Restoring a leather sheath...

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loraksus

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Sorry folks, if this is the wrong place to post this. Didn't know exactly where to post.
I recently received a Kukri - didn't get many details with it, but it's apparently indian and made of the best steel I've ever seen. Holds an edge incredibly well, cuts through pretty much anything, I'm really impressed.

But... the sheath was in fairly bad shape - some of the leather was cracking and peeling and it's only gotten worse in the last few weeks.
The inside of the sheath appears to be some kind of very lightweight wood and the leather is pretty thin. The tip is the usual brass.

Any advice on ressurecting the sheath? I could use duct tape or something, but it's a bit of a shame to ruin it that way. I'd also like to add belt straps to it, I've really never done anything like that though...

The wood / sheath also really smells, not exactly sure of what (sort of a eucalyptus smell) but it isn't unpleasant, just strong.
 
loraksus said:
Sorry folks, if this is the wrong place to post this. Didn't know exactly where to post.
I recently received a Kukri - didn't get many details with it, but it's apparently indian and made of the best steel I've ever seen. Holds an edge incredibly well, cuts through pretty much anything, I'm really impressed.

But... the sheath was in fairly bad shape - some of the leather was cracking and peeling and it's only gotten worse in the last few weeks.
The inside of the sheath appears to be some kind of very lightweight wood and the leather is pretty thin. The tip is the usual brass.

Any advice on ressurecting the sheath? I could use duct tape or something, but it's a bit of a shame to ruin it that way. I'd also like to add belt straps to it, I've really never done anything like that though...

The wood / sheath also really smells, not exactly sure of what (sort of a eucalyptus smell) but it isn't unpleasant, just strong.
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Those sheaths are real junk. The leather is very thin and very low grade , hopefully that does not reflect on your Kukri.
The leather will ony continue to fall apart from here on out , my advice is to replace the leather with something else.
 
Goat skin, eh? I guess if you can't use cow. Was wondering what the heck it was (really, really thin)
The kukri and sheath has seen quite a bit of wear - it wasn't new by any means.
That mod is pretty cool, I might have to do something like that...
 
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