wet molded my gw sheath

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not quite as nice as skunks, but i like the way it turned out. im going to buy a few more and fit them to some sheathless knives i have. i also may dye this one to better match my smog.

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i used hot water, a sharpie cap, and let it dry over night. the fit provides some retention with the choil.
 
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I had a wild notion of dying a sheath red to match my red GW. Think I'm going to try black though. Black sheath and red GW should look good.

Leatherman??? Can those sheaths be dyed easily?
 
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The pictures are OK and the sheath looks good.

I think Ed Fowler's sheaths are soaked in some kind of wax. I'm not sure what he uses, but I have read somewhere that it is a mixture of bee's wax and something else. I have a lot of bee's wax. I might try dipping the sheath in some melted wax. If nothing else, it will smell good.:)
 
UffDa said:
The pictures are OK and the sheath looks good.

I think Ed Fowler's sheaths are soaked in some kind of wax. I'm not sure what he uses, but I have read somewhere that it is a mixture of bee's wax and something else. I have a lot of bee's wax. I might try dipping the sheath in some melted wax. If nothing else, it will smell good.:)
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i ordered some snow seal, when it comes i will waterproof it. i read that the wax will fill the pores in the leather. i dont know if it should be done before or after. this was a bit of an experiment for me

thx for the compliment
 
Guyon said:
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I had a wild notion of dying a sheath red to match my red GW. Think I'm going to try black though. Black sheath and red GW should look good.

Leatherman??? Can those sheaths be dyed easily?
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First off, Looking good there Morimoto! :D

The stuff I used on these sheaths is Aussie Leather Conditioner by Fiebings, its good stuff and doesnt seem to get in the way of leather dye, the solvent in the dye helps it to soak into the leather.

As far as the Sno Seal goes, best to use it after you've wet molded the sheath and let it dry thouroughly.

Beeswax is an interesting stuff, but be careful how much gets in the leather, otherwise you will have a really soft and sticky sheath. Higher melt waxes can do both good and bad things. Dont ever use paraffin as its a really high melt wax and will cook the sheath, use only low melt waxes and fast dip times. It can make for a very water resistant sheath that is very stiff. But overall its best left out of the pouch type sheaths, especially fitted ones. If you want an easy wax impregnated sheath just use a hair dryer and some of that Aussie Conditioner, put it on in layers while using the blow dryer to melt it in.

Hope this helps
 
Leatherman is right about the parrifin...wanna know WHY I know this??? lol

Since I use a mix of 2 (mostly bees wax) waxes I have to literally allow the wax to cool off some before I use it on the sheath...I dont dip it in either...I have a large plastic spoon that I use to put the wax over the sheath...seems to keep the wax from shriveling the leather somewhat

Aussie Leather conditioner?? Thanks bro, will have to try that
 
My local supply of Sno Seal seemed to dry up last year, so I will check into that Aussie stuff as well Dwayne. Thanks for the info bro. :D
 
Hey! :)

I just wanted to thank y'all who posted in here and elsewhere on the Forums about how to wet mold sheaths. I tried wet molding my first sheath last night and I'm very pleased with it. :D I used the thinnest handled Warden that I had (Red) to mold the leather around, which created a decent fit and 'snap' for it, and a superb fit and 'snap' for all the other Wardens I own. I used various plastic utensils to mold with, and a Sharpie cap to press the leather 'dent' in front. I tried to groove lines flowing away from this 'dent', but that needs improvement. (Gonna have to find a better tool! LOL) ...Anyway thanks for the idea/tips! I am glad that I did some reading up before attempting this as I learned the best tip BEFORE trying... That would have to be, "Wrap the knife before inserting into the sheath for molding."! Ha-ha-ha! The sheath did bleed some dye on to the wrapping and I'm seriously happy I didn't stain my Warden!! :D
After it dried, I worked some Justin Boots leather balm in (claims to clean, polish, & preserve), let dry some more, then buffed it out. Not bad, pretty even coloring, glossy! Worked well. I don't know if it's waterproof, or considered a 'sealer', but the stuff works great on my only pair of Nocona boots, so I figured why not try it on the sheath. :cool:
Ya likey?
Here's pix:
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Shown with Satin SMOG, Thx, INFI Kid! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Jaxx:cool:
 
Great job there Jaxx.

That looks like it came out really nice. I have to say that the spokes coming from your divot there didn't photgraph well. But I bet they do look better in person. I personally would try and emulate the pattern on the handle with grooves in the leather, but I would probably fail at that anyways.

With the hole puched at the handle that looks like it holds the knife very well.
Thanks for sharing.
Nate
 
thegratenate said:
Great job there Jaxx.

That looks like it came out really nice. I have to say that the spokes coming from your divot there didn't photgraph well. But I bet they do look better in person. I personally would try and emulate the pattern on the handle with grooves in the leather, but I would probably fail at that anyways.

With the hole puched at the handle that looks like it holds the knife very well.
Thanks for sharing.
Nate
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Thanks, Nate! But, the photo's perfect (well, U know... :o ), it's the spokes that didn't turn out with enough definition. :D However, I have ideas to improve that, and a few more sheaths coming! :thumbup: I'll get it down, I enjoyed doing this, so I'll want to find a more eye catching method and make a bunch. I was also thinking about the GW pattern... May just have to pick up some leathercraft tools...! Yes, the dent (divot? detent? ...someone please help with the terminology on this! :) ) seems to work just like Kydex, holds the blade well. :) I will definitely do that again on every one that I do. :thumbup:

Thx for reading!
Jaxx:cool:
 
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