First sheath and Thank You

Greg45

Greg45

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I'd like to express my thanks to all you fellas that post info, tutorials and answer questions here. After spending some time reading and trying to understand things, I was inspired to give leatherworking a try. I've been admiring sheaths from Leatherman and Chuddy Bear for some time now, and more recently MikeyMoto, Rainwalker, Xaman and Martin Swinkels, since I hang out in the Busse and Swamp Rat forums a good deal. After spending more time in this forum, Gary Graley, Wild Rose and others have played a big part.

Having said all this, I know I can't be the only one that is being influenced by all you guys. So keep up the good work - it doesn't go unnoticed. :thumbup:

I've been making kydex sheaths here and there for a couple of years (for myself). Lately, though, I had a leather "itch", so I bought some tools and beginner's books and a little leather. Although far from great, my first attempt at leatherworking came out halfway decent (I think). Here are a few pics.

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Obviously a blatant copy (thanks, Gary :o), it needs improvement and refinement, but that'll come with time. It's actually functional, and I've learned a lot just from making this one sheath. There's plenty of questions left, and I'll probably be posting some along the way, but for now I'll just say thanks again, and any comments are welcome - I take criticism pretty well! :D
 
Greg,

Nicely done! I would never have guessed that this was your first effort. I can't wait to see your next sheath.
 
nick681 said:
I can't wait to see your next sheath.
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That's too much pressure, Nick! :eek:

Thanks for the comments, guys. I think I'll be working on some simple stuff for a bit, practicing some basics like stitching. I gotta figure out how you all make it look so perfect! :cool:
 
Greg, you've gotten off to a very fine start. That is some really nice work, and I think you could do no better than to pattern your work after Gary Graley. I believe he is the master of the molded folder sheaths.

Paul
 
Thanks for the offer, sidecutter - I'll let you know when I need your address. ;)

Thank you, Paul and nikoknife48. I did see that thread by Gary, thanks. It and others have been a big help in taking the mystery out of "what to do next". And I know Paul is one of the greats here, from the work he has posted. Thanks again for the comments.
 
Greg, that's a very good first sheath and I bet she really retains that
knife secure too! with that nice bump out of the blade really helps to
keep her in place for a long time to come!

And thanks Paul, you're always too kind sir!

One thing I do is to run the pointed side of the bone folder in that
groove you have at the entrance, it will burnish that for you and make
a nice soft channel that sets the border nicely, I usually do that about
halfway through the forming but it can be done now too.

AND that's a cool looking knife, will have to check into that, would make
a great knife to carry in the car all the time!

G2
 
Thanks, Gary, I appreciate that. And thanks for the great tutorials. They're always a pleasure to read and learn from. :thumbup:

You're right about the blade hump. This was a good knife to start with because of the shape - the retention kind of took care of itself. It's not too much, but the knife isn't going anywhere unless you want it to! :D

The knife itself is one I've had for a couple of months and I really like it. In fact, it's been in my car for the most part, like you mentioned. It came with a functional nylon sheath and doesn't have a pocket clip, which is one of the reasons I chose it to make a first sheath for.

Oh, and I'll try that trick with the bone folder, thanks. From the pictures, it looks like I may have some of the Leather Balm still in that groove, too.
 
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