Welt in a pancake style knife sheath?

[AEBL]

I have an order for a knife sheath, pancake style, for a knife that the customer provided for me to use in custom fitting. I have made sheaths for things, and I know that a welt is a good thing to protect the stitches. I've found a few patterns for pancake style sheaths, but they usually seem to be two pieces of leather glued together and stitched ... with no welt.

I was thinking three layers? the middle layer is the welt?

[fredk]

Go with what you know to be the better construction; use a welt

[chuck123wapati]

pancakes are mostly used for folding knives, so dont need a welt. For a non folder make your welt thinner than the blade so there is some tension built in.

[AEBL]

Ok - I will think about this for a bit. If I remember, I'll post pictures of what I wind up doing for constructive criticism

[Northmount]

On 7/6/2025 at 10:10 PM, AEBL said:

I have an order for a knife sheath, pancake style, for a knife that the customer provided

Moved your post to Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes

[AEBL]

In case anyone was interested, I attached some photos. I punched the holes through the back piece before gluing. Once I cut the holes and trimmed the uneven parts, it looked ... bad ... I also messed up a few other things. Gave it to the guy to try out. If he liked it, I told him I'd make him another one that wasn't messed up.

 

Edited 1 hour ago by AEBL
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