Leather sheath for Howling Rat LM

[nozh2002]

Yestarday and today I spend some time making sheath for this beauty. I tryed to make camo - new style, popular now on Cabela's etc. This is what I made:

I am not sure will this camo actually work to hide it, but for sure I like how it looks and also I had a lot of fun making it.

This is my second sheath first one was for SAR Rat:

Hope you'll like it.

Thanks, Vassili.

P.S. If you like to make one too - http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=458874

 

[Last Visible Canary]

It's beautiful, regardless of wether it works as camo or not

What type of paint did you use?

 

[nozh2002]

What type of paint did you use?

It is Fiebing's Leather Dye - it was recommended to me in local Tandy Leather Factory as strongest. Here you may see some of that paint and other things I used:

Thanks, Vassili.

 

[westllen]

that's seriously cool!:thumbup: thanks for sharing

 

[Alberta Ed]

Nice work -- looks very rugged and versatile (and safe). I like to have a good sturdy welt between me and any FB.

 

[ZEROLIMIT]

excellent job, very unique:thumbup:

 

[nozh2002]

Thanks! I am really excited of what I did.

This sheath keep knife in just on friction - ease to use and simple, but need special attention when you making tham. It is very secure and allows easy to carry it tip-up

To attach it to the belt verticalli, horizontaly, tip-down, tip up or arctic way - hanging free on the cord near knee paracord is used. I found one wich match color pllete I used on sheath.

This is how to carri it vertically:

and horizontally

I have enough hole pairs to make it as flexible as possible.

Thanks, Vassili.

 

[Maqua]

That's very ingenious! Well done!:thumbup: Do you use a drill to make holes for the stitching?

 

[nozh2002]

Do you use a drill to make holes for the stitching?

Yes but for internal layers only, for external I use awl, because holes after awl tent to close, which is good I think, as a drawback stitches are not strait which I can live with.

Here is entier process with step by step slide show:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=458874

Thanks, Vassili.

 

[tony22r]

nozh2002,
That's beautiful work!
Very inspiring pics.. thanks for posting!