2nd attempt at a sheath!

[Bigfattyt]

So, I finally got around to making another sheath yesterday. I could not find my first awl, with the threader. So I bought a kit with a few more tools, and another piece of leather.

10-11 ounce I think.

I still need to get a skiver. I shaved the welt down with my straight edged knife (square blade profile).

I made a mistake with the H strap. I could not decide if I wanted to put lines on the H-strap, so I tried it after all the stitching was done. Needless to say, I could not do it very well around the curve.

I also need to get an edger, and some real boning tools to give the edges a better finish.

Here is my first attempt.

Here is the 2nd sheath. I decided to do a square sheath, with a heavy H strap that can be worn on either side, vertical or horizontal, front or back. I really like square sheaths for some reason. Maybe it is because I carry them in my pockets often.

 

[Bigfattyt]

Here are some more pics of it on the belt.

It carries well. Horizontal on the front, it is very comfy, and disappears.

I have not tried small of the back horizontal yet. No leather dye on it. I just put some mink oil and rubbed it in warm.

I wet molded the sheath, but you can't really tell because the H-straps hide it.

You can see where I messed up the groove on both sides of the H strap too!

I did use a welt down the length, and actually there is a very very thin weld on the square end, though you would not know unless I pointed it out.

I will probably sand the edges down once I get back home (I am visiting family right now). Which will let me clean up the edge, and round them a bit too.

I sharpened the punch after struggling for hours to make some of the holes. I eventually just took the punch out of the handle and used a hammer to tap it through. I must be doing something wrong that I for most of the holes not even with my full weight could I get the punch through both sides of the leather.

 

[cricketdave]

those look pretty good. you can dress up the edeges on a belt sander to make them smooth and even, then to polish the edges an old piece of jeans take the sheath lick the edge and then just scrub with the jean material gives a polished smooth finish.

need any other tips just ask

take it easy
cricket

 

[Bigfattyt]

those look pretty good. you can dress up the edeges on a belt sander to make them smooth and even, then to polish the edges an old piece of jeans take the sheath lick the edge and then just scrub with the jean material gives a polished smooth finish.

need any other tips just ask

take it easy
cricket

I have a little belt sander at home, and I am going to hit the edge when I get home.

The first sheath was just a real real quickie with a scrap last year. The only tool I had for that one was an awl with thread thingie.

I will hit those edges with the belt sander as soon as I get home and polish them up.

 

[Dusty One]

Not bad............

 

[Greg45]

Good job! You improved over the first one and I think you picked a great design for that Warden, very versatile. :thumbup:

 

[Bigfattyt]

Good job! You improved over the first one and I think you picked a great design for that Warden, very versatile. :thumbup:

It would not be too hard to improve over that one. I threw it together, without any proper tools, with a scrap piece of leather.

 

[cricketdave]

there is another tool that beats the snot out of a awl too it looks like a pair of pliers i can't think of the name offhand i havn't used it in years but it makes 3 diamond shaped holes at a squeeze and makes it so much eaiser to hand stich. i picked up a saddle stiching machine and havnt handstiched since.

good luck and have fun
cricket

 

[rayban]

i picked up a saddle stiching machine and havnt handstiched since.

A machine that saddle stitches??