My first attempt making a leathersheath...

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NoiseyCricket

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Ive owned this little Mini Outdoorsman from Cold Steel for about 20 years now and decided to make a new sheath for it, its my first attempt working with leather. I personally dislike sheaths that are mounted high on the hip like the stock sheath, since its in the way when working outdoors, so I prefer Scandinavian style sheaths that hang lower on the belt and move out of the way when sitting down for example. Anyway I think the sheath turned out quite ok and I´ll definately will make some more in the near future, it was soo much fun doing it :)

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The only problem was dying the leather black, perhaps its better to roughen up the surface of the leather slightly before dying it, to get an more even color?
 
I think that is a great job. And a great little knife
':thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
Nice job.. first or not!

I wouldn't suggest roughing up the leather as your sheath will look less even. What dye did you use and how did you go about dyeing it? Some products work better than others, particularly for black and there are ways to get a more even finish when dyeing.
 
Thanks for the comments everyone. SBranson: Ive made many sheaths, but they are all in plastics since I machine plastics for a living. But when it comes to leather Im a total newbie. I dyed this sheat with a dye from a local leathershop,they buy it in bulk and pour it in smaller containers and re-label it with their own shopname before selling it, so what brand it is from the start.. I have no idea. I let the leather dry before applying the dye with a flat soft artists brush. The dye didnt soak in at all parts of the sheath, so I had to really work it into the leather with the brush, and it turned out almost purple on some small spots, but most of that dissapeared after I polished the sheath with regular "shoe-grease" :)

Next up is a small bushcraft-style sheath for the ESEE Izula knife with micarta scales, but Im waiting for it to dry before finetuning the contour of the sheath. Any ideas on how to get it as black and shiney as possible is very much appreciated.
 
Very nice sheath! Great work.

With regard to the leather dying, Tandy sells a "DEGLAZER" that is supposed to help with the consistency of the dying. I have used it with success in the past. It may be worth a shot.

Good luck.
 
Great job all round.
You clearly have a great talent and 'eye' for measure cut,design and finish. And, I have done a lot of leatherwork. Dont worry about uneveness of finish dont forget the sheath is a natural product and was walking around once getting bumped, scratches and leather has varying consistencies anyway.
Take well deserved pride in the job done. :thumbup:
 
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