Simple well made sheath maker for my 110?

Yes unfortunately, I usually try to talk folks out of them since the knife is so affordable and the sheath is not inexpensive but a great way to carry it.
I had one fellow that wanted two sheaths as he was giving the knives as gifts so I asked him to send both knives and one was slimmer than the other so for my style of sheaths it is best to have the actual knife.

Here's the photo of those two sheaths

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As soon as I saw this thread, I knew it was a job for Gary!

You're going to love your sheath C ChiefX !

Lesknife said:
Do you have any like this one all ready made up to sell ?
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jbmonkey said:
thank you. will do in a bit.
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GPyro said:
That's nice Gary.
So you need to have the knife in your possession to make the sheath?
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You guys won't regret it if you decide to have a sheath made by Gary. They are phenomenal pieces of craftsmanship. I had a sheath made for my walnut Swiss Army Huntsman, and I loved it so much I instantly put in orders for a 110 and 112 drop point sheath too.

Note: Gary has much better pictures of these sheaths, lol.
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Thanks sir the mountain one was tricky to dye but worked out well

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The top section is formed/embossed and then glued down onto another layer of leather, then those two pieces are glued down to a third piece of leather that will form the belt loop, the middle layer is often not used by some sheath makers but I find that it adds rigidity to the overall sheath, more work but better sheath.

on the back of my sheaths I put my G2 stamp, the month and year and then a Right foot print to remind the person to always start out on their right/proper footing that day they wear the sheath, I know it sounds corny but, that's just me

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Horizontal carry but I prefer the vertical myself

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Gary W. Graley said:
For this particular rendition of the Buck 110 auto, the button needs to be depressed further into the handle, so much so that it is below the top of the scales. So this sheath turned out safely and will carry this knife securely. The OP opted for me to emboss it with my Indian head, which is a pretty old embossing stamp that I got from a friend leather smith many many years ago and he had owned it a long time before that. I don't see one quite like it any more so it's special ;)

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What a gorgeous sheath. It's the perfect one for me.
 
Gary W. Graley said:
I usually try to talk folks out of them since the knife is so affordable and the sheath is not inexpensive but a great way to carry it.
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I'm confused.
If you have to have the knife in order to properly make the sheath so it fits the knife, why would you try to keep the knife you made the sheath for?

Respectfully.

Or are you essentially saying; because the knife is not expensive, it's not cost effective to put it in a custom sheath?
 
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Correct on your last comment, I look at it as if I were spending the money for something, as the Buck company also makes a nice sheath, I want people to reconsider. But more often than not, they want something custom which puts a whole new aspect on why get another sheath.

Back when I was in the Navy, the Buck 110's were the knife to have, we'd have contests as to who could draw the knife and cut through a rope faster. After I left the Navy I had that with me as an industrial electrician and I remember bragging to one of the guys I was working with how tough a knife it was and how sharp. So I showed him that it would cut through the metal band that held a bundle of 3/4" rigid conduit together, sheared more than cut obviously, but as I wedged the blade in between the conduit to get through the metal band, it took a lot of effort but it did shear through the band, no harm at all to the edge, but...isn't there always a but?...the back spring was severely bent from the effort making it no longer lock up securely. I can't remember if I tried to send it in to Buck for a replacement, I doubt that I did as I knew I was stretching the limits of the knife and it wasn't Buck's fault at all, but we're talking back around the late 70's now ;)

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Nice thanks sir, I can view the basic thumbnail but to go to each image I would need to get a pininterest account
Otherwise good to see it in use and even a shot of the packaging
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Makael said:
I didnt go far. Michael5135 messaged me on FB that i was the biggest POS. Lmao. I dont want to get into it again on there.
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wow. what a jerk. no one liked Micheal5135 anyways and he's banned here...well sort of......

anyways, im glad youre back here posting. you're my friend.
 
Yeah some in that FB crowd are a bit different. I don’t get into many discussions anymore as they seem to argue about the littlest matters and their knowledge isn’t what they think it is. I still like seeing the knives and sometimes they have a good article to read.
 
Thanks Makael Makael appreciate that sir, hope you get your machine sorted out soon. Myself it's pretty basic, leather, glue, bone folder, mallet, pricking iron, two needles and some thread, pliers and some time. I use to use an Awl-n-Awl but my source of good white thread dried up and I can't locate it any more, use to get it from Weaver's but they changed brands and couldn't tell me where they got it before. :(

And that special Indian 110 is very special, deeply engraved bolsters on all 4 faces, well done as is the flag on the blade, it was a treat to have this one here;

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and after seeing the OP's sheath, he opted for a similar one to go along with the knife's engraved bolsters;

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