Dland10

I'll have to give the casing a try, I have noticed the depth and darkness of stamping fading away slightly from re-wetting on a few pieces I've done. Thanks for the info Ambassador!

Thanks mate! I love doing the center welt a different color...I believe if a sheath doesn't have the third weld to protect the stitching it isn't a sheath at all, and the contrast in color helps it stand out. I haven't even thought about making the boarder stamps touch...for some reason I was under the impression that they shouldn't...but it does look much nicer and uniform when the corners meet. Thanks again!

Thanks mate...I do believe I probably did a bit too much water then. For some reason I feel that as soon as the leather starts lightening back up I have to re-wet it. I haven't really gotten a great feel yet for just how often water should be applied during he stamping process.

This is the third or fourth thing that I've made out of leather, and I love doing it. Please feel free to critique, a lot of the flaws I have PROBABLY spotted....(My work is nowhere near perfect)....but if its there, that's probably because I don't know how to do it the correct way! hahaha Looking forward to learning more and hearing from everybody!

So I've done several knife sheathes...and on my last one everything was looking grand...but by the time I was ready to stitch her up, I noticed the basketweave portion was lacking detail...and then realized that the stamping was raising back up, as if the leather hadn't taken it! The basketweave stamping was the first part I did...and looked excellent for three or four days...and then it just seemed to "come undone". Any help or suggestions with this would be greatly appreciated! I'm new to the site, will definitely upload some work I've done, probably here shortly after dinner! Thanks again for any advice/help!