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Sheath No.4. Buck Vanguard
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I like that a lot. Very basic, but very clean as well.
For the sake of a new sheath maker, could you take a pic from the entry side of the sheath?
For the sake of a new sheath maker, could you take a pic from the entry side of the sheath?
oldschool45
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Made a long thigh "drop" sheath for my roommate's Buck Vanguard back in college it wasn't nearly that nice. Comment, purely subjective I like to have the "tab" for the snap facing towards the back if possible mainly to keep it from getting caught and unsnapped when going through the woods. Word of advice I have taken to wearing nitrile or latex gloves when staining or using epoxy my hands stay much cleaner. I still get nicks and dings from cutting & stitching but but they aren't as dramatic as black hands
The customer had the same criticism. he was worried about the snap/strap getting undone and getting snagged. It's very secure though.
I'm new at this, so things like that will hopefully work out later. The sheath is sort of built around the old cordura one, but everything is leather and heavier duty. The strap is designed to mash down around the knife and catch the guard so it wont come out.
I'm doing all of my work out of my little apartment and all my staining in the sink....lol. I've recently found out by desperation (spilled a whole bottle in my sink! lol) that any kind of dishwasher liquid will take any spirit dye off anything. I'm assuming it's the bleach.
I'm new at this, so things like that will hopefully work out later. The sheath is sort of built around the old cordura one, but everything is leather and heavier duty. The strap is designed to mash down around the knife and catch the guard so it wont come out.
I'm doing all of my work out of my little apartment and all my staining in the sink....lol. I've recently found out by desperation (spilled a whole bottle in my sink! lol) that any kind of dishwasher liquid will take any spirit dye off anything. I'm assuming it's the bleach.
HallCustomSheaths
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Very Nice... Thats a really conservative, simple but clean design, I like it a lot, How much did that one sell for?
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I was just wondering what the edges looked like up there, and if you died the leather inside.
HallCustomSheaths - Thank you! I sold it for $50. I have no idea how to price these things. $50 seemed fair.
Emphasiski - I dyed the inside of the leather before I stitched it up. The edges are all trimmed with a little fine edging tool I got from tandy a few years ago. I run it along all the edges, and after everything is buttoned up. I usually rub some gum tragacanth into the edges and rough flesh side with my finger and then rub the hell out of it with a piece of scrap denim. The heat and friction burnishes that edge and gets rid of any ragged stuff. Sometimes I just leave it alone after I edge it, as I kinda like a rough/rugged look.
Don't use the gum trag before staining. It will resist the dye, and you'll get big tan streaks/spots where you wanted your black/brown etc. dye to go....ask me how I know...lol.
Emphasiski - I dyed the inside of the leather before I stitched it up. The edges are all trimmed with a little fine edging tool I got from tandy a few years ago. I run it along all the edges, and after everything is buttoned up. I usually rub some gum tragacanth into the edges and rough flesh side with my finger and then rub the hell out of it with a piece of scrap denim. The heat and friction burnishes that edge and gets rid of any ragged stuff. Sometimes I just leave it alone after I edge it, as I kinda like a rough/rugged look.
Don't use the gum trag before staining. It will resist the dye, and you'll get big tan streaks/spots where you wanted your black/brown etc. dye to go....ask me how I know...lol.