New way to plot the welt placement.

[R.H.Clark]

This may not mean anything to most of you but some may find it helpful.

I'm making a sheath for a very large golok style chopper.The blade has quite a bit of curve and is a lot wider at the tip.The sheath will be partly open at the back but I wanted the welt to fit as tight as possible.

I hate to waste expensive leather so after drawing my pattern on poster paper,I traced it onto a large pine board.I then lined off where I thought my welt should be and set a bunch of finish nails along my welt line.

I was able to slide the blade along the path made by my finish nails to make sure my welt placement was correct.

 

[emcarrol]

Sounds like a plan! Thats a trixy blade to work with.. sounds like youve got a jig in place to take care if it!

 

[R.H.Clark]

Yes, the blade is nearly 18" long with a lot of curve.I'll post a picture when it is done.