First attempt at something somewhat fancy

[atakach]

Well, let me say these pictures are horrible, I just couldn't wait to post.

Iv'e had this for sale for a bit now, , and finally got the sheath done for it. I generally do hand stitched pouch type sheaths, and this is my first attempt at anything complex......well it sure as heck was complex for me, and took forever, but i enjoyed, and hope to make the next a bit better.

This sheath is just over 5/8'' thick at the welt, It has a double layer welt, everything is all hand saddle stitched. Well here it is, and any helpful advice from you professionals would be greatly appreciated.

 

[leatherman]

Nice work, I like it! The lines flow well, I think its a great job for a first of this type. Congrats!

 

[markmiller]

Looks nice, very intrieate. What is the inlay? What kind of thread? what kind of dye? Thanks, Mark.

 

[hushnel]

Nice, a good job, I would only add that you don't need to pull the thread so tight that it puckers the surface of the skin

 

[Greg45]

Great sheath! It compliments the knife nicely. :thumbup:

You've got some very nice knives on your site, too.

 

[atakach]

Nice, a good job, I would only add that you don't need to pull the thread so tight that it puckers the surface of the skin

so thats what caused that!! Seriously, thankf fro the tip, i was very curious as to what caused that

thanks all
andrew

 

[hushnel]

Hey, ya gotta learn some how, another thing I do is hammer the seam after stitching with a small rawhide mallet, mostly to bury the stitch in the stitching groove and to set the bonding of the glue.

 

[atakach]

Hey, ya gotta learn some how, another thing I do is hammer the seam after stitching with a small rawhide mallet, mostly to bury the stitch in the stitching groove and to set the bonding of the glue.

I did recess all the stitching inside and outside of the sheath, but i was affraid to mar the finish with a mallet, so i took the rounded butt of an awl, and run it down all the stitching, and it burried them pretty good, im not sure the pic shows it or not.


btw the pic of me holding it in hand, is not a finished pic the other 2 are. Thanks for all the tips, keep them comming.

i want the next, to have more of a smooth flat finish and no such a rippely look, i mean it looks great, with the kinda antiqued finish, but im gonna try the stitching tip you gave me and maybe it wont get so "puckered up" as you said.

thanks again

 

[sheathmaker]

It's hard to tell from a photo, but the rippling effect could well be from using belly leather. The soft, "flanky" leather from around the belly does not have tight enough fiber mass to resist that kind of wrinkling or ripple. If so your stitches may not be too tight at all.

Dwayne (Leatherman), You see what I'm talking about? Agree or no?

Paul

 

[Phil Dwyer]

Hey Andrew,

Fancy meeting you here. I haven't even made it to beginner status yet. Never-the-less, I have a question. How do you like the way the knife sets down in the sheath? It seems almost buried in it to me with just a smidgen of handle protruding. Just wondering.

All the best, Phil

 

[atakach]

Hey Andrew,

Fancy meeting you here. I haven't even made it to beginner status yet. Never-the-less, I have a question. How do you like the way the knife sets down in the sheath? It seems almost buried in it to me with just a smidgen of handle protruding. Just wondering.

All the best, Phil

Yeah this was my first post in theese parts phil,

honestly, in a way it is, i mean it's basically meant to be a user, and if your tromping through the brush, no sense in beating the heck out of the handle or having it get caught on a branch and pulled out.

But also, the sheath is not stitched all the way up on the left side, it stops right at the radius, leaving plenty of room for a quick and easy retrival of the knife.

take care
andrew

 

[nate1714]

looks like a great sheath!

 

[atakach]

thanks nate

 

[atakach]

It's hard to tell from a photo, but the rippling effect could well be from using belly leather. The soft, "flanky" leather from around the belly does not have tight enough fiber mass to resist that kind of wrinkling or ripple. If so your stitches may not be too tight at all.

Dwayne (Leatherman), You see what I'm talking about? Agree or no?

Paul

paul,

it's pretty thick leather, do you know any way to tell if it's belly leather? I didn't think the stitching could be to tight, though leathermans explanation makes sense, i just thought tighter the better?

thanks for trying to help me out.

andrew

 

[hushnel]

You see what I'm talking about? Agree or no?

I do agree, it could easily be attributed to that, even likely. It may have been wrong of me to point out what it looked like to me, it could be Andrew is not as inexperienced as I was when I started By the looks of this very nice sheath that's probably the case.

 

[atakach]

I do agree, it could easily be attributed to that, even likely. It may have been wrong of me to point out what it looked like to me, it could be Andrew is not as inexperienced as I was when I started By the looks of this very nice sheath that's probably the case.

No not wrong of you at all. All these little tid bits of info are things for me to store in the old memory bank.

 

[Phil Dwyer]

I see what you mean Andrew and understand the thoughtfulness of your intention...makes sense, especially with the stitching stopping short of choking the handle too much.

I agree with you about wanting and appreciating everyone's feedback and speculations. They are helpful to many of us bystanders too! Thanks guys!!!

 

[leatherman]

It's hard to tell from a photo, but the rippling effect could well be from using belly leather. The soft, "flanky" leather from around the belly does not have tight enough fiber mass to resist that kind of wrinkling or ripple. If so your stitches may not be too tight at all.

Dwayne (Leatherman), You see what I'm talking about? Agree or no?

Paul

Agreed, it looks like the leather is squishing, may be a little spongy. The stiffer leathers from the shoulder and butt dont squish all that much.