I have to make one correction. The saddle brown color that my and Richard Simmons' holsters display is not dyed.

It is the natural color of leather after it has undergone repeated and numerous hand rubbings with oil and then air dried in the sun. Very time consuming and weather dependent.

John was kind enough to share with me some of his technique as we chatted on the phone about my next holster. Which by the way is going to be another pancacke for my M&P semi autos.