Made some sheaths for a couple of axes

[smith357]

I was talking to my neighbor the other day who used to make horse tack before he retired, I made mention of wanting to try my hand at making some sheaths for a couple of axes, so he gave me a large piece of very heavy leather to experiment with. He gave me a few pointers and showed me some of the specialized tools he uses in his work. I watched a few knife sheath making vids on youtube and proceeded to lay out patterns and cut up some leather. I kind of had to wing it on some things because just don't have the special tools or hardware for leather work, but I think they turned out OK, not great but good enough for a first effort. I will take them to my neighbor tomorrow and have him rip my work apart, I can't get better if I don't recognize the mistakes.

 

[tanglediver]

Those are beauties! Your first attempts came out decent.

 

[Pondoro2310]

Looks great! Is that small knife homemade?

 

[smith357]

Looks great! Is that small knife homemade?

Yes it's just a simple utility knife, I make them from left over scraps of steel from knife making that are too small to use for anything else.

 

[SC T100]

They look great, especially for a first run. Those slits in the leather strap may start to tear at some point, so they may need some reinforcing (unless it's there and I can't see it). But at least from my (very) novice perspective they look awesome! I especially like how you have the edges finished.

 

[A Visitor]

They look good

 

[Alocksly]

They look great. That's a nice piece of leather too. Whenever I stop by the closest Tandy's the only full grain pieces they have that are big enough are at least half a hide. I've never quite been able to talk myself into buying that much just so I can try my hand at sheath making.