Ok, I bought a piece of scrap leather today from a shoe shop for a strop. However, I decided I want to make a leather sheath for my bark river PSK. The leather is like like prolly 9"x2" and like maby 1/8" thick? I was thinking of trying to fold it from the bottem and wet form it into like a pocket sheath. Any advice?
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first leather sheath advice?
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Go ahead and make your strop with the leather you bought. 9X2 is not big enough to make a sheath if you are going to do it properly.
Hang around this and other leather worker forums and learn by reading (listening). Check out the various tutorials. Then buy yourself a decent piece of leather (not scrap, not belly, good leather) and have at it..
Paul
Hang around this and other leather worker forums and learn by reading (listening). Check out the various tutorials. Then buy yourself a decent piece of leather (not scrap, not belly, good leather) and have at it..
Paul
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Tooling leather should be okay. Also skirting. It should be veg. tanned and at least 7/8 oz. or 8/10 oz. in thickness for the best results.
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I have this store in town, and this is what I am getting. It doesnt say the oz or whatever though.
http://www.acmoore.com/p-31289-tooling-leather-piece-8-12x11-.aspx
http://www.acmoore.com/p-31289-tooling-leather-piece-8-12x11-.aspx
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I have no way of knowing without holding piece it in my hand, but that 8.5X11 at $14.99 is the equivalent of $21.60 per square foot. It is marketed by Tandy/Leather Factory according to the mark on the package. It is also probably cut from a side of import leather. The package or at least the clerk or owner should be able to tell what weight it is. If you buy a side of leather from say Wickett & Craig (utility skirting) it will cost you $100 for about 22-25 square feet, plus shipping, so you will wind up at a landed cost of just about $5 per square foot for USA leather tanned in the USA.
Now, having said that, since your intention was just to make one sheath, and IF the 8.5X11 is big enough to make that sheath, then I'd say go for it. If it's something you would like to do again, THEN start buying your leather differently.
Good Luck!
Paul
Now, having said that, since your intention was just to make one sheath, and IF the 8.5X11 is big enough to make that sheath, then I'd say go for it. If it's something you would like to do again, THEN start buying your leather differently.
Good Luck!
Paul