BK-5 sheath

[wildmanh]

When I had the BK-5 from the pass around, I took it out of the kitchen for a bit and made a leather sheath for it. Some one asked for pictures of the sheath so I thought I'd post them here instead of in the pass around thread. Sorry it took so long to post the pics, sheath has been done since I mailed out the knife over a month ago. For those that are wondering, it's made from 8-9oz Chestnut Saddle Skirting and it's treated with Obenauf's Heavy Duty leather Protector. It has a small loop in the back near the tip for a 1" strap.

Here are some pictures from the pass-a-round thread. The sheath is unfinished. I've added them so you can see how the BK-5 fits in the sheath:

Feel free to let me know what you think of the sheath and keep an eye out for it in the exchange this weekend.

 

[paperairplane]

Very straightforward, minimalist design. Very nice work. I prefer black, but that is just me...

 

[wildmanh]

Very straightforward, minimalist design. Very nice work. I prefer black, but that is just me...

Thanks! I try to make Simple yet strong sheaths and I'm glad it shows.

As for the color, I'm more a brown/chestnut kind of guy so those are the colors I normally order. But I have so much black dye on hand it's easy to turn a sheath that color.

 

[Bladite]

that's a pretty clean designed reminding me strongly of the original leather sheaths made like 20 years ago

 

[Switchblade61]

I have asked for pictures of the finished product. Thank you!
That sheath looks great, nice job! :thumbup:

 

[FAL'ER]

Thats a great lookin' sheath man. That knife needs stag slabs though, maybe a stripper too.

 

[wildmanh]

I have asked for pictures of the finished product. Thank you!
That sheath looks great, nice job! :thumbup:

Glad you like the sheath, Thanks! I'm sorry it took so long for me to post them.

Thats a great lookin' sheath man. That knife needs stag slabs though, maybe a stripper too.

Thanks! If it was my BK-5, I'd probably strip it and either leave it rough looking, or give it a nice satin finish. It would take a mighty big antler to make a stag handle for any standard Becker, but I bet it would look sweet!

 

[obsessis]

Could you take a picture of how you attach the 'top' part of the belt loop to the sheath? I see that you sewn on the 'bottom/back' part to the back of the sheath but I'm wondering if/where you stitched it on the inside of the sheath or if you cut it out on a long piece of leather........does that make sense? I'm trying to visualize it and I'm having a bit of a hard time.

Trying to get ideas to incorporate into making sheaths myself....I really like you you attached the back. The one I'm working on I had running as a set piece from the back of the sheath and was going to sew it at the base of the sheath where the knife goes into the slot.

 

[wildmanh]

Could you take a picture of how you attach the 'top' part of the belt loop to the sheath? I see that you sewn on the 'bottom/back' part to the back of the sheath but I'm wondering if/where you stitched it on the inside of the sheath or if you cut it out on a long piece of leather........does that make sense? I'm trying to visualize it and I'm having a bit of a hard time.

Trying to get ideas to incorporate into making sheaths myself....I really like you you attached the back. The one I'm working on I had running as a set piece from the back of the sheath and was going to sew it at the base of the sheath where the knife goes into the slot.

The belt loop is about 14.5" long, folded over and the two ends glued together. Then I glue the belt loop to the back of the sheath. After the glue dries I sew the loop to the back. The welt is attached to the front of the sheath. The little tie-down loop is glued to the back piece. Once everything dries, I glue the two halves together.

This is just one way to do a belt loop. I've also made this loop, but instead of sewing it, I use Line-24 snaps so that the sheath is removeable from the belt loop. The other way is to make the loop part of the back (one solid piece of leather), the loop folds forward and is skived to fit against the welt. Think Kabar sheath. I sew the belt loop on because it's the easiest way to create a shelf so the handle fits in better. A shelf can be made by making a shim that goes between the welt and back/loop if you are doing the one piece back/loop.

Below are some pictures that should give you a better idea on how the sheath is assembled.:

Let me know if those pictures help or if you need more. Thanks for looking!

 

[obsessis]

No, that's perfect, man.

I thought at first you might have sewn them inside the sheath, but that didn't make sense. Then I thought you might have just cut out one huge piece of leather for a top part of the inside and then bent it over and sewed it.

Thanks for the extra pics, man! I'm an ambitious hobbyist and really like the way you did the belt loop and snap.

 

[wildmanh]

No, that's perfect, man.

I thought at first you might have sewn them inside the sheath, but that didn't make sense. Then I thought you might have just cut out one huge piece of leather for a top part of the inside and then bent it over and sewed it.

Thanks for the extra pics, man! I'm an ambitious hobbyist and really like the way you did the belt loop and snap.

Glad I could help! Check out the Sheaths & Such forum if you haven't already. You can get lots of good info there. The sewn on belt loop is great for Becker's and other knives with wide grips. If you make something for a Becker, post it in this forum. We love seeing customized knives, aftermarket sheaths and such!

 

[Guyon]

Really nice work! Thanks for sharing the pics.

 

[wildmanh]

Really nice work! Thanks for sharing the pics.

Thanks!