New Knife Sheath

[MarkB]

Mark,

You probably already thought of this but you might rough size the pancake; attach the knife portion and then final cut the pancake portion using dividers or something for the line. Since you stated it was soft that may be how you did it anyhow. The best laid plans sometime go astray. Still looks nice and yes the darkened brand does add to the punch.

Regards,

Ben

Ben

That was what I did I shaped the part that is tooled let it dry the re wet, it tooled it then sewed it to the next piece. at that point cut a shape that I liked and that was to keep the same shape as the top piece. I then sewed that to the piece with the belt slots. the middle piece was really soft and flanky

and did not cut as well as it would have if a firmer piece .

Funny how I was on the same page as what you described just lost it in the execution. Live and learn.

Thanks for the comments. I like to here about things like this, makes me try harder.

Mark

[gtwister09]

Mark,

The best laid plans....... I understand all too well!

Sometimes on the flanky stuff I use an arch punch or the round strap end punch to make the cut versus a knife. I have seen several saddlemakers do that as well even on firm leather. Many of them say it's faster on inside curves to do that and then cut away from those curves. In fact I was just reviewing Jeremiah's tapes with a friend this weekend and he did the same thing on some rigging.

Regards,

Ben

Edited September 28, 2010 by gtwister09

[MarkB]

Ben

I have those DVD's and have done that on somethings but for get about it most of the time. I have not got a lot of strap end punches but do have rounds that I could use.

Thanks for the reminder.

I am working on another one now so will try it out.

Thanks again

Mark

[EricDobson]

What was your stitch spacing and thread size on this? Maybe I'm lacking a sense of scale but the stitches look tiny! Looks great.

[MarkB]

What was your stitch spacing and thread size on this? Maybe I'm lacking a sense of scale but the stitches look tiny! Looks great.

Eric

I use a Boss stitcher and am using 277 size thread and about 10 stitch's/ inch.

Mark

[Rickey]

The first thing I noticed was how smooth you got the edges of the leather. What did you use to do this? Sorry I am a newbie and wanting to learn. Other than that to me your project looks perfect.

Rickey