My First Attempt at a Bushcraft Sheath for my Aurora.

[Echo4v]

First, I'm amazed at how nice that first sheath is and I'm not blowing smoke. If you want to get a real idea of how good you did go post picks of it at leatherworker.net those are professional leatherworkers and I garuatee they'd all be impressed.

Secondly, I have a question and a suggestion.

The question is why is the sheath square with the stitch lines running apart and back together?

The suggestion is why not use that "dead space" where the stitch lines run apart as a firesteel sheath instead of adding the loop?

If I understand the construction of this sheath you have a welt in that area ( the area behind the blade is actually three layers of leather ) so if your welt ( the third peice of leather that is sewn between the front and back layers of the sheath) had an area cut out of it and then you cut a slot in the front layer of the sheath between the two stich lines you could slide your firesteel right down in there and you have a combo sheath without using more leather or having to have a new pattern. Another advantage ( to me) would be that you could make this deep enough to actually slide part of the firesteel handle into it ( the way the knife handle slides into the sheath) which would give you a more secure hold on the firesteel.

I hope you can understand my rambling.
david

 

[TwinBlade]

I used 7-8 ounce leather, a one inch D-Ring, a Chicago Screw, 4 ounce waxed string, Ox Blood dye (too many coats to count) and some finishing wax for this sheath.


TF

Until a person actually sits down to make one like you did, it is difficult to appreciate all the time and effort that goes into making one, much less have it turn out as nice as yours did. I love the dangler too. Exceptional job. :thumbup::thumbup:

I would be curious to hear your thoughts on how well that Ox Blood holds up over time and if it is prone to bleeding the ink in the summer time. I have heard of a couple brands where the ink didn't take quite as well as hoped...maybe it was a process flaw, I am uncertain. At any rate, it looks fantastic!

 

[Diomedes Industries]

Twin,

That is VERY interesting. I dont need a TON of firesteel - so a 1/8th firesteel mounted in this fashion would be really cool. I wonder if you couldn't simply make a slit in the back and allow a space for the steel to set inbetween the welt and the back layer of leather. If that makes sense.

Twin,

It want's to bleed on you - but if you seal it right - and I had to do it twice to get it right - it seems not to bleed at all. There is a compromise between sealed and hard and nasty. It is more art and feel than science... I am learning.

Here is how it ended up. I ended up restitching it because I decided not to go with grommets or rivets. It seemed to simply take away from the look - and after research - the tradeoff in strength would have even been negligible.

TF

 

[go2ndAmend]

The best advise I can give you is none. You are way above my talent level. Keep up the great work.

 

[rayban]

Very nice. Much nicer than the couple of bushcraft style sheaths I've made so far.

I disagree with ya TX.....you do very nice work as well, in fact.....if given the choice I believe I would pick yours because yours seems to have a bit more rugged and custom look to it.
I like the color of yours too.

 

[TXBulldawg]

I think Tal's looks a lot nicer and more well thought-out than mine. The two in my pic were a departure from what I'm generally accustomed to making and were pretty quick & dirty.

I'll modestly admit that, as a hobbiest, I've made some pretty decent holsters and sheaths , but in this case, I'd say Tal definitely takes the prize.

 

[Diomedes Industries]

I agree with Rayban in a way. I wanted this sheath to look very... I guess regal is the word. I want to make sheaths that are more suitable to the down and dirty action of bushcrafting. I think a no nonsense look is great too - like yours.

Also - I take Rayban's comments as a compliment. If my sheath looks too 'production' on a first attempt - that is cool!

TF