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Custom Ratmandu Sheath

just-a-hunter said:
Your leather work is very nice.

I'm going to advise against the method of your belt loop though. Been there, don't that and got the t-shirt. It will not hold up to hard use. I know because I made a handful like that when I started out.

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You end up only have one layer of unsupported leather trying to support the weight of the knife and all its abuses. If you fold it over and skive it into the rest of the sheath design, it will be much stronger and it's just as easy with a little practice.

Like this...

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Very nice work! Thanks for the pro tip.

Just getting into sheath making. Been making watchbands and other assesories for years though. Lots of these little things to learn.
 
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