Jack142

I am not a fan of Buck knife sheaths, so, I made this one , one afternoon. I am unhappy with the white thread, It;s a 4 strand and heavy waxed white thread. It picked up some of the black dye. It doesn't stand out as well as I wanted

Good looking knife sheath

I have a dremel tool drill press. real tiny bit. drills straight.

HI there, i'm also from Colorado, welcome

Just finished this sheath, was a project that took me 3 tries. I kept screwing up, but its done and I am happy with it

Small world, FT Collins, wow, pic of my sadie.

I didn't this time. In the past I have washed the leather with bartenders cleaner, then a coat of neatsfoot oil. This time I just started making it. I realize it could be a number of things that stopped the dye from adhering. I have also washed leather with denatured alcohol.

its easy to slip behind my belt, and Sadie knows whats in it. It is actually a good training tool. I used light veg tan leather, I thought it would be "less stiff" than it is. And doing the two tone dye was fun. I just wish I could figure out why the dye didn't take in a couple of spots

thank you both. it was fun to make.

nice work.

best thing to do, is enjoy doing the leather work. don't stress about it

I have a 7 month old pup, that I am working on training. I have been putting her treats in my pocket. I'm real tired of digging the crumbs/pieces out of my pants. So, I made a simple pouch to put the treats in. 5 in wide, 3 in tall, 4 oz leather. no flap, the strap slides between my belt and pants. I did have a small problem in that the stain wouldn't stain in one area. Don't know why. Don't care, its for me , and its works real well.

I have used a wing divider, chisels, awls, and a tiny drill in my dremel tool. The key is practice, being very careful to keep what ever you use, straight and even, at 90 degrees to the leather. I have a L shape piece of metal, that I will sometimes hold up against my awl to make sure it is properly positioned. thick leather I usually drill the holes. As far as smooth edges. I really like the slicker that attaches to my dremel tool.Also, dye your edges before you slick them If I use edge kote, I will thin it down for a couple of coats, I think that it absorbs better into the edges.

good way to practice.

I'm not one who likes to see a lot of paint on leather. I been using tandys eco flow antique. A lot of people don't like it, buts it's been working for me. I thjnk a light antique would be best. Your tooling is fantastic. Let that be the predominate focus of your leatherwork..