Making my first leather sheath

hotshot4773

hotshot4773

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Well i got my busse sob in the mail today so my first thing i wanted to do was make a sheath for it. This will be first experience with any sort of leather work. I dont have any sort of fancy machinery or power tools to help me along but i picked up some 8oz leather and basic leather craft tools from my local tandys leather. But any ways i will be making a stacked style sheath. Any advice is always welcome and ill post as i progressuploadfromtaptalk1404618008398.jpg
 
Ya i wish i had a skiver that would have helped alot this is not a finished product but its getting there uploadfromtaptalk1404686272246.jpguploadfromtaptalk1404686344598.jpg
 
It's looking good so far, hopefully the likes of Paul Long will comment on your progress , I've only done 2 fixed blade sheaths but the first item that pops up is the retaining strap, that stud is going to catch on the knife , I could be wrong but it kinda shouts at me.

As I said hope fully the experts will pop along soon.
 
Well finally its done you were correct on the retaining strap it did indeed catch on the knife even though i set it into the leather about a quarter way through but i fixed it by sanding it down a lot that strap was 8oz leather but anyways what do u guys thank be nice though it was my first
Also i wish i had a belt sander to really smooth the edges better i think i rubbed my hands raw with sand paper
 
Also u can tell from the picture that i apparently got a little crazy with the overstitch wheel and left some marks on top of the sheath is there a way to remedy this but i left it for now because this is gonna be carried alot and bound to get scratched
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That looks awesome for a first go!, I'm working on an axe sheath, my first leather project.
One thing that helped is my 1 by 42 belt sander for sure.
How did you make the holes for stitching, a drill press? That's a thick chunk of leather!
 
No I wish I had a drill press
Started off with a overstating wheel and beating a ale through the leather but I had a cheap ale and it was pulling the needle out of the wood so then I borrowed a drill from a buddy and bought a little bitty drill bit but I figured out that I couldn't drill very straight

After wearing it for a couple days my thoughts on the sheath are that I made the belt loops at to tight I really have to work to get the flimsy army belt through it but it's comfortable and I love how high it rides on the belt loop
 
Looks good on your hip.

One thing that I love about leather is how light it is. A full featured deep pouch sheath can be nearly weightless (to my hand) but you have to take care keeping that attribute.

I noticed that you went from design stage to finished in two days, my first took a couple of weeks and I doubt mine would have looked as nice as yours, had I used such little time, but for your next I'd spend extra time planning every step and execution. I wanted to get my knife on my hip because I'd had a lovely hand made knife waiting for too long but really focusing and taking your time makes a difference. Little things like having extra marks from an errant overstitcher wheel can easily be avoided.

Congrats on your first. From the looks of your supplies it appears that you intend to do more work. I think I had an easier time with pouches at first. If you have a suitable knife I'd recommend giving one a shot, especially with the link above. Excellent resource Jason made!
 
Yes I do plan to make more in the near future I liked making the sheath and leather work in general it was fun. Yes I believe I went to fast I was kind of in a hurry I wanted to have the knife with me while out in the field all last week. my next few projects I will definitely take my time and plan things out a lot better. I'm really looking to the forward to getting better
Thanks everyone for the help you all have been great
 
That's awesome man. I'm really looking forward to seeing what you do. Shooting from the hip (no pun) is really hard. I had the appreciate thread and support to help guide me and now you have that support as well. I bet you'll do great work.

Have you considered trying a stamp? Not sure if you have any or not, but you can do a lot with a couple of inexpensive Tandy stamps. X511 basket weave & C455 camouflage are two good bets. Just between us, these two are really easy to use and add a lot of flair to your work. ;)
 
I don't have any stamps yet I think I'm gonna try some stamping on my next sheath I'm thinking my next sheath will be a friction sheath combo for either the busse that is pictured Or a fallkniven f1 paired with my leatherman havnt decided which fixed blade yet though
 
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