How to make simple leather sheath (slideshow).

[nozh2002]

(I post it on Busse but I guess it belongs to this forum more...)

Late night I decide to make simple sheath for Busse MS, I also decide to pictures every 5 minutes of making. Here they are:

00:00 Initial set all here except piece of wood which i use as base for awl, actually corner of it - edge.

05:00 First five minutes I spend on first stitch to make sure everythin straight and sheath is tight aroung handle etc...

10:00 This is most important part - sheath must be tight to stop knife in this position and hold it but it need to have enough room for guard to go through. Fortunately MS has good widening on handle so it is possible to make this kind of sheath, I was not able to do same on Active duty.

15:00 Now after I pass guard I try to make stitches straight far enough from edge so it will not cut thread. However if stitches are tight leather will not let edge to cut thread, at least unintentionaly.

20:00 In 20 minutes I finish stitching and because it was so fast and I have thread left I decide to go back doubling stitches.

25:00 Just following same steps...

30:00 ...And it is done!

32:00 So I tied the ends and cut out leather - sheath ready to decorating if you want:

I am not certain yet what will I draw on it...

Thanks, Vassili.

 

[nozh2002]

...I decided to make this time simple pattern - do not want to spend too much time. So let it be abstract. Anyway it takes more time then sew...

Here unfinished fresh painted (by Copic markers - spirit based dye, which to my experience paint and stay better then special leather spirit based dye).

I like this color and it also match knife color, plus for me more important to be able to find knife among other things on the table when I working on some project, then afraid then it looks too girlish (this kinds of phobias does not bother me for quite some time now...), so I like bright colors for this reason more the camo or black with sculls and bones and ninja signs.

Then after it dry I put Carnauba-Sylicon polish solution for smoking pipes from Tobacco store - works much better then leather polish with Carnauba (which dissolve dye for some reason).

So it start shining and turns really beautiful! To make it complete, I decide to address Tohatchi NM call simply adding holes near stitches for cord (I have pretty cord from TAD Gear).

It is simple to do and also most flexible solution - I can attach it to the belt, to the shoulder, hang it long free on belt under heavy coat (Northern Russia style) etc. - any way I can imagine.

Thanks, Vassili.

 

[Sword and Shield]

Very nice. Looks a good bit like the sheath I made for an Old Hickory Nessmuk a while back.

 

[DrThunder88]

Very cool. I was thinking about making a sheath for one of my Moras. This is very helpful.

 

[Troop]

Vassili,
Very nice. I didn't know that you were such a "colorful" guy . Usually, you stick to "ecological" colors.

 

[nozh2002]

Vassili,
Very nice. I didn't know that you were such a "colorful" guy . Usually, you stick to "ecological" colors.

Well, I continue to ping Sal to make Orange handled Military as well as welcome any knives with bright - "visible" handle. For example this Busse with red handle.

Unfortunately there are not too many of this available on the market. And Tan also looks good. It is not too visible in the forest ground as orange, yellow o red, but still looks better.

Thanks, Vassili.

 

[Troop]

Well, I continue to ping Sal to make Orange handled Military as well as welcome any knives with bright - "visible" handle. For example this Busse with red handle.

Unfortunately there are not too many of this available on the market. And Tan also looks good. It is not too visible in the forest ground as orange, yellow o red, but still looks better.

Thanks, Vassili.

Yeah...I know what you mean about "visibility". My eyes just can't locate things on the forest floor like they used to. Now, I have to wrap all the handles of my knives with orange colored paracord just so I can find them. (Jeez, isn't getting old great.)

 

[nozh2002]

Yeah...I know what you mean about "visibility". My eyes just can't locate things on the forest floor like they used to. Now, I have to wrap all the handles of my knives with orange colored paracord just so I can find them. (Jeez, isn't getting old great.)

You better make sheath like this. Another glove for Busse and I did this even more "noticable" like orange-red wasp.

Thanks, Vassili.

 

[Troop]

Vassili,
Now you are talking, my friend! Put some little red lights on it that blink when you put the knife down, and I'll be good to go. I'll find that knife wherever it hides!

 

[nozh2002]

One more - no blinking light yet...

And here all of this 30min-Sheath I made:

Thanks, Vassili.

 

[samhain73]

The tiger one is really cool~

 

[nozh2002]

Yes, any I may continue this forever - leopard pattern, zebra pattern, snake pattern, fish scale pattern, wasp, skunk, armadillo... Just need more knives for this.

Thanks, Vassili.

 

[nozh2002]

And one more:

This was inspired by Byzantium ornaments, in result I have this two cats. They did not appear as Byzantium, but I like it.

Thanks, Vassili.

 

[leatherman]

This one is your thread Vassilli, I think you may have gotten the threads mixed up, the other one belongs to Paw-Bah.

Thanks.

I like the cat by the way, very cool!

 

[nozh2002]

One more:

I was really out of ideas how to make it in blue, so hope this works...

Thanks, Vassili.

 

[jaislandboy]

nice work Vassili, thanx for the tutorial....like that last one a lot...