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sheathmaker

sheathmaker

Custom Leather Sheaths
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I occasionally get a request for something a little different and this is one of those requests. I'm not a big fan of Piggy Back, because of the thick bulk they involve. This sheath is as thin as anything else I produce. Fully lined with 2 oz. deer skin and dual loops (so I did not have to hand sew the internal center welt.

Paul
 
Very nice Paul.. There's a lot of interesting things going on in the design of this one.
 
Thanks, Stuart. The un-tooled area of approximately 1/2 inch all the way around the outside border and down the middle of the sheath pretty nearly mimics the shape of the interior welt. The split to form two belt loops allowed me to get it on the big stitcher to sew that center welt seam without sewing the belt loop shut.

Paul
 
That's a great idea with the two loops. I was looking at how the sheath must've looked open. I know that with your pattern making, it's not that complex but I like how you managed to get the spine side stitching on the butterflied section to be vertical but still closed properly without that unsightly divot. I know you can't see it in these photos but I'm sure that you figured that out. That's part of the welt I would like to have seen before it was sewed up. I struggle with that divot sometimes. I have trouble imagining how you closed it without the angle change.

PS... Do you mind if I call you some time about that hammer-in in Alberta?
 
Superb work as always, Paul.

And thanks for doing up the instructional DVDs. I learned a lot from them.
 
Stuart, I don't mind a phone call from you any time for anything, including the Hammer-in in Alberta. The welt you are wondering about is, in fact, shaped just like the un-tooled area I referenced above. That point at the junction of the split is skived (graduated) to zero at the point, but that point goes about 1/2 inch above the junction. This is the part that fills the void you refer to. The straight line is accomplished on the sander of the shoe finish machine or a belt sander or whatever you use after glue up, so it is really the squaring the edges for stitching step. I can't remember but I think this is covered on the "Basic Pouch Sheaths" DVD.

Here's a shot of the pattern I made and worked from. A picture is with 1000 words:D

Paul
 
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Great job as always. I guess that double loop will make the sheath fit better to body curve.
Mat
 
Don't make these but am particularly impressed by the attention to detail on the front where the stamping follows the curve of each blade. Very nice.
 
Awe inspiring, particularly after fumbling through my first. Got your Advanced Knife Sheaths because I felt I could figure out the basics with the stickies and youtube. I am now getting ready to purchase your first DVD...humbled!
Appreciate your taking the time to get all that knowledge and technique on video.
 
That rounded mouth is sweet! I assume you took the lining, stitched it to the top front, and folded it back over? The sheer number of things that can go wrong make the mind wobble (if you'll excuse my quoting Kelly Bundy).
 
Wyszrd, yes the lining is put in as you described, and that is covered completely, step by step, in real time, in the first DVD "Basic Pouch Sheaths".

Paul
 
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