Becker Necker Leather Sheath.

[PossiblesPete]

I originally shared this with the guys on BCUSA a couple of weeks back but as I've signed up here.....and you did ask for pics .

I was aiming at making a neck sheath and it does work at that but is , to be honest, perhaps a bit hefty for purpose.
It's not toooo heavy but is a little bulky. Having said that I do find it OK and I'm not at all used to neckers.

It's working out fine as a pocket sheath though and is great for sticking in the corner of a pack or pouch.
I originally got the idea from this old archived Outdoors-Magazine.Com article on the making of a Dannyboy Leather sheath for a Scott Gossman PSK.
The front pocket can hold a small PSK or a SAK like a Vic Spartan or Tinker and was wet formed over a wooden mold to shape it.

I stripped the blade and added a light patina too, the wrap is gutted para cord.
When stringing up the neck cord the bottle opener came in handy as an extra securing method by looping the cord over it . The weight of the BK11 and sheath pulls it tight, that and the friction fit makes a pretty secure carry.

Cheers,
Pete.

 

[L4NE4]

That is cool! I am going to try and make one of these, thanks for sharing that.

 

[tradewater]

Pete, your leather work is amazing.

 

[iahunter3]

That is one nice looking rig there! WOW.

 

[Skystorm]

Very nice work, I need to make some neck sheaths one of these days

 

[L4NE4]

Mine wont be nearly this nice. I am going to use an existing pouch sheath I have and try and sew that onto another existing sheath.... well see.

 

[NixKustoms]

Looks good!! It looks a little bulky for my taste but I like it.

What are you using to mold the pouch section?

 

[Level headed]

thats one of the best looking BK-11 sheaths i have seen.:thumbup: it looks durable and it looks like it works well. good work

 

[PossiblesPete]

L4NE4
Mine wont be nearly this nice. I am going to use an existing pouch sheath I have and try and sew that onto another existing sheath.... well see.

Sounds like a plan . Look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Looks good!! It looks a little bulky for my taste but I like it.

What are you using to mold the pouch section?

Hi ,

I make up a two part former out of scrap bits of wood. A raised part made in shape required and a cutout that fits over it forming a kind of sandwich when the leather is added......hard to explain really .
Here's a link to explain a little better, got some pics anyway .
http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19658

Cheers,
Pete.

 

[Captain Airyca]

I like that a lot. Not for neck carry, but what a handy little sheath.

 

[Bladite]

sweet rig

 

[The Warrior]

I remember seeing that at BCUSA. Nice work.

 

[whereismyclock]

Ah! the infamous double necker.

Good stuff man.:thumbup:

 

[jwaj]

Nice work on the sheath. Looks professional and solidly built. I really like the copper rivets.

I thought you were in Scotland? Can't be, there's sun in your picture

 

[PossiblesPete]

Thanks for the comments Beckerheads

I thought you were in Scotland? Can't be, there's sun in your picture

I was wondering what that big yellow thing it the sky was

Cheers,
Pete.

 

[CCMI]

Excellent work, both in concept and execution. :thumbup:

That's a really cool sheath setup.

 

[NixKustoms]

I make up a two part former out of scrap bits of wood. A raised part made in shape required and a cutout that fits over it forming a kind of sandwich when the leather is added......hard to explain really .
Here's a link to explain a little better, got some pics anyway .
http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19658

Cheers,
Pete.

I'm gonna have to give that a shot some time. It looks very clean!!

Thanks for posting that info.

 

[SleepyBadger]

Your leatherwork is sooo crisp! Well done sir

 

[thatotherguy]

Well done, well done!
Something like that minus the pouch is exactly what I was looking for...
Thanks for the idea!

 

[PossiblesPete]

Thanks again guys .
Good to get really constructive feedback, helps loads .

I'm gonna have to give that a shot some time. It looks very clean!!

Thanks for posting that info.

Glad you found it useful Nick, it's a method I found awhile back on the blog of a maker over on BCUK, Joel D iirc.

Cheers,
Pete.