Horizontal Sheath for a Buck 112 - WIP

[randypants]

great tutorial! i've been doing leatherwork for a few months, but haven't attempted a knife sheath like this. after seeing your work, i figured i'd try it.

first off, i'm sure you've done this numerous times, and as this is my first time, it's not gonna be up you your quality.
second, i was dumb enough to use a heavier weight leather(9 to 10oz), thinking it wouldn't be a big deal.
guess what. 9 to 10oz leather is tough to wet mold around the corners!
i know my stitching holes are a little off, but all i have is a 4 prong. i bought a second 4 prong to turn into a 2 prong, but i didn't bring the original, and got a different spaced 4 prong.

anyway, enough of the rambling. some day, mine will look as good as yours, i hope. but for now, here's what i got. it's not finished, but i just wanted to show you where i'm at.

Randy.

[randypants]

and they're finished.
the stitching hole mistakes really show up.

[From Tennessee]

I decided to make my first knife which led to the obvious. A friend handed me his Igloo cooler with his leather crafting stuff, his book, and a scrap piece of leather. I dug through it all and all kind of questions were running through my head and I proceeded to make a sheath. Then I found this thread and all my questions were answered so I''ll be starting a second soon and I can't believe all the information that this thread provides, So well done. Thanks a million. I'll post my second sheath and I am expecting things to be measurably improved. Thanks again.s



I really like that stitch you showed and it was so good when you showed the closeup of the needle grooves and explained why.
I Used a 2 needle saddle stitch and it was kind of a struggle the first time. I'll use your stitch on the next one.

I'll show you some ugly stitching! Whoooo Boy look at that belt loop

[knives-n-stuff]

Wow... VERY nice, sir!