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Leather question.

Knife freaky

Knife freaky

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Hello all.

I'm going to start making my first knife and once it's finished I would like to make a leather sheath for it. I live about an hour and a half from my nearest leather shop so I pretty much order everything online. So my question is the only leather I can find in a reasonable price range is only graded at a c. Would you use it for a sheath or do I need to find something that has a higher grade?

Daniel.


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The quality of your leather will relate very proportionally to the quality of your finished project. Outside of experience it is probably the most important factor in a quality product. Come to think of it it might be more important. I can't take junky leather and make a good sheath out of it and I've made a few sheaths. To help ya out look at Springfield. They will sell ya just a square foot or two whatever you need of Herman Oak. Understand that this is the most expensive way of buying leather, however it would get ya good piece without buying a whole side or a double shoulder.
 
Ok kind of a dumb question but I've been looking on Springfield at the Herman oak leather (Which I think is what I'm going to get.) and I can't seem to tell if it's veg tanned on the website. Does anyone know? Sorry again for the dumb question.

Daniel.


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Yes it is if you are looking at the precut pieces. 7/8 oz is about the right weight for most sheaths. Not a dumb question. Only dumb question is the one ya don't ask!
 
Herman Oak's #2 grade is also fine for most sheaths. I picked up some to use as welts/backside stuff but it was surprisingly nice.
 
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