My first sheath

[fast14riot]

Well, thanx to Paul for the advice, and after dinner tonight I got this all stitched up. This is the first time I have ever done any kind of leather work in my life. I recognize what I need to work on, first I need to get a stitch wheel and some good leather. This was made from one of those bags of scraps sold by Tandy Leather by weight, so that's the reason for the poor finish on the leather. I need to work on getting my stitching straight, and my spacing even. Other than that, it is very secure for this woodworkers marking knife. I made it drop a little so the tool wasn't poking me in the side, and it will accept up to a 2 1/4" wide belt. Let me know what you think.

I still need to put the finish on the leather, all I have is mink oil. Will this work alone? Or do I need to mix it or follow it with something else?


-Xander

 

[sheathmaker]

Well, Xander, it's pretty well done, especially for a first effort. Since I don't know what the tannage is on the leather it's hard to advise on a
finish. You'd be best served to first identify the leather for sure. If it's veg. tanned then neatsfoot oil would be very good, followed by/with
Feibing's TanKote. If it's chrome tanned then just a light coat of the TanKote.

Paul

 

[Dusty One]

First one.....Nice job ! Good carry for a marking knife....

 

[fast14riot]

Paul, not sure on the tanning, I still have some left though I could burn test. Chrome tanned burns green and veg tanned burns black, right?

Dusty, thanx!


-Xander

 

[sheathmaker]

Sometimes yes, sometimes no, Take your pick. A better test would be to put a little oil on a scrap, if it absorbs readily it's probably veg. tan.
Looking at your photos again, it looks like you could have chose a piece of veg. tan "split" (The part that's left after the top grain has been split of of a side of
leather. It will look like the flesh side on both sides, no smooth grain side.

Paul