Sheath for a ZT200 folder

Gary W. Graley

Gary W. Graley

“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
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This is one of those knives that just are a bit too large for pocket carry
very well, big brute of a knife, solid as all get out.
But, it's also not a very good candidate for one of my sheaths they rely
on the knife's shape for retention. So this one had to have a flap made to secure
the knife, as the handle reduces in size and shape as it nears the end.
Of course the bottom snap has some leather glued inside to prevent it from
scraping against the knife scales as it goes in and out of the sheath, I wrap a layer
of that leather on the knife when I wrap it in plastic wrap so it won't be too tight
a fit when I go to form it up later on.

It was made for a good friend out west, he's also a Christian and asked that I
emboss the Eagle as well as the verse from Isaiah on the flap, those numbers
were hard to keep in line and started to drop off a little, but, you can
read it, I tried by drawing a light pencil line but the little numbers don't have
a way to see just where they are sitting, frustrating just a bit!

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the back side has a straight piece of leather sewn at the top and bottom for
a belt loop,

G2
 
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That is very very nice. I have a 200 on order the one with the satin blade. It would look and carry nicely in one of those. I wish I could see the back.
 
I had put away my other camera gear, but here are two quick images taken with my G9
that shows how on this sheath, the belt loop is attached, it could also be made
with a folded over loop at the top also, but this keeps the sheath closer to you
and when you go to sit down, you can raise the sheath up and out of your way a little;

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You'll notice that I don't stitch across that bottom of the arch, just along the top
it's glued down as well, if you stitch across in a straight line, that's usually where a
sheath will break/tear later on down the line.

Thanks for looking,
G2
 
That is a truly nice sheath. Thanks for the new shots. I will PM you when my zt200 arrives.
 
G2, you do very nice work.....the belt loop seems to be about 1" wide??
And it is sewn along with the btm. of the sheath, correct?
Also, did you make this to be worn on the left side, or are the pix flipped?
Thanks....again, I've liked all the work you have posted on this forum.
 
Thanks rayban, the belt loop is a solid 1 1/2" wide, just to be safe ;)
and that one was made to be worn on the left side, I guess he carries
his gun on his right hand side so it competes for space there.

It's sewn along the top and held along the bottom where the stitching
for the top section of the sheath is also stitched, I pull the thread back
out the top and then glue down the belt loop, then punch the holes through
and put the thread back through to the other side and then finish stitching
the rest of the sheath by hand.

I put my other bone folder beneath the belt loop to shape the step down
so it provides some room for your belt to pass through, less pushing against
the threads that way.

G2
 
I really like that one! Great work Gary!
 
Very sweet, Gary! Nice job with the stencils, I don't think anyone could have done much better.
 
Thanks Erik, I was hesistant to even put anything like that on the front
as the smaller numbers and letters are tough to keep lined up as they
are smaller than the square bar they are made from so you can't seen
underneath when you go to try and line them up, the fellow saw the images
and liked it well enough, it'll be heading out west in a week or so, waiting on
some other stuff to come together.

G2
 
Gary W. Graley said:
You'll notice that I don't stitch across that bottom of the arch, just along the top
it's glued down as well, if you stitch across in a straight line, that's usually where a
sheath will break/tear later on down the line.

G2
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I wondered about that -- thought it was jst aesthetics.


It's a VERY nice looking sheath :thumbup:
 
Thanks, It's kinda like making a perferration in the leather, you'll notice
on older sheaths that's where they finally weaken and tear.

Being glued secure, as well as sewn across the top, it's not going anywhere.
G2
 
That's beautiful work. I'd love one for my Tomcat 3.0. Maybe soon i can afford to request one from you.

Great-looking sheath. I'm a huge fan of your work. Please keep sharing pics.
 
Thanks, just looked at what a Tomcat 3.0 was, rugged looking folder
the Kraton handle makes for a tough sheath to build as you don't want it
too tight, you'd not get the knife out and it would rub on the Kraton
it looks like it might work pivot down so you could put a lanyard on the
knife to draw it out of the sheath, do you have a shot of the knife in
the closed position?
G2
 
WOW,Gary !!!!.Did not realize all the many; many; small intricate attention to details, you put in a sheath of yours.Fascinating read and makes me appreciate your sheaths all the more.
You ,Sir are the "Sheath whisperer".:thumbup:.
 
Hehe, sheath whisperer, possibly, they do tend to speak to me
and lend themselves to let me know what might work better
Thanks Raj!
G2
 
The sheath reeks of quality Gary, love the personalization, and as usual sweet pic's.
 
Gary, that is an incredible sheath!! I LOVE your work!!
I would love one of those type sheaths for my Sibert Pocket Rocket, as well as my Begg Pantera.
 
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