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Pattern For A 1980's Style Airforce Suvival Knife

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I was asked to create a pattern with instructions for an upcoming community collage course. Please take a look at this. Comments are welcome. I tend to get long winded with explaining things.

Feel free to use the pattern if you want to make one. This is targeted for a beginning leather student. Someone that has made a kit or two.

Michael

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Thank you for putting this together: A few comments I hope is OK:

1. is is easy to understand

2 Typo in step 1, the word label is misspelled

3. item 10, the word "the" is in the last sentence 2 times

4. define how to stitch and case

good job and good luck

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I was asked to create a pattern with instructions for an upcoming community collage course. Please take a look at this. Comments are welcome. I tend to get long winded with explaining things.

Feel free to use the pattern if you want to make one. This is targeted for a beginning leather student. Someone that has made a kit or two.

Michael

Click here for PDF pattern

What is the need to case a knife sheath for a flat knife? Your stitch length; are you actually holding the leather together with that close of a stitch length and that large of a thread?? Just curious.

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Thank you for putting this together: A few comments I hope is OK:

1. is is easy to understand

2 Typo in step 1, the word label is misspelled

3. item 10, the word "the" is in the last sentence 2 times

4. define how to stitch and case

good job and good luck

Wishful,

Thanks for the comments. They are always welcome.

your #1 comment "1. is is easy to understand" Are you saying I have the word is somewhere twice or is that a typo on your part?

I appreciate your looking it over.

Thanks for your time.

Michael.

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What is the need to case a knife sheath for a flat knife? Your stitch length; are you actually holding the leather together with that close of a stitch length and that large of a thread?? Just curious.

They need to have the leather wet in order to transfer all the lines and marks from the pattern and the instructor requested that I not use terms like dampen or quick case when referring to dealing with the complete piece of leather . If they are going to tool the knife, something i did on the example, they need to have it cased for that too.

Yes, the stitch length and thread size is holding the sheath together. I put one together without any cement and it held fine. I have used that thread and stitch length on holsters and it works great. 6 stitches per inch is pretty standard for that size of leather and the thread is what they will have available to them to use. I didn't want to list something like irish linen 4 cord, 0.7mm which is what I used. Do you see a problem I am not seeing with this?

Michael

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It is OK for a begginer course.

I give (is this the correct word ?? ) some classes and teach the students to make a pouch style sheath, because it is easier. But for this kind of knife is THE better option.

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Great tutorial! I will definitely be referring to it, myself!

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Thank you for putting this together: A few comments I hope is OK:

1. is is easy to understand

2 Typo in step 1, the word label is misspelled

3. item 10, the word "the" is in the last sentence 2 times

4. define how to stitch and case

good job and good luck

I forgot to reply to #4. They cover those two points in the session before this one. So its been taken care of. if it had not been covered already you would have a very valid point.

I have corrected the master for point 2 and 3. Im not sure I can change it here but if I figure it out Ill upload the newer version.

thanks

Michael

It is OK for a begginer course.

I give (is this the correct word ?? ) some classes and teach the students to make a pouch style sheath, because it is easier. But for this kind of knife is THE better option.

Thank you

Michael

Great tutorial! I will definitely be referring to it, myself!

Thank you for that comment. Its nice to be able to give back after all the help I have received. You made my day with that remark. :grouphug5vj5:

Michael

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great tutorial and thanks for the pattern ;-)

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great tutorial and thanks for the pattern ;-)

Your welcome.

FYI Everyone,I just noticed that the materials list has a problem. its 12 feet of thread not 12 yards. oops.

Actually its about 8.5 feet but Id rather list a little more than not enough. but 36 feet is a bit much

I have a corrected version here. Updated version Its just the typos corrected. If you have the original you don't need this one but you are welcome to it.

Michael

Edited by mlapaglia

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Mlapaglia, I had a typo too, I meant to say It is easy to understand. The only other suggestion would be to include more pix but what you have is a great reference.

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