Leather Case for Tools (Handsaws) Safe? Or Rust Inducing?

[Hilton Ralphs]

Good to hear from you George!

[Andrew Pitonyak]

I have a LN dovetail that has always been stored in the LN leather sheath for the 20 years I have owned the saw, never had an issue with rust. I keep the saw in the sheath, mainly because I store the saw in a drawer underneath my workbench. YMMV..

Same here! Saw lives in the sheath if I am not using it. When I do use it, I wipe it down before putting it back in the sheath (to remove the sawdust).

[George Gibson]

I completely agree with chris carter. It depends on leather.

[steven c newman]

Thomas Jackson...since he rarely ever drew his sword...one day he found it rusted in the scabbard..and had to rally his troops with the sword still in it's scabbard....You might know Old Tom Fool by his other nickname...Stonewall Jackson...

[Mel Fulks]

Thomas Jackson...since he rarely ever drew his sword...one day he found it rusted in the scabbard..and had to rally his troops with the sword still in it's scabbard....You might know Old Tom Fool by his other nickname...Stonewall Jackson...

A fearless guy, and great tactician. He was known for doing nutty looking arm and torso movements while riding his
horse "Little Sorrel". Something about getting his body back in balance.

[lowell holmes]

I also have a leather chisel roll and I have no rust. A coat of Johnson Floor wax will keep tools from rusting.

[george wilson]

The worst enemy of polished steel just might be the corrosive sweat that some people have on their hands. I knew a guy who rusted right through a well oiled pistol. He rusted up the tools in my shop too. Fortunately he did not stay too long as an apprentice.

[Hilton Ralphs]

The worst enemy of polished steel just might be the corrosive sweat that some people have on their hands. I knew a guy who rusted right through a well oiled pistol. He rusted up the tools in my shop too. Fortunately he did not stay too long as an apprentice.

One of computer techs is like that. I won't even let him sit down in my office. His rust attraction has however improved after he stopped smoking.

[Jerome Andrieux]

I find plastic "paper binders" better suited to protect my fine saws teeth. They don’t scratch, they are solid, ... They don’t protect the plates Though.

Leather is a precious thing I am not comfortable using for trivial use. As for historic sheathing techniques, I have seen my fair share of braided, oiled, waxed fabric and wooden scabbards for tools. Leather too, of course, but for the small pieces, such as glasses, specialty knifes, compasses ...