Multi-Tool sheath

Gary W. Graley

Gary W. Graley

“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
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A recent sheath I made for my Swiss Army Tool, hefty multi-tool at 9 oz so it's not a light thing to tote around, the sheath is made for horizontal carry on the right side.

I used a Tandy Leather concho as the top of the snap, had to grind down a small screw in order for it to fit onto the snap base on the sheath, inside is a layer of leather to prevent scratching the side of the Swiss Army Tool, very snug fit but since the tool does not have any contours, a flap closure was in order.


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The back side, the second layer below the top section forms the belt loop, runs the full length of the sheath, providing added regidity to the sheath.

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Entrance, here you can see how the top section is glued down to the middle section and those two are then glued to the back piece that becomes the belt loop, makes a bit to hand sew through, but it's one tuff sheath :)

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Takes a while to form down around that end of the sheath! Wickett & Craig leather, good stuff :)
G2
 
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Wow really nice Gary! Can't second that W&C enough.
 
Now your talking my language :)

I carry a Multitool on my belt everyday at work in a horizontal sheath , but your one is a hundred times nicer .
That leather does look like good stuff , and looks like it would be great for Rough Out .
Great idea about using the concho as the snap .
I don't think I have seen you make a flap sheath before and you nailed it in my opinion .

Ken
 
Looks really nice!

A mutlitool, flashlight and pry bar belt sheath is one of my next projects. One that I've been putting off for some time now.
 
Thanks guys, Ken as you noticed I don't make many with a flap, but due to the shape it's required

Leather was 7/8 oz

And welcome to the forum Roamad
G2
 
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Some have asked what the foot print is all about, well it's something I started years ago, meant as a reminder for you that when you go to put the sheath on your belt to always start out on your right foot in all you set out to do that day, corny I know, but that's me. One fellow emailed me asking about that foot print, I told him that I was sorry, the sheath had fallen to the floor while I was working on it and I accidently stepped on it as I went to pick it up ;)

And the other markings on the back, G2 is me, GG Gary Graley, nic name a boss had given me years ago that stuck, G-squared.

The date, month and year, another short tale about that, years ago, wow 16 years ago! I made a Sebenza sheath for a fellow, he wanted to call me when his knife and sheath arrived as he opened the box up. I said sure if you want to, so he called when the package arrived, loved the sheath and a friend of his was with him and I could hear him in the background commenting that WOW $5 for the sheath? and the guy told him "no idiot, that's the DATE, 5-00, May 2000 and why would he stamp the price on the back of the sheath?" that just killed me lol

G2
 
Thanks guys and noodle, it's a worthwhile endeavour to be sure, but it does require patience once you commit to it.

and v8r, what do you use for the screws to hold the concho? the ones that come with them have rather large heads which do not fit into the snap part, I grind them down to allow room for the mating snap to go into it.

G2
 
Gary, Nichole uses a lot of snaps with conchos on her purses. Springfield sells screws designed to work inside a snap without having to grind em down.
 
Nice!
Order placed along with a few new conchos. :)

G2
 
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