A simple Spyderco Squeak Etui

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Here is my latest work, an etui for my wifes Squeak (nifty little knife btw).
comments and critique as always welcome.


the flap is slightly off center, all around the dye job is not 100% even, don't know why it was such a problem this time.


edges seem okay, a belt grinder would improve the overall even look. i will definately go back to dyeing before burnishing with water and saddle soap. the edge still takes the color, but produces uneven results. also i produce a lot of dark lines around the edges were i compress wet leather... maybe i need to bevel more? also going to order some gum trag


inside is coated with atom wax and edge cote the top part of the snap was too short for proper mounting... i was about to have a fit... had to really grind of some leather beneath the snap and forcefully push the parts together. :(


how do i avoid these lines? wet forming the flap before dyeing?



far from perfect, i still like it. my wife doesn't really care for it (neither for the knife), but she thinks it's sweet that i did something with her in mind.
 
Cute little sheath for a cute little knife. :D

Try reversing the snap mating surfaces, the female part should be with the dome. That may help your mounting issue. I regularly mount line 24 snaps on 8/9 ounce leather.

The lines on the bend will disappear if you put another coat of wax on the bent flap. Its caused when you bend a previously waxed flat piece of leather.
 
okay, i will keep that in mind with the snaps. and yes, it is a cute little knife. cuts like a little devil though :D
and i'm off to put another layer of wax on!
thanks for your comments.
 
Also besides the changing of the snap pieces, if you look down into the snap well, you'll notice that it's shifted or slanted now, that's from having the tube that stuck up through just a bit too long, I grind mine down, when I'm forced to use snaps ;), down so that it is up above just a little. Also the hole that the tubing goes through, you really want that tight so it will help keep things straighter when you go do squish it down.

There is a pair of pliers also that might help, it ends up splitting the sides of the tube as it squishes it down into the snap so it's not as finished looking but then, it's on the inside so who cares? After I use that, I also use the stake tool to help smooth out those split sides.

and yep, cool little folder there!
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Yep! I grind them down when I'm using thinner leather and it does wonders on how the tubes set.

A file works well, but a belt sander is amazing, just use pliers if you like your fingernails. :p
 
Thank you for your input, it is greatly appreciated. I noticed the shifted tube as well, but attributed it to me not being careful enough with the hammer. Then again it makes sense in regard to having swapped the attachments.
What kind of pliers are talking about? The snap setting pliers? I was thinking about getting a rotary hole punch, I thought I saw one which can also do snaps.
I really don't like snaps that much, and this work has reinforced this experience. I'm thinking about trying an inset magnetic clasp next, but I was afraid of what those small neodymium magnets might do on this one when my wife carries it in her purse.
 
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