Leather Tool Kit

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denker2000

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Hello, I have been making knives for about a month now, and i think they deserve a cool leather sheath. However all of the leather working kits seem to me more aimed at crafts? could anyone recommend a leather working kit that would well for work for sheaths, I have a budget of 50$ to 70$. If not, do I need to buy them all separately? Also what are the most important tools for leather working? they all seem super specialized.

Thanks for any help :)
 
You could get by with a diamond punch, an offset groover, a freehand grooving tool, a boning tool and some hands needles. Come to think of it those are about the only ones I use anyway. I don't do any stamping or artsy stuff outside of dyeing for color.

Obviously more tools for more advanced things etc, but you can make a nice, solid plain pouch sheath with just the above and a sharp knife.
 
If possible could you explain what some of these instrument do. most of the videos I have watched, people use a ton of very specific tools. And I don't think I really need a majority of the tools I see. Could you put some links to what a decent manufacturer is or a good amazon product?

Thanks
 
I started with the leather (Tandy store in town), some basic needles, black waxed thread, black dye, atom wax & snow seal. I use basic hand tools for shaping the leather (sharpie lid, spoon, dowel), a small drill bit (maybe a #52 or something to pre-drill the leather) for stitching & that's about it.

You already have sandpaper for the edges, water in a sink & pan for forming, tape & plastic to protect the blade from rust when forming the sheath & Letting it sit over night while it's drying. I used paper bags from the grocery store for a pattern first, then transferred it to cardboard to mark the leather for cutting.

It won't be fancy, but you can make a very nice sheath this way & get a great finish that looks nice & is durable. Here's a holster, a knife is the same thing only smaller. Remember to mark your patterns left, right, up, down, front, back, so you get the layout right (don't ask)..... H&K P30LS

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Kuraki pretty much nailed it. I might add a cheap Xacto knife, and if you have an air compressor, a HF airbrush can make dyeing more even without going as dark.
 
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