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Wooden Sheath Finished
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That turned out pretty good. I like wood sheaths and I have made a few of them. There are so many ways to add "bling" to them and jazz them up a bit.
One trick I learned to get the fit perfect is to glue the halves together with a very small amount of elmers wood glue. It will hold it securely to see where the blade might be binding. I use a black dry-erase pen to completely darken the blade then slide it in and pull it out. Then I soak the sheath in hot water for around 20 minutes and the halves seperate. Once they are seperated you can see where the binding and pinch points are and sand/chisel/scrape them out.
Once you know the fit is perfect (or close) then you feel better about finishing up the contour sanding.
This is the most complex wood sheath I have made so far.
One trick I learned to get the fit perfect is to glue the halves together with a very small amount of elmers wood glue. It will hold it securely to see where the blade might be binding. I use a black dry-erase pen to completely darken the blade then slide it in and pull it out. Then I soak the sheath in hot water for around 20 minutes and the halves seperate. Once they are seperated you can see where the binding and pinch points are and sand/chisel/scrape them out.
Once you know the fit is perfect (or close) then you feel better about finishing up the contour sanding.
This is the most complex wood sheath I have made so far.
synthesist
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Unique as far as I am concerned and it looks good too.
Syn
Unique as far as I am concerned and it looks good too.
Syn
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Thanks, the knife has a very pronounced persian clip and it would not just slide in and out of a solid wood sheath. The hinged lid gives it more wiggle room. That and I wanted to see if I could make it work.
This one I did a maple burl inlay on it.
This one I did a maple burl inlay on it.
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Brent,
A good trick (and much better than gluing and soaking the sheath) is to "hinge the two sides with duct tape. Clamp them shut with a couple of woodworking spring clamps. Black (I use Dye-chem) the blade and insert it a couple of times. Un-clamp and route/carve out the places where the paint rubbed off. Re-clamp and repeat until the blade is a smooth fit. Then you can glue up the sheath for final shaping.
Stacy
A good trick (and much better than gluing and soaking the sheath) is to "hinge the two sides with duct tape. Clamp them shut with a couple of woodworking spring clamps. Black (I use Dye-chem) the blade and insert it a couple of times. Un-clamp and route/carve out the places where the paint rubbed off. Re-clamp and repeat until the blade is a smooth fit. Then you can glue up the sheath for final shaping.
Stacy