather against the gun it's suggested to place the whole thing in an oven at 125* for an hour. I don't think that's good for my soon to be EDC.
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Yeah, you're not meant to leave the pistol in the holster while you dry it! And the oven needs to be fan force, and the oven door needs to be open. The science is to use the heat to soften the collagen in the leather, and the fan to move the wet air away from the leather as it dries. Takes about half-hour.
Wetting the leather for only perhaps 5-10 seconds in hot water (as hot as your hand will tolerate) is better than over-wetting by a long shot. Mould with hands alone, or better yet, use a 'boning' tool which can be a round-tipped paint brush, for example; this method will intentionally discolour the leather to accent the pistol's shape.
If you use a real pistol for this hand moulding, you won't need the plastic bag; the holster won't be very wet when the pistol's inserted, so just wipe off the pistol when it's removed and re-lubricate as if you'd shot it.
It's not rocket science -- but it IS science.