Buck 113 Lefthanded sheath

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Bighaze51

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Hey guys, I posted this in the buck forum but thought I'd share it here too. My friend gave me a buck 113 because I have him a straight razor and the goodies to go with it. I'm left handed so I made a sheath for carrying this at work. It's really thick leather too. I used fiebings oil dye and and sno seal to finish it off. I hope you like it.


 
Very nice. I like the knife too, somehow I don't believe I've seen that particular Buck model before.

I'm not a big fan of white thread myself, but the stitching looks great and the groover lines look good too. That Pro Oil is good stuff eh? I'm about to chuck my spirit stuff and move to Pro Oil entirely. I get excellent coverage with the "oil" (not even oil as I understand it) stuff.

Did you have any trouble with the white thread pulling color? How long did you wait after dyeing to stitch?

Good job! :thumbup:

Edit- re-looking at your pics... Did you use a fork for placement? Also looks like you may have used a wing divider to groove? How does the back look? Looks like a little bit of the wet line shows through the dye. I did the same thing on my first sheath until I showed a pic to my friend Dave. He pointed it out and mentioned that it's best to wet the entire thing (not just where you need to bend or tool) and it's been good advice.
 
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Strigamort said:
Very nice. I like the knife too, somehow I don't believe I've seen that particular Buck model before.

I'm not a big fan of white thread myself, but the stitching looks great and the groover lines look good too. That Pro Oil is good stuff eh? I'm about to chuck my spirit stuff and move to Pro Oil entirely. I get excellent coverage with the "oil" (not even oil as I understand it) stuff.

Did you have any trouble with the white thread pulling color? How long did you wait after dyeing to stitch?

Good job! :thumbup:

Edit- re-looking at your pics... Did you use a fork for placement? Also looks like you may have used a wing divider to groove? How does the back look? Looks like a little bit of the wet line shows through the dye. I did the same thing on my first sheath until I showed a pic to my friend Dave. He pointed it out and mentioned that it's best to wet the entire thing (not just where you need to bend or tool) and it's been good advice.
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Thanks, the oil dye works much better than the other stuff for me much better coverage. And yes, I used a fork for the spacing :). I used the little compass thing to mark my initial lines and then used the craftsman awl to deepen the groves. I don't have all the tools I eventually want to get. New baby= limited budget. As too the water marks. I do wet the entire peice of leather it just wasn't dry on the fold when I took the picture. I'll take some better pictures for you today when I get home. All in all, it is a very stout sheath. She out to last for a long time
 
Yeah definitely. I think it's cool to work with what you have. That's how my dad taught me to do everything he could. Leather work is probably the first thing I've kinda bought everything I needed to do the job and I only do this because I sell my work. It makes it easier, and in some ways better for the customer. If I was making stuff just for myself I'd be using a fork too. There's nothing wrong with it, I just might need a couple of different stitch lengths so a spacer wheel kit is handy.

Speaking of the overstitcher wheel kit, if you have a Hobby Lobby they sell the kit (and a few other things) for a good price. I also got about 20 40% off coupons in the back of the local phone book. That puts the kit at $16 which is excellent. Might be worth a look at your book. Politics aside, HL (at least my local store) has more stuff than anywhere else bar Tandy.

I'd like to see more pics. The fit looks great. I bet it's got a little cam welt (retention) going.
 
I've made a few sheaths for friends. I'll get that kit in the future definitely. Oh, I didn't answer your question about the stitching. I think I dyed the sheath at about 5pm Saturday. I let it dry till about 9pm before I stitched it mainly because I was out of thread. I found it at Michaels. It's the Tandy brand artificial sinew. I've used it on the last 10 I've made a dm really like it. It's super strong and the colors from the dye tend to not bleed into it.
 
Thanks, that's good to know. I've never tried artificial sinew. I'll pick up a spool and give it a shot. I've tried a few threads and really like a flat, lightly waxed kind that was recommended to me, but I'm always up for trying something new. :)
 
Okay, here is the back side. Notice the thread is different on the belt loop. That was the last peice I had of the old stuff, more of a tan color. I stitch the belt loop and then close the sheath and glue it.


Here is a top view so you can see the leather is thick. Almost a 1/4 inch.


And here is another with more natural light. The original photos were late at night with the ceiling lights on. This is just sunlight coming in through the window.
 
Looks pretty good. :)

What did you use to actually punch the holes? Looks like it may be making the holes a little bigger on the back side. It's hard for me to get the back looking as nice as the front sometimes. You might be able to straighten the stitching a little on the back with a stylus (or nail, pen cap, whatever), but that's just nit picking.

Next time, try to get the welt even at the top with the shell. If you have a belt sander, or drum sander, you can leave it a tad longer then sand it even. If you're running low on leather, you might get away with a two piece welt to get the correct length. All of my favorite ferro rod sheaths have a two part welt. No biggie.

Outside of that, I don't see much to pick apart. :) The thickness of the leather is fine. Case it before any tooling and wet form it. Next time you order, maybe try something like 7/8oz, I need to try some myself. I've only been using 1-2, 4 and 8/9oz. Next time I'll order a little lighter.
 
I used a craftsmen brand awl to star the holes, then I used a large sewing needle in a drill press to punch all the way through. I then just reused the awl on the back side to enlarge the holes a tad bit. I've made several wet formed sheaths for my 110's, one for a mora companion hd, old hickory modes knife. It's a lot of fun. Especially when they are nice. I'm not nearly on par with some of the other stuff I've seen on here but it's nice to know that I can just make what I need. :)
 
Oh yeah man. That's exactly how I started making sheaths. I had a couple of customs and needed sheaths. Figured I could buy what I needed and break even. I got 9 sheaths out of the first 4 square feet of leather that I bought. Helped that they were a really good ($) cut so I could generate very little waste. Definitely cooler to make things yourself if you have the time and patience.
 
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