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I probably should of posted this in the Holster and Sheath section. I guess there is no way to switch it over oooopps.smashcomp.gif

Ok I have a customer who has given me a knife to make a sheath for. To me it looks like a stake knife but its actually a military issued knife for cutting parachute line in an emergency.

Here is my question.

Where the blade meets the handle there is a nice little curve so your finger can sit there while cutting. What do you think would work best for the welt? I wasn't sure if i followed the natural curve of the knife the blade won't fit in the sheath. Should I end the welt before the curve?

Thanks,

Darren

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If it was for me, . . . I'd make the top edge of the opening of the sheath conform to the angle of the handle.

1) I think it would look better

2) Because of the angle, . . . it would naturally lay against the top of the knife blade, . . . keeping the sharp edge from the welt and stitching.

THAT could become an esthetically pleasing project, . . . not all do.

May God bless,

Dwight

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Darren ,cut that bump in your welt out and just run it straight upon the edge line.Also make sure your welt is the same or a little less thickness than the blade, so it won't flop around as it aids in retention .Dave

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Darren ,cut that bump in your welt out and just run it straight upon the edge line.Also make sure your welt is the same or a little less thickness than the blade, so it won't flop around as it aids in retention .Dave

Thanks everyone for the help!

I am just going to go off my abilities at this moment and say the angles of the knife will be to complicated to make a tight fit without any sort of strap to keep the knife in place. There will be some wiggle room but not to much where it will fall out... i don't think. I guess the best bet is to mock it up with real leather and give it a go.

Tree Reaper:

It sure is a DH Russel, holds a great edge.

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I had a bad link on that last post, here's a picture of the sheath.

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I had a bad link on that last post, here's a picture of the sheath.

What I had redone last night looks similar to that sheath. Customer didn't want it to go back that far, he wants a good chunk of the handle left out. I might do some moulding for it, but I might be doing an inlay too. I might make one of each because he might like one version than the other and these knives are every where so someone else might just pick up the other version.

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I probably should of posted this in the Holster and Sheath section. I guess there is no way to switch it over oooopps.smashcomp.gif

We have the technology...

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Just as an update.

I totally screwed the pooch on the stitching. It was super thick and the awl didn't go through evenly :ranting2:

So I launched it in a fit of rage across the house lol

So after I move this weekend where I will be able to set up my own private little shop, I will give it a go again. Thankfully I was doing this as a learning project for free, my buddy who I was doing it for is really understanding and is leaving the knife with me so I can practise more.

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