Horizontal Crossdraw Sheaths.... A Tutorial

Horsewright

Horsewright

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In recent weeks here in Shop Talk there had been several threads regarding sheath making. In one I had mentioned that I would be doing a tutorial on making horizontal crossdraw sheaths soon.

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Well I finally got the tutorial finished. Its over in Sheaths and Such here on BF. Here's a link.

Horizontal Sheaths.....A Tutorial

I would say that my Horizontal sheath design is one of my most popular. This is the sheath I've personally carried for many years on a daily basis. Follow along as we build a few. We'll be doing seven total for some of these guys: My pattern is basically a heart shape. I have several...
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I hope that this post will be helpful to some of the guys here. Even though this may not be a type of sheath that is of interest to you, the techniques used will be valuable if you are making leather sheaths.

Please feel free with any questions or discussion.
 
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I think you should send me one for long term testing and feedback...;)
 
Horsewright Horsewright you make it look easy and straightforward, but I'm not fooled for a second! I'll keep happily paying for the experts to make my sheaths.
Still very interesting to follow the process. Thanks for taking the time to document it.
 
Richard338 said:
Horsewright Horsewright you make it look easy and straightforward, but I'm not fooled for a second! I'll keep happily paying for the experts to make my sheaths.
Still very interesting to follow the process. Thanks for taking the time to document it.
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Ya bet! Just takes practice!
 
Thanks for the tutorial. Your leather working skills are terrific. Hoping my daughter and I can get into it soon.
 
lejen said:
Thanks for the tutorial. Your leather working skills are terrific. Hoping my daughter and I can get into it soon.
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Thanks and you are welcome. Always available for questions over at Sheaths and Such.
 
You say this is your EDC holster. What are the pros and cons? I was considering this for an 8" oal EDC knife, but it may be too big. Would a canted pancake holster be better? It could be worn strong side or cross draw. The end user does not ride horse or motorcycle.
 
Justin W said:
You say this is your EDC holster. What are the pros and cons? I was considering this for an 8" oal EDC knife, but it may be too big. Would a canted pancake holster be better? It could be worn strong side or cross draw. The end user does not ride horse or motorcycle.
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Yes I've been carrying this sheath in a couple of different versions for 15-20 years. The pros for me are out of the way, very comfortable, easily accessible with either hand and done right the retention is great. It will go into the sheath with a klunk. I can't say from my own personal experience that there are any cons. The wife has recently transitioned from a Horizontal sheath to a pancake style worn behind her hip. She found this to be more comfortable when bending over working on a calf. The seven inch overall rule was just from other folks experience and talking to folks. I have found that the occaional very large guy can still carry a little larger knife here with out getting it caught on everything
 
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