Tip-sheaths

[DanL]

Cutting leather for sheath's is easy with tin snips.

 

[Dr.Lathe]

I cut some of my thick sheath leather on the bandsaw and belt grind the edges. Not exactly traditional leather work but it saves a lot of time.
Neil

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[L6steel]

Neil, I finish the edges of all my sheaths on my grinder. I like how it burnishes it.

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[Gary W. Graley]

I just got a tip from a friend that he
uses a ScotchBrite Wheel to burnish
his edges of his sheaths! I'll have to
give that one a try!

Dr. Lathe, on some of my really thick sheaths I also use a bandsaw to trim down the edges and then beltsand them to the proper width, and then the burnishing starts.

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[david lovins]

i've seen your work first hand .i am going to try
this my self .

 

[AchimW]

If you want the edges of your leatherwork really shiney, spit on them and rub with a plain piece of wood.
Ever seen the shoe shine boys spit on the shoes and rubbing hard?
The enzyms in the spit will weaken the surface of the leather fibres and literally glue them together. You will get a very shiney surface.

Achim

 

[Harry Jensen]

I always have on hand several pieces of 1/8" wood dowels....break off a piece about 2" long and chuck it in my flex shaft handpiece. Use the foot pedal to vary the speed, and can get into areas (such as the mouth of the sheath and inner contours of the belt loop) that no burnisher can.

 

[thknives]

I use a round disk of walnut, rotating at 1750 RPM. Works really slick. Just wet your leather edges with water a bit and buff so to speak until dry, repeat several times and you get a very slick edge.
To do the walnut disk without a lathe is not that difficult: Draw the size of it on a board of hardwood, drill the center hole to your shaft size. Handsaw or for those of use who have a bandsaw, outside the scribed lines.
You have to be carefull on the next step. Chuck the wood on a shaft and rotating it towards you carfully use the flat side of a rasp and true the disk, follow up with sandpaper on a flat piece of wood.
I have used mine for 4 years now and the disk shows no ware, just shines.
Hope this helps.

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