Made a sheath

Nice. I like the staple/board/drill idea. Wish I'd thought of it before I made mine.
 
Heck we all make mistakes, still. I was making a holster the the other day with a carlos border stamp. It 'd been a long time since I'd done one this way. I screwed up my stitching groove with a channel for the border stamp. Said bad words and things and tossed it on the scrap pile. My buddy was watching me work says I'll take it. I says whada ya mean. He says turn it inside out and its a roughout lefty holster, I'm a lefty. Well duh. So I recut a new one for the order and turned the other one inside out and built both at the same time.

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Anybody interested in leather working there is a vast resource over in Sheaths and Such. The stickies are just the beginning there are pages and pages and pages of leather working info.

Nice job David!
 
Misplaced Hillbilly said:
@Pinemoon
Yeah hand stitched, I used a t50 staple gun to staple the peices to a board. Then used a small drill bit in a cordless drill to drill the holes in the leather. Pulled it off the board but left the staples in until I got about 5-6 stitches done,that way it stayed lined up. One continuous thread all the way around and back to double stitch the welt. I haven't done any leather in years, not since I dabbled in forging knives in my 20s. That's another venture I wish to go back to someday. I don't have any I made,I gave them all away to friends and family.
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You should really glue the sheath together using contact adhesive before stitching it .
It is how most sheaths are made and it will eliminate the need of stapling it to keep it all lined up .
If you have a drill press it makes life a hundred times easier than a hand held drill because you get a constant vertical hole which is near impossible to achieve hand held .
Leather Sheath making is a great hobby and a huge Rabbit Hole to go down .
Keep it up , that sheath looks really good .
 
lee4 said:
Did you add the handle? What's it made out of? It looks good but I can't quite place it. Looks almost like Case gum fuddy.

Lee
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The scales are a very dense very black wood. I assume ebony, they're original to the knife. When I found it at a flea market it had a small bit broke from the tip,and one of the end most pin was broken,leaving the scales loose. I fixed the tip and ri-pinned the scales with finishing nails that just happened to be the correct diameter. The original pins was steel as well.
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How it was when I found it
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And now, the blade has some very light pitting,mostly it's just stained and patina'd. Not bad for one that's seen a century!
Knife :$5.00,
Nails for pins: freebie
Leather belt to make sheath:$10.00
Twine: cant remember, had the ball of it for years
Sail needle: Doesn't everyone got one or two?
Elbow grease: cost negligible
:D:thumbsup:
 
Misplaced Hillbilly said:
The scales are a very dense very black wood. I assume ebony, they're original to the knife. When I found it at a flea market it had a small bit broke from the tip,and one of the end most pin was broken,leaving the scales loose. I fixed the tip and ri-pinned the scales with finishing nails that just happened to be the correct diameter. The original pins was steel as well.
:D:thumbsup:
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Well done, Sir! And now you have more than just a knife, you have a piece of history and an object of pride. I always enjoy stories like that. I probably need to visit a flea market sometime.
 
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