Finally - A New Sheath

Brian Andrews

Brian Andrews

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I am sure a few of you guys remember this:

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I have been meaning to make a new sheath for quite some time. But, I have been lazy. So, my sheath has looked like this:

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Then, along came my modified Snow and Nealley Axe. The sheath is more of a "guard" and has no welt at all. At least the GB sheath had a small welt, and that still wasn't enough.

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I just knew that wasn't going to last long.

So, I finally got around to making one. I have done quite a few knife sheaths (just haven't posted them here) and molding, for me, is a PITA. So, I am glad this one is done!

First, I have to admit, I heavily stole the design from the one on JRE Industries website. As big of a pain as these are for me, I would have rather just bought one ready to go. But, since they didn't have it, shipping the axe back and forth can be expensive, and I get impatient and all that : )

Enough talking, here are the pics:

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Hopefully enough welt on this one!

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To be continued.....
 
Awesome Bryan! Dam that thing must be sharp. Looks very classy too, nice leather work. Yes molding can be a PITA.
 
oo fancy brian, you every feel like makin an extra shoot me one up north for a wetterlings:D

Nice job man.:thumbup:
 
Fonly said:
something else, how did you do the edge on you GB to get it like that?
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I am not sure if you mean "how do I keep my edge sharp?" or "what stupid thing did I do to put it through the sheath?" :D So, I will answer both.

I sharpen my axes on a belt sander, to match the convex profile. I have belts down to 9 micron, then two leather belts with different compounds. Nice and shiny :D

I put that edge through the sheath by thinking I was doing something safe :D I left the sheath on while pounding in my tipi stakes. It had started loosening up with age, and had slop in it. I realize now that everytime I hit the stake the sheath was hitting the edge just as hard. Next thing you know, the edge was sticking out.

If neither of those answers were what you were looking for, ask me again. I am slow today :D

B
 
BarberFobic1992 said:
looks great! once i buy some snaps i think i might try somthing like that.
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You are probably smarter than me, and would have done this anyway. But, if you mold the front first, then glue the welt in place, cutting out the back would be easy.

Unfortunately, I didn't do that, making my fit tough. If I ever do another, it will probably go easier.
 
nice sheath, looks very clean and functional.

for something that you don't enjoy doing, you do an awefully nice job ;)
 
Sweet looking sheath.

Because of you and a few other peoples skills at leather I finally bought some leather supplies and hope to make some gear half as good as yours.
 
Super-nice sheath Brian! Not long ago, I received a Wetterlings and had to make a replacement for the crummy sheath it came with. It didn;t even have a welt! Mine's not nearly as clean and refined as yours, but very similar in design! :thumbup:

The crummy sheath:
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My attempt at a better one:
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Very nice work both of you. Axe sheaths aren't easy to design. I tried for months with my Nessmuk, and really don't like what I came up with either.

Nice stitching!
 
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