kiridashi sheath

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vilePossum

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Well, i can't claim this to be my idea, it is inspired by a sheath from the german tacticalforum.de and the rough out vic sheath from here.
the kiridashi is a jürgen schanz sdodt in niolox/sb1 and it is awesome. actually i have never been so scared of a knife in my life.

it is a standard 3 layer sheath with the inlay trimmed to fit the blade of the kiridashi. The attachment wouldn't be necessary as the blade wouldn't be able to slide out anyways, but i wanted to realize the concept.

this is actually the first time i'm okay with a sheath. it is not perfect, and still a lot of mistakes and so forth, but it is really okay.

so here are the pictures:







 
That looks really good. Dye job is nice and even. Clever idea snapping the knife to the sheath.
 
Nice and clean. Great job bud. Cool idea on the tether as well. First Ken with his stud/lanyard, now this. Love it.

Also, is that red Fiebings? Red dye is my favorite after green. Only thing is that it darkens over time more than I'd like.
 
That's extra cool :thumbup:

I wonder what it would be like if you made the lanyard - fastener - snap out of one piece of leather instead of having the para cord joining it together .
Have the tab - snap area the same , but leave a long thin thong of leather on it . Put a slit in the end of the thong so that it can be passed through itself to connect it to the kiridashi .
I love new ideas and developments like this , I tip my hat to you .

Ken

Edit - my suggestion was not a complaint , or in anyway saying what you've done is wrong , I was just thinking out loud as I'm on a never ending quest for simplicity .
 
harronek said:
That's extra cool :thumbup:

I wonder what it would be like if you made the lanyard - fastener - snap out of one piece of leather instead of having the para cord joining it together .
Have the tab - snap area the same , but leave a long thin thong of leather on it . Put a slit in the end of the thong so that it can be passed through itself to connect it to the kiridashi .
I love new ideas and developments like this , I tip my hat to you .

Ken

Edit - my suggestion was not a complaint , or in anyway saying what you've done is wrong , I was just thinking out loud as I'm on a never ending quest for simplicity .
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na, not take as such, it is actually an awesome idea!
thank you all for your kind words.
@omega it is some dye from a local dealer included in a starter set. i'm sure it is not fiebings, at least not the oil dye. it is however certainly a rebottled standard dye. smells a lot like alcohol. colour would be bordeaux.
 
Nice work!
Pretty nifty retention method!
I'd say there's nothing to complain about in terms of how it turned out.

Is this meant to be a pocket sheath? If so I'd probably leave the bottom squared so it can 'stand'.
 
vilePossum said:
@omega it is some dye from a local dealer included in a starter set. i'm sure it is not fiebings, at least not the oil dye. it is however certainly a rebottled standard dye. smells a lot like alcohol. colour would be bordeaux.
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Ah, well it looks great. If the color between reality, your pic and my phone add up, it looks very similar to what I use.

I like how the tab mimics the shape of the sheath.

Is it lined?
 
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actually i am thinking about making a second sheath incorporating bot elof's and harronek's ideas. as elof guessed right, this is a simple pocket sheath, the tip of the current one actually caused the most work during edge burnishing on this one.
as for lining, no, it isn't, lining is still on my "to learn" list... :) it would have benefitted the sheath though.
especially since the leather is kinda crappy, hide side is okay, but the flesh side is kinda fuzzy and not well prepared. i recently ordered from another shop and they send me really great stuff with a totally smooth flesh side. i think the excessive amount of material on the flesh side is also what is creating the lines on the edges.
 
vilePossum said:
actually i am thinking about making a second sheath incorporating bot elof's and harronek's ideas. as elof guessed right, this is a simple pocket sheath, the tip of the current one actually caused the most work during edge burnishing on this one.
as for lining, no, it isn't, lining is still on my "to learn" list... :) it would have benefitted the sheath though.
especially since the leather is kinda crappy, hide side is okay, but the flesh side is kinda fuzzy and not well prepared. i recently ordered from another shop and they send me really great stuff with a totally smooth flesh side. i think the excessive amount of material on the flesh side is also what is creating the lines on the edges.
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Where did you acquire your new/better leather? Should pay dividends as you work/finish. What weight did you go with?
 
I got the original one from:
http://www.rickert-werkzeug.de/de/Leder/Lederstuecke/Leder-Guertelhals-35-mm-natur.html
really nice shop, very friendly contact, but the leather (flesh side) looks nothing like on the picture, which is strange, because their leather strips are okay. maybe a bad charge. they mostly sell tandy level stuff (nothing wrong with that) at very good prices, great for starting out on a budget.
i get the craft japan tools and the new leather from:
http://www.ledermacher.de/produktansicht.php?id=469&kat=96&ukat=97

the first one should be around 7-8oz, the new piece should be 6-7oz. I already like the new leather :)
 
Preference wise I do like the first sheath a little more, just more overall coverage, but both look secure and well done!

Also your snaps look to be set very nicely, cleanly done too ! stitching also looks great, all in all very cool stuff and yes, chiseledge blades are wickedly sharp!!! so let fear be your caution ;)

G2
 
thank you for your kind words gary. and yes, the blade already drew blood. my own fault though, always cut away from yourself... :)
i actually prefer the first one as well, just a better fit.
 
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