Leather sheaths

[silver_pilate]

Here's some sheaths I've finished up. First is my cousin's knife, second is a daily carry/user horizontal draw I wear.

Both sheaths are very comfortable to wear, and you hardly know they are there.

--nathan

 

[Will52100]

Very nice, sheath making is probably the part I like the least, but looks like you nailed it with them.

 

[Andy'sLeatherHouse]

looks great.......clean........nice:thumbup:

andy

 

[silver_pilate]

Thanks, Will and Andy. It's also my least favorite part, especially with leather. The bottom sheath is actually the fourth sheath I ever made, and it's amazing how comfortable it is to wear. I have another version for one of my daily carries with a wider steel clip and another slot in the leather strap for vertical carry. It's also pretty comfy.

I just started using the black steel clip on the top sheath, and I really like the feel of it. Just takes a lot of work with hand stitching :grumpy:.

BTW, both of these are strictly user sheaths. Nothing fancy or incredible about them. Partly because they're users, and mostly because I don't have the skill or the know-how to do anything fancy or incredible .

--nathan

 

[Phil705]

Good looking knives and sheathes. Where do you get the belt clips??

 

[Anjin]

BTW, both of these are strictly user sheaths. Nothing fancy or incredible about them. Partly because they're users, and mostly because I don't have the skill or the know-how to do anything fancy or incredible .

--nathan

Very nice indeed. One tip for next time is that you can smooth out and harden the leather edges with a hot iron. That is what I and many others do, then I apply shoe sole edge stain to the edge with a Q-tip. Just a suggestion, of course.

 

[silver_pilate]

Anjin, great tip, thanks! I've used the black shoe sole stain in the past after burnishing the leather with a buffer, but I'll definately try the hot iron tip. The main seam/edge of the sheath is burnished, but I didn't die the edges on these. I definately need to finish off the other edges around the clips and top, though.

Phil, the steel clips I found at my local Tandy store. Pricey really, but I'll find a better supplier eventually.

--nathan