First sheath I have ever made...BK14

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YellowSwiss

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Forgive the amateur hour sheath, but this is the first sheath I ever attempted. I have a lot more finishing to do on it...gonna dress it up a bit more. I will post updates as I decorate it more and more.

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Rugged and functional. Pre-distressed. I kinda like it.
Much nicer than the last one I did!
(Of course, that was a pitiful failure when I was a boy scout. Haven't built up the nerve to try again.)
 
Looks good to me. What material did you use for the stitching part?
 
tjswarbrick said:
Rugged and functional. Pre-distressed. I kinda like it.
Much nicer than the last one I did!
(Of course, that was a pitiful failure when I was a boy scout. Haven't built up the nerve to try again.)
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Probably came out better than most of the mocassin and wallet kits they sell at Scout Camp.

If Wood Carving is the Finger Carving Merit Badge, I wonder what that makes Leather Work? :rolleyes:
 
Ask at your local hobby lobby if that leather used is vegetable tanned or not.

If it is not you will encounter Major Rusting issues with it. Something with the chemicals used just doesn't cooperate with carbon steel.

Nice looking piece, just make sure you are using a vegetable tanned leather.
 
You did far better than my first attempt, you remembered the welt!

If you need to stiffen the belt loop area, a piece of plastic stitched in could prove helpful. Far from the only way, but small pieces of plastic are usually accessible and pretty impervious to sweat and moisture. it doesn't look as cool, but doubled-up or quadrupled up dental floss is a very strong stitching material if you can't find a waxed thread or artificial sinew you like. I tend to favor the "button thread" that you can find at most places that sell sewing supplies. always remember: a sheath doesn't have to look like someone else's work to do the job you need it to do, so have fun with it. Worst case scenario is that you learn something that makes you want to make a better one next time.
 
Nicely done! I didn't think of welts when I first started so great job on that detail. Now that you have your design down and it works for you, the next sheaths you make will be that much easier.
 
If it turns out that it isn't Veg Tanned, cut your stitching and keep the sheath as a template.

It is a nice looking piece and you shouldn't let it go to waste.
Word of warning:
Now that you have made one, you will want to make Many more.

Sign up for Tandy Leathers emails and wait til a shoulder is on sale and drop the $40-$70 (depending on thickness) and get a nice piece to work with. Craftsman shoulders are nice and come up to 7-9 iirc. Plenty strong for daily carry and good for wet forming and tooling.
 
No problem, this is why we are all here.
 
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