First Fixed Blade Sheath

[DTrap]

My brothers Scrapyard 1311 needed some new pants so I decided to give it a whirl. This thing is a beast of a sheath,6 layers of 8oz thick and 7 layers where the belt loops are on the back. The inlays and overlays are Elephant hide. Man that elephant is seriously tough. I couldn't scratch it if I tried. It was still pretty easy to work with though. The altoids tin pouch is removable and could be mounted to a pack if needed as well. The top of the Esse fire steel also unscrews and will hold more kit as needed. All in all I really like the way it turned out.

[Red Cent]

"6 layers of 8oz thick and 7 layers where the belt loops are on the back."

Dtrap, are you sure? Six layers is about 3/4" of leather. Great looking sheath.

[DTrap]

Just went and measured and it's actual a bit over 3/4".

[DTrap]

This pic is the middle of the sheath. Not even where a belt loop is.

[Black Dogg]

DTrap,

quite nice for the first project!

Did you sew it by hand or machine? If you handsewed it I would imagine you had to predrill the holes.

Also, I'm curious why it had to have such a heavy welt? Is the blade that thick?

Keep up the good work!!

Black Dogg

[DTrap]

DTrap,

quite nice for the first project!

Did you sew it by hand or machine? If you handsewed it I would imagine you had to predrill the holes.

Also, I'm curious why it had to have such a heavy welt? Is the blade that thick?

Keep up the good work!!

Black Dogg

Yes it is hand stitched and I did predrill the holes. The blade itself is .28" thick and Plus I also wanted to make the sheath as thick as the handle so it would not hang past the edges. I could have used a wedge up top but really prefer the look of everything the same width.

[chiefjason]

Nice work. I've come close to that with thick blades or welting the sheath so the handle rides partly inside the sheath. You could beat somebody unconscious with a sheath like that in a pinch. lol

[camano ridge]

I make a fair amount of sheaths. When you are doing one for a knife with a guard you do want it built up so that the knife lays flat on the sheath and not push against the belt loop. Not all of what you see on Dtraps sheath is actually welt. I am making a sheath that will have similar thickness in part of the sheath, there is the back piece the will also form the belt loop then there is another full length piece of leather to build out from the back of the sheath. On the one I am making the guard is fairly wide so on top of that piece I am adding a wedge to get the thickness I need. On Dtraps he said he does not like the wedge look, that is personal preference. Then on top of these pieces is the welt usually a thickness equal to the thickness of the thickest part of the blade, then the front piece of the shelf. If you are using 8 - 9 oz leather that adds up pretty quickly. Dtrap your inlay and overlay look pretty good as well.

[DTrap]

I make a fair amount of sheaths. When you are doing one for a knife with a guard you do want it built up so that the knife lays flat on the sheath and not push against the belt loop. Not all of what you see on Dtraps sheath is actually welt. I am making a sheath that will have similar thickness in part of the sheath, there is the back piece the will also form the belt loop then there is another full length piece of leather to build out from the back of the sheath. On the one I am making the guard is fairly wide so on top of that piece I am adding a wedge to get the thickness I need. On Dtraps he said he does not like the wedge look, that is personal preference. Then on top of these pieces is the welt usually a thickness equal to the thickness of the thickest part of the blade, then the front piece of the shelf. If you are using 8 - 9 oz leather that adds up pretty quickly. Dtrap your inlay and overlay look pretty good as well.

Thanks camano that's is a great compliment comming from you. Your work it too notch and I always enjoy seeing it.

[chiefjason]

I am making a sheath that will have similar thickness in part of the sheath, there is the back piece the will also form the belt loop then there is another full length piece of leather to build out from the back of the sheath.

Sounds like one I did. I had the back piece. Then a 3/4 piece inside. Then the full size welt. Another 3/4 piece. Then the front of the sheath. 5 layers of 8-9 oz because he had a thick guard on it. Plus two loops on the front and back, so 7 layers in at least 2 places. The guard fit just inside the sheath. And the 3/4 pieces held the blade until the guard was fully in the sheath. Kind of hard to explain. But keep the blade from moving around in the sheath. Took me a while to realize I was going to need those 3/4 pieces to keep it stable.