I finally had the opportunity to complete my third sheath. Overall it is the best of the three I have made. I ordered Paul's "Basic Pouch Sheaths" and it really helped improve my skills. Now I just need more experience (and mistakes) to keep improving.
I made this to give to a family member that wanted a Mora Clipper sheath with the firesteel loop. I skived each side of the loop about 50% so it would be the same thickness as the welt. I then cut welt to fit in the loop, applied cement to sheath/welt/loop, pressed everything together, and finally stitched after the cement was dry. What I ran into while finishing the edges was I could not get the sander all the way to the welt. This left a small area that was not as finished as seen in the pictures. The firesteel covers this area, but I know it's there. The small rough spot toward the bottom of the edge is probably from using what I call practice grade leather so I am not to concerned with that at the time since I know how to correct it. Does anyone have a better process to recommend to get the edges fully finished near the loop?
In the first picture you can see some specs where the dye did not take. The most noticeable spec is at the top of the sheath about 2-3 stitches down. This happened on my first sheath also. The only common denominator is the thread. It is Tejas waxed polyester. The stuff has A LOT of wax on it. I ran this thread through my fingers and a rag about five times to remove some of the wax. I used rubbing alcohol as a deglazer. Anyone have this happen before? I am leaning toward wax from the thread getting on the leather, but it could be ?????. Also I would appreciated any suggestions for a prewaxed thread for hand sewing that comes in the same size and the Tejas(4oz I think) with less wax of course. I have also tried a 25 yards of waxed nylon from Tandy. There just isn't enough in the roll.
Thanks for all your input. I really enjoy looking at others work posted here.
I made this to give to a family member that wanted a Mora Clipper sheath with the firesteel loop. I skived each side of the loop about 50% so it would be the same thickness as the welt. I then cut welt to fit in the loop, applied cement to sheath/welt/loop, pressed everything together, and finally stitched after the cement was dry. What I ran into while finishing the edges was I could not get the sander all the way to the welt. This left a small area that was not as finished as seen in the pictures. The firesteel covers this area, but I know it's there. The small rough spot toward the bottom of the edge is probably from using what I call practice grade leather so I am not to concerned with that at the time since I know how to correct it. Does anyone have a better process to recommend to get the edges fully finished near the loop?
In the first picture you can see some specs where the dye did not take. The most noticeable spec is at the top of the sheath about 2-3 stitches down. This happened on my first sheath also. The only common denominator is the thread. It is Tejas waxed polyester. The stuff has A LOT of wax on it. I ran this thread through my fingers and a rag about five times to remove some of the wax. I used rubbing alcohol as a deglazer. Anyone have this happen before? I am leaning toward wax from the thread getting on the leather, but it could be ?????. Also I would appreciated any suggestions for a prewaxed thread for hand sewing that comes in the same size and the Tejas(4oz I think) with less wax of course. I have also tried a 25 yards of waxed nylon from Tandy. There just isn't enough in the roll.
Thanks for all your input. I really enjoy looking at others work posted here.
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. Although I do hand stitch every sheath, I punch the holes with a Tippmann first.