I did a solomon knot weave with leather cord near the bottom of a squared off pancake style sheath for a big bowie. I've also done just a regular wrap of paracord around a square'd off kydex before.
I got it now, thanks. I like that idea;
kinda half do that at moment... I have some para cord tied through belt loop so I can sling it (still working on plans for a leather sling) and when not in use it get wrapped around sheath, quite sloppily though... But I'm definitely ring to remember before heading out next!!
Blood604, your sheaths seem to be improving. Everybody starts somewhere. And your taste in knives is impeccable. C'est bon.
Thanks Andy!!
A good guy makes the bulk of my collection, if your interested I could pass his info on to you, haha.
Really glad I ran happened across your knives; I've always loved knives but my collection was pretty basic before Fiddlebacks!!!
Okay Andy, it's on!
I've already been looking at my 3 Finger Karda and Bushfinger. Both have the kirinite handles, so may be time to dress them up. Got to think this will really be some fun for all! Got to find time to put leather on my new Kimber .45acp so it can ride with me. You need some for your Kimber, too.
blood- I've spent some time looking at your work and feel that you've got a good start. My thoughts are always to begin with function and then go to form. You've pretty much got the function part done. There are a few points that will help it all come together easier and better. Might give yourself a little more room on the sew line away from the edge, for one. I can't really see how thick the welts are, but looks like they're same as the body. That's good! Like Tal said, if you're going to do a dangler, you'll probably need to narrow down the belt loop. Might be a good reason to do a different style belt loop rather than the folded over style
. Tal uses that style and spends a good bit of time working the flesh side of the leather to make it smooth and attractive. Now that gets into form and finish.
The leather its self, is 1/8" thick; right now the seem allowance is a 3/16" from outside edge of sheath and a 1/4" from blade edge on inside,... are there some rough number that would be better?
And welt, it that the strip sandwiched in the middle to protecting the thread? Its the same leather as the sheath and is about 7/16" at is narrowest... I say that because I trace it out so that it follows the blade edge in, mostly to have knife sit where I want it to... not sure it it is necessary but I have fun with it!!
Deffinitely will take note of what you both said about the belt loop and dangler!!
Curious about the work done to smooth out the fuzzy side of the leather... Was just wondering, ever time I pull knife out it has little bits of leather on it, not a huge deal but would it help to smooth all the inside or would that just eventually happen again and just a part of leather sheath?
I do have an open ended question about wet molding the handle area. Now this is only a question, but one that I've wondered about. How will that hold up if you fall in the river at the beginning of a trip? Does it maintain shape and hold the knife after total soaking? I used to do it on all my pouch sheaths and always wondered about that issue.
That thought hadn't crossed my mind before... So I filled the tub and tossed my first bushcrafter sheath with knife in; after a moment I pulled it out and stated shaking it upside-down, held it like it did before, so I tossed it in again... repeated process and knife still stayed in...
So in it all went again, this time when shaking the knife popped out so I quit and left it all to dry. After about 25 min I checked on it and tried shaking knife out again but it stayed in.
This was all with my first bushcrafter pattern, which I deemed to big for knife. So next chance I get I'll try with one I think I got a better fit with knife and see how that goes too!!
