From Sheathes to Bracers, a Hat to a Saddle Bag. I have too many things I want to make.

[Saradamon]

21 hours ago, bikermutt07 said:

Welts are pretty easy. You just oversize the area along the edge of the blade. Cut a filler, glue it in, sand the edge and stit.....err, rivet it together.

Ah, but that's just it. I don't quite think I need the welts if it's riveted ;P

20 hours ago, TonyRV2 said:

There are a lot of great videos on youtube that show how to do saddle stitching and also how to build a sheath if it interests you.  Another most excellent source of instruction is a series of 3 videos put out by master sheath builder Paul Long   Do a google search for 'paul long sheaths' and check out some of his work.  They're absolute works of art.  The videos are a bit pricey but they probably knocked about 5 years off the learning curve for me, had I just decided to have at it.  

Those are very nice. Identifying what the welt is though has confirmed for me that... I prefer my way. I didn't realize THAT was the welt. I... honest am not a fan of how those look. Of course I'll use such if it's the only option or if it's ordered as such, but otherwise I'll probably continue to avoid it.

I do, however, know how to do saddle stitches. Usually I just stick with stitching awl because it's a lot faster and easier.

1 hour ago, Grey Drakkon said:

Wow, way to jump in with showing off.  ;D  I gotta say, everything's pretty rivet-heavy but in the case of the herbalist bag is ends up as a pattern and looks pretty nice, also good job with matching the rivet color and latch for the bag.  The saddlebag nearly looks like a mini-chest, I like it.  

Thanks! Yea, rivets are probably my style. That and stuff made with leather far heavier weight than needed... (ie the herbalist bag). 
And funny story, originally the saddlebag was going to basically be a leather chest, with edge flanges and the like. But then the customer brought in a friends' smaller bag and asked for it to be styled like it, so I modified the initial design to what it became.