Whacha Been Up To......

Lorien said:
did up this lil guy. Not super happy with it, but it works. I wish I didn't groove those lines in. Embellishment isn't my strong suit
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Personally I enjoy seeing those risks you take. You are always pulling off some creative little details.
 
Question to the leather sheath makers here... how long does it take you to complete an average sheath from start to finish?

Also, what tools have you found (outside of a sewing machine) to save you time?

I can't believe I'm even considering it but I have plans to try a sealant out. In keeping in line with the swiss saddlers of old, up until now I've only ever used water, oil, and a beeswax based wax to seal everything in.... but it takes a long time to clean the sheaths up after hot waxing, incuding picking the wax out from in between the stitching as wel as polishing/buffing.
 
SwissHeritageCo said:
Question to the leather sheath makers here... how long does it take you to complete an average sheath from start to finish?

Also, what tools have you found (outside of a sewing machine) to save you time?

I can't believe I'm even considering it but I have plans to try a sealant out. In keeping in line with the swiss saddlers of old, up until now I've only ever used water, oil, and a beeswax based wax to seal everything in.... but it takes a long time to clean the sheaths up after hot waxing, incuding picking the wax out from in between the stitching as wel as polishing/buffing.
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few days to a week. Always a couple days preparing the leather and letting it dry. All told maybe a few hours of labour for one sheath, but there's always extra time dicking around sometimes the design process needs some extra time
the one tool that saves me the most time is my 2x72
 
SwissHeritageCo said:
Question to the leather sheath makers here... how long does it take you to complete an average sheath from start to finish?

Also, what tools have you found (outside of a sewing machine) to save you time?

I can't believe I'm even considering it but I have plans to try a sealant out. In keeping in line with the swiss saddlers of old, up until now I've only ever used water, oil, and a beeswax based wax to seal everything in.... but it takes a long time to clean the sheaths up after hot waxing, incuding picking the wax out from in between the stitching as wel as polishing/buffing.
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I complicate the hell out of my sheaths lol. So there’s no clock in my leather area. Between the process for my sheaths and the kydex pieces, takes long long time. So I usually set my phones timer to go off if I need to stop to do something else.

I’d say my belt sander.
 
I have to agree with Lorien and Bill!!

The whole sheath process without wait times and cure times and dry times…few hours depending on the complication of it. When doing inlays it’s a few more hours.
Adding templating it out could be a whole day for me (or more) depending if my brain is firing on all cylinders or not.

I’m like Bill where I don’t want to rush the process. I like to take my time and think things out. Make sure I have a plan before I jump into the next step. When I am immersed in what I am doing, I loose track of time. Ask my wife. Haha.
I have been know to build the whole project from beginning to end in my mind before I even start. It helps me to not make more mistakes. Lol.

Dave Ferry’s Horsewright Horsewright leather knife and the 2 custom knife sets from REK Knives REK Knives (Josh) and my belt sander sped up my process on the no brainer processes.
 
Lorien Lorien duramax duramax Sharp & Fiery Sharp & Fiery ... you guys are awesome.

Looks like I'm going to be investing in a belt sander and some sheath sealant like Horsewright Horsewright uses. Maybe I'll get crazy with it and buy some drum dyed leather as well.

Leatherworking is a fun therapeutic hobby, but damn does it take up some time! Glad to know I'm not alone in that it takes me a few good hours to finish a sheath as well :)
 
Bout 20 minutes hands on time to build a plain sheath. That doesn’t count drying time. A former BF Sheaths and Such guy was here for a shop visit. We had a surprise visit from some friends from England that day and he needed a new sheath. So the BF guy,here for a shop visit, timed me. This was for a plain Horizontal sheath no tooling.
 
Horsewright said:
Bout 20 minutes hands on time to build a plain sheath. That doesn’t count drying time. A former BF Sheaths and Such guy was here for a shop visit. We had a surprise visit from some friends from England that day and he needed a new sheath. So the BF guy,here for a shop visit, timed me. This was for a plain Horizontal sheath no tooling.
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You are a machine, Dave! 💪🏻
 
Horsewright said:
Bout 20 minutes hands on time to build a plain sheath. That doesn’t count drying time. A former BF Sheaths and Such guy was here for a shop visit. We had a surprise visit from some friends from England that day and he needed a new sheath. So the BF guy,here for a shop visit, timed me. This was for a plain Horizontal sheath no tooling.
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Oh dear... well I know you're skilled on that sewing machine but that's still really damn quick!

Btw, what kind of "kote" do you use for your finish again? Your sheaths always look nice and not too "shellacked".
 
Couple unusual things lately. The cake service tools for this wedding. Best friends of one of our sons.

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It was a great wedding and these old folks showed em how to cut the rug. It was only a few blocks away (if we had blocks). So Nichole and I walked home. A great night. These are store bought pieces btw I just handled them.
 
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