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Finally finished this sheath tonight. I must have put in 7-8 hours into this thing. I do realize that this is a cheap machete, but I just started leathercraft a month ago, and I felt like making a sheath for it. A few shots in the making-
The edges ready to be glued down. To make the wedge I just used a compass and ran the needle across the blade, drawing a perfectly spaced wedge on my template. The rings are for securing it to your leg.
Since I was using pre-dyed leather scrap, I used a brown fabric dye pen with a chisel point and ran the length of the stitch after I grooved it out.
To make the holes I use a hand drill and a small finishing nail that I polished up a bit. I drilled each stitch set one at a time. When I sewed it, I pushed the awl through about 5 holes at a time, then repeated that when those 5 holes were stitched.
And here is the finished product-
This is a pocket I sewn in for a small file. I rounded the tip so I didnt gouge up the leather sliding it into the pocket. At the end I simply put on some shrink tubing.
The belt loop.
The edges ready to be glued down. To make the wedge I just used a compass and ran the needle across the blade, drawing a perfectly spaced wedge on my template. The rings are for securing it to your leg.
Since I was using pre-dyed leather scrap, I used a brown fabric dye pen with a chisel point and ran the length of the stitch after I grooved it out.
To make the holes I use a hand drill and a small finishing nail that I polished up a bit. I drilled each stitch set one at a time. When I sewed it, I pushed the awl through about 5 holes at a time, then repeated that when those 5 holes were stitched.
And here is the finished product-
This is a pocket I sewn in for a small file. I rounded the tip so I didnt gouge up the leather sliding it into the pocket. At the end I simply put on some shrink tubing.
The belt loop.
