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Leather sheath for a knife
- Thread starter Logan5219
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Kangaroo leather tends to be very strong, but also very thin. It makes GREAT wallets, but it has very little rigidity.
On top of that it tends to be at least twice as expensive as cow leather (even here in Australia!) so it's only worth using if it's used to it's potential.
In my experience, it wears in to be very nice and soft. I have a loop holding my car ignition key, and holds everything together so nothing jingles.
On top of that it tends to be at least twice as expensive as cow leather (even here in Australia!) so it's only worth using if it's used to it's potential.
In my experience, it wears in to be very nice and soft. I have a loop holding my car ignition key, and holds everything together so nothing jingles.
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7-10 cow leather
Yeah, kangaroo is wonderful leather, but what makes it so wonderful is that it can be made very thin and retain most of its strength (which makes it super soft). This leads it to be useful for other things like ... soccer cleats, wallets, etc.
Normal old cow leather works great for knife sheaths.
Good luck
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Normal old cow leather works great for knife sheaths.
Good luck
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