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Hello,
I’ve been modding an Esee PR4 stock leather sheath, so it works a little better for me. I severed and cut down the top of the belt loop, and riveted it to the back of the sheath to make it fit my belt. It is a pouch style sheath, so the knife is retained via friction between the sheath and the micarta slabs, so now the micarta rubs against the brass rivet on the inside of the sheath. I was thinking I could line the inside of the sheath where the rivet is, so as to avoid scuffing/wearing down the micarta handle. My thought is to glue a strip of thin/soft leather across the sheath (from fold to welt, aka spine to blade), covering the rivet.
I don’t want to line the whole inside of the sheath (top to bottom), as the sheath is already stitched and I don’t feel like unstitching it. In fact, this whole project revolves around me not wanting to unstitch the sheath. I understand this is not the best choice for the best outcomes, but it’s what I’m doing.
My questions are:
1. What kind and thickness of leather do you recommend for lining? Deerskin? Veg tan? The sheath is I believe 7 or 8 ounce veg tan.
2. Is gluing a lining into the sheath recommended/durable? I could feasibly stitch a line across the top of the sheath, but nothing more without unstitching the whole thing, which as I said, I don’t want to do.
3. Bonus question - I’ve also wondered how much I actually need to worry about a brass rivet scuffing up polished canvas micarta. Micarta is pretty tough stuff, and brass is fairly soft, but I haven’t been able to determine if micarta is so much tougher than brass that brass couldn’t damage it or wear it down with continued/repeated rubbing when sheathing and unsheathing the knife.
Thank you for taking the time to entertain answers for such specific questions.
Best,
TG
I’ve been modding an Esee PR4 stock leather sheath, so it works a little better for me. I severed and cut down the top of the belt loop, and riveted it to the back of the sheath to make it fit my belt. It is a pouch style sheath, so the knife is retained via friction between the sheath and the micarta slabs, so now the micarta rubs against the brass rivet on the inside of the sheath. I was thinking I could line the inside of the sheath where the rivet is, so as to avoid scuffing/wearing down the micarta handle. My thought is to glue a strip of thin/soft leather across the sheath (from fold to welt, aka spine to blade), covering the rivet.
I don’t want to line the whole inside of the sheath (top to bottom), as the sheath is already stitched and I don’t feel like unstitching it. In fact, this whole project revolves around me not wanting to unstitch the sheath. I understand this is not the best choice for the best outcomes, but it’s what I’m doing.
My questions are:
1. What kind and thickness of leather do you recommend for lining? Deerskin? Veg tan? The sheath is I believe 7 or 8 ounce veg tan.
2. Is gluing a lining into the sheath recommended/durable? I could feasibly stitch a line across the top of the sheath, but nothing more without unstitching the whole thing, which as I said, I don’t want to do.
3. Bonus question - I’ve also wondered how much I actually need to worry about a brass rivet scuffing up polished canvas micarta. Micarta is pretty tough stuff, and brass is fairly soft, but I haven’t been able to determine if micarta is so much tougher than brass that brass couldn’t damage it or wear it down with continued/repeated rubbing when sheathing and unsheathing the knife.
Thank you for taking the time to entertain answers for such specific questions.
Best,
TG
